BCSA ANNUAL REVIEW 2011 – 2012 - steel construction · 2012 Structural Steel Design Awards.....37. 3 Introduction BCSA ANNUAL REVIEW 2011 – 2012 Conditions in the steel construction

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Contents This review covers the period 1 July 2011 to 27 June 2012

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BCSA Limited is the national organisation for the steelconstruction industry: its Member companies undertake thedesign, fabrication and erection of steelwork for all forms ofconstruction in building and civil engineering. Associate Membersare those principal companies involved in the direct supply to allor some Members of components, materials or products.Corporate Members are clients, professional offices, educationalestablishments etc which support the development of nationalspecifications, quality, fabrication and erection techniques, overallindustry efficiency and good practice.

The principal objectives of the Association are to promote theuse of structural steelwork; to assist specifiers and clients; toensure that the capabilities and activities of the industry arewidely understood and to provide members with professionalservices in technical, commercial, contractual, certification andhealth & safety matters. The Association’s aim is to influence thetrading environment in which member companies have tooperate in order to improve their profitability.

Introduction ..................................................................................... 3

Commercial and Contracts......................................................... 4

Process and Technical................................................................... 6

Sustainability .................................................................................. 10

Health and Safety ......................................................................... 14

Human Resources and Training................................................ 16

Marketing and Communications ............................................ 18

Regional Advisory Service ....................................................... 20

Membership .................................................................................. 22

RQSC Bridgeworks....................................................................... 24

Steel Construction Certification Scheme.......................... 26

Liaison ............................................................................................. 28

Consumption of Constructional Steelwork ...................... 29

BCSA Group Structure............................................................... 30

Membership Listings:Steelwork Contractors for Buildings ........................... 32Steelwork Contractors for Bridgeworks..................... 34Associate Members ........................................................... 35Corporate Members........................................................... 36

2012 Structural Steel Design Awards..................................... 37

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Introduction


Conditions in the steel construction sector remained difficult in2011 and into the beginning of 2012, reflecting the state of thewider construction industry.

This is borne out by data indicating that consumption ofstructural steel fell to 858,000 tonnes in 2011, down from 892,000tonnes in 2010. Structural steel consumption is expected to beflat at best in 2012, with some growth in the industrial sectoroffset by an anticipated drop in public sector work on schoolsand hospitals,. Any recovery beyond 2012 is expected to be slow,with growth in structural steelwork consumption potentiallyreaching 4-5% year-on-year from 2013 – 2015.

It’s not all bad news however, with structural steel’s share ofmulti-storey non-residential buildings increasing to 67.7%, albeitin a declining market. For all single-storey buildings structuralsteel’s share was 84.6% in 2011, down marginally compared with84.8% in 2010, and for single-storey industrial buildings steel’sshare remained very high at 98.3%, again in a shrinking market.

There is no doubt that the joint generic marketing agreement withTata Steel has played a significant role in maintaining steel’s marketshare at these very high levels. Activities undertaken during 2011and 2012 include the development of a number of new Eurocodesguides, and the marketing and dissemination of the completed

Target Zero case studies, with over 16,000 of the reportsdownloaded from the www.targetzero.info website. Presssupplements in key construction and engineering publicationshave played a significant part in educating specifiers and clientsabout the benefits of using structural steel. Going forward ournew steel website, part of a three-way partnership between BCSA,Tata Steel and SCI, will also play a significant educational role.

Linked to the promotion of structural steel is BCSA’s campaign topromote UK and Irish based steelwork contractors, in particularBCSA members and companies on the Register of QualifiedSteelwork Contractors (RQSC). With the Government focusedon stimulating the economy through infrastructure investment,we believe that BCSA and RQSC bridgework members are bestplaced to not only deliver these key projects but also the widereconomic benefits to the local economy.

Although CE marking has now been postponed for fabricatedsteelwork, BCSA continues to advise and train members throughits Responsible Welding Coordinator courses, factory visits andmember seminars to ensure they are compliant by July 2014..

In closing we would like to thank all BCSA members for makingus feel welcome in our new positions, and for providingimportant feedback and ideas for the future direction of BCSA.

Ivor RobertsPresident

Sarah McCann-BartlettDirector General

Construction Act

Nearly eight years after the idea of amendments to theConstruction Act were first mooted to Government by BCSA,Part 8 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development andConstruction Act 2009 came into force on 1 October 2011(England and Wales) and 1 November 2011 (Scotland). We stillawait a date for the changes to come into force in NorthernIreland; this is expected to be later in 2012.

BCSA issued comprehensive guidance to its members in autumn2011, to help them become familiar with the updated legislation.While it is too early to understand the full effect of the updates,BCSA and the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group)will monitor the use and any abuse of the updated legislation.

Construction Contracts Bill (Ireland)

As yet, the Republic of Ireland has no legislation akin to theConstruction Act. However, the Irish Region of BCSA, togetherwith other industry organisations in Ireland, Senator Feargal Quinnin Ireland and Professor Rudi Klein in the UK, continues topromote such legislation. The Seanad (Senate) passed thelegislation in 2011, with the legislation entering the Dail (House ofRepresentatives) in May 2012. It is hoped that the legislation willbe passed by late summer or early autumn 2012.

Onerous conditions

Conditions of contract continue to deteriorate for members. BCSA,together with other interested groups, including SEC Group, collatesand challenges instances of onerous conditions as they arise.

Governments in the UK jurisdictions are determined to stampout unfair payment conditions in particular and have set upsystems to allow reporting of onerous contracts anonymously.BCSA is always happy to pass on instances of unfair paymentpractice from its members to the relevant government body.

Credit Insurance Scheme

BCSA supports SEC Group’s campaigning to ensure proper legaland contractual resolutions to the problems that insolvency canbring. Among other things, BCSA promotes the use of ProjectBank Accounts (PBAs), which enable projects to continue afteran insolvency as well as protecting second tier contractors.

In the interim, BCSA is setting up a new Credit Insurance Schemethat protects Members against the risk of insolvency up thesupply chain, replacing its former Insolvency Protection Scheme.

Building Information Modelling (BIM)

As part of its initiative to cut the cost of construction, theGovernment has mandated Building Information Modelling (BIM)to be used on public sector projects by 2016. BIM is a method ofmanaging projects using a 3D electronic model containing allgraphical and tabular information about design construction andoperation of the project, improving supply chain integration andintelligent use of information. The current 3D modelling systemused by BCSA members means that they are already well placed tomeet Government BIM requirements and BCSA is acting to ensurethat members remain ahead of the game. The collaborationrequired by BIM also requires new strategies for procurement andBCSA actively supports SEC Group, the Specialist EngineeringAlliance and other industry bodies in their development of these,including particularly PBAs and Integrated Project Insurances.

Working Time Directive

In 2009, a move in Europe to abolish the personal opt-out fromthe 48-hour maximum working week ended when the Councilof Ministers did not agree to it, after much campaigning by BCSAmembers. However, this issue has been raised again andnegotiations on amendments are now taking place. BCSA hasbeen working with CBI, which represents the UK employers’organisations in Europe.

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Commercialand Contracts

Supporting faircommercial terms

and conditions

Leeds Arena – Fisher Engineering Ltd

Trinity Square, Gateshead – William Hare Ltd

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When this issue was raised previously, BCSA, with Simon Boyd ofJohn Reid & Sons leading, undertook a survey of those workingfor BCSA members: over 90% wanted to retain the opt-out. Onthe back of this important campaign and research, BCSA wasrecently asked to nominate a speaker for a seminar in Brusselsabout the Working Time Directive.

Cost Study

As part of the joint market development programme with TataSteel, BCSA is working with independent cost consultants,Gardiner & Theobald, on a series of quarterly articles, published inBuilding magazine, to improve the cost information on structuralsteelwork that is available to the market. Articles published todate have included the challenges of realistic budget estimating atconcept stage, cost planning through the design stages and anupdated cost study, which compares structural steelwork andreinforced concrete frames for commercial buildings.

Advice and Assistance to Members

As well as the guidance provided to members on the updatedConstruction Act, BCSA produces a range of model documentswhich are updated and added to on a regular basis. These areavailable on the Members’ Area of the BCSA website and includemodel letters relating to common contractual situations as wellas drafts of ancillary contractual documents.

BCSA’s Contractual Handbook is an essential tool which sets outthe law and contracts for specialist contractors in a compactformat. BCSA is currently updating the Contractual Handbookunder the supervision of the Commercial and ContractsCommittee to incorporate the changes to the Construction Act.

BCSA continues to provide, free to members, a helpline onemployment and other business law and dedicated helplinesfor Scottish and Irish law. BCSA also provides specialist adviceon construction and engineering law and contracts advicedirect to members.

Arnside Viaduct, Cumbria – chequer plate walkway secured using Lindapter®FloorFast® products (© Network Rail)

Saica Paper Mill, Partington – Atlas Ward Structures Ltd

Stairway for Brompton Barracks, Chatham – Peter Marshall (Steel Stairs) Ltd


Construction Products Regulation and CEMarking

In early 2012, the European Standing Committee for Construction(SCC) extended the co-existence period for the CE markingstandard for fabricated steelwork, EN 1090-1. The co-existenceperiod was due to end on 1 July 2012 and will now end on 1 July2014. This extension means that CE marking of fabricatedsteelwork will not become a legal requirement in Member States,including the UK and the Republic of Ireland until 1 July 2014.

BCSA is strongly advising all members to continue their efforts andbecome CE marking compliant at the earliest opportunity. Thetimetable for mandatory CE marking of fabricated steelwork is:

• Voluntary CE marking – from 1 January 2012• Mandatory CE marking – from 1 July 2014

To assist members, BCSA continued with its programme ofResponsible Welding Co-ordinator (RWC) courses, CE markingseminars and publications in 2011/12. Four two-day RWC trainingcourses were held in early 2012, and a series of four half-day CEmarking seminars were held during the second quarter of 2012.BCSA’s technical team has continued to make factory visits tomembers to provide specific advice on preparing for CE marking.

During 2011/12 BCSA conducted a survey of members’preparedness for CE marking. The results indicated that asignificant number of members already have certified FactoryProduction Control systems in place and are CE markingcompliant with the majority having certified ISO 9001 systems inplace. Just over a quarter consider that Execution Class 4 (Safetycritical structures) is appropriate for them with 15% requiringExecution Class 3 (Bridges) and more than half expect to realiseExecution Class 2 (Buildings).

Guide to Weld Inspection forStructural Steelwork

BCSA published a guide to weldinspection which provides invaluableinformation for those involved inwelding and welding inspection. Theguide supports and is complementary tothe National Structural SteelworkSpecification 5th edition (CE marking)and the Typical Welding ProcedureSpecification. It provides guidance onweld inspection for structural steelworkand explains how techniques and testing

are used to identify and characterise weld defects. Copies weredistributed to all BCSA members in February 2012 and furthercopies of the Guide can be purchased from BCSA’s website.

Building Regulations

In January 2012 the Department for Communities and LocalGovernment (DCLG) launched its 2012 consultation package onchanges to the technical guidance for the Building Regulations inEngland. The consultation included changes to ‘Approved DocumentA – Structure’ and ‘Regulation 7 – Workmanship’ (CE marking).

Approved Document A – Structure (AD-A)

The main change proposed by the DCLG is to replace referencesto British Standards with references to the European designstandards. In making these changes the government recognisedthat the Building Regulations allow any safe method of design tobe used and want to retain this flexibility in the amendment toAD-A. It also recognised that small to medium size enterprisesmay need longer to convert to the Eurocodes. Consequently thegovernment proposed to include the following paragraphtowards the front of AD-A:

‘There may be alternative ways of achieving compliance with therequirements and there might be cases where the use ofwithdrawn standards no longer maintained by the BritishStandards Institute might be appropriate for meeting Part Arequirements but their use would need to be justified. TheDepartment will ensure further information on these withdrawnstandards is made available.’

The government also proposed to supplement the technicalguidance in AD-A with additional advice through a governmentcircular that clarifies:

• That until withdrawn British Standards become significantlyoutdated (sometime after 2015) they can still be used todemonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations - England• Beyond 2015 use of these withdrawn British Standards may beacceptable. This is likely to be appropriate for smaller-scalebuilding developments.

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Process and Technical

Assisting the constructionalsteelwork industry to deliver quality,cost-effectiveness and buildability

Co-Op Distribution Centre, Andover – Atlas Ward Structures Ltd

The Shard, London – Severfield-Rowen Structures Ltd

These changes were broadly in line with BCSA’s policy to do all itcan to retain national standards while putting in place thenecessary design guides for the Eurocodes.

Regulation 7 – Workmanship

The guidance on Regulation 7 is being changed to comply withthe introduction of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).The proposal includes changes to technical guidance to reflectthe CPR, which comes into effect in full on 1 July 2013. Thechanges will clarify that Declarations of Performance (DoP) andCE marking will be a legal requirement from 1 July 2013. This willbecome the main source of information on the performancecharacteristics for construction products covered by either aharmonised standard or a European Technical Assessment.

Technical Development Programme

As part of the joint generic market development programme, BCSAcarried out a comprehensive technical development programme in2011/12. The programme comprised 24 individual projectsaddressing specific needs aimed at maintaining and developing themarket share for steel. Two key areas of activity are:

• Sustainable construction• Implementation of the Eurocodes for steel buildings and bridges

Sustainability

Sustainability considerations are becoming increasinglyimportant in procurement decisions, and there are manysustainable construction initiatives carried out by externalorganisations that influence and inform government policy andclients and specifiers’ views of steel in construction. Theseinclude Building Research Establishment (BRE), Waste andResources Action Programme (WRAP), British Standards Institute(BSI), Construction Products Association (CPA), UK GreenBuilding Council (UKGBC). BCSA has maintained a watching briefto ensure that accurate and up-to-date information on steelconstruction is used and, wherever possible, that the sector isnot disadvantaged in any of the outputs from such initiatives.

2011/12 saw the completion of the Target Zero project with theproduction of five design guides for schools, warehouses,supermarkets, offices and mixed-use developments, and a TargetZero summary paper.

Other projects focused on sustainable construction included:

• Updating the UK steel reuse and recycling rates.• Assessing the on-site impacts of steel and concreteconstruction.

Implementation of the Eurocodes

The introduction of the Eurocodes is one of the biggest challengescurrently facing UK designers. While BCSA is committed to retainingthe use of more familiar British Standards such as BS 5950, it is alsocommitted to ensuring that those that wish to use the newEurocodes can do so with the same level of support that UKdesigners currently enjoy from the steel construction sector. Thisis vital to ensuring that steel continues to be easy to choose and usewith the Eurocodes. To that end, 2011/12 saw the publication of arange of Eurocode design guides, including:

• Joints in Steel Construction: Simple Joints to Eurocode 3(Green Book)• Composite Design of Steel Framed Buildings• Stability of Beams and Columns• Design of Steel Beams in Torsion• Structural Robustness of Steel Framed Buildings• Eurocode Load Combinations for Steel Structures

Significant progress has also been made on the followingEurocode design guides:

• Fire Resistance Design of Steel Framed Buildings•Wind Actions to BS EN 1991-1-4• Design of composite highway bridges curved in plan• Design of Single-Span Steel Portal Frame Buildings to BS EN 1993-1-1• Joints in Steel Construction: Moment-Resisting Joints ToEurocode 3 (Green Book)• Steel Building Design: Design data (Blue Book) revision

Development work has been undertaken to address a range ofEurocode related issues that have arisen through the year onsubjects including base shear, brittle fracture, bucking curves andin-plane stability. In addition, steps have been taken to supportthe Electronic Blue book with technical and IT updates.

BCSA has also supported the maintenance and development of theNon-Contradictory Complementary Information (NCCI) website(www.steel-ncci.co.uk) which is an invaluable resource for steel designto the Eurocodes, the administration of the Steel Bridge Group andthe running of training courses on steel bridge design.

Other Technical Activities

BCSA has continued to support a number of long-term projectsthat have been proven to successfully promote the case for steelconstruction. Some of these include:

• Provision of expert speakers at specific events.• Administration of the student design awards for buildings and bridges.

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www.SteelConstruction.info

This major new collaborative project in partnership with SCI andTata Steel is developing a website that is simple to use, yetcomprehensive. The website will provide a wealth of informationto a broad range of construction professionals in a familiarformat, creating a ‘wikipedia’ for steel construction. In additionto guidance on the design and construction of steel buildingsand bridges, the site will also include online CPD training, andinformation and booking facilities for steel construction industryevents. Significant progress has been made and it is planned tolaunch the website in September 2012.

Codes and Standards

BCSA continues to be represented on key BSI and Europeantechnical committees and strives to input practical advice toshape and influence the drafting of existing new codes and themaintenance of existing codes. These standards include nationaland European design and execution standards, product standards(bolts and welds) and harmonised standards for CE marking.

Advice and Assistance to Members

BCSA provides comprehensive technical advice and support tomember companies, clients, specifiers, designers and contractors.Response to specific queries is given, where possible, by BCSA staffbut where further assistance is necessary alternative sources ofinformation are recommended, such as the complementary advisoryservices run by Tata Steel and the Steel Construction Institute.

Kaltenbach ‘fully-automated’ coping line at ASD Westok Ltd, Leeds

The first of 500,000 Greenkote® M30 TCBs being installed into theNew Safe Confinement Arch (NSC) at Chernobyl by Novarka

Peace Bridge, Derry-Londonderry modelled on Tekla BIM software; fabricationby Rowecord Engineering Ltd


The Sustainability Agenda

Construction has an important role to play in meeting thesustainability agenda. It makes a major contribution to thenational economy and has an impact on the quality of all ourlives. It is also a major consumer of non-renewable resources andthe operation of buildings is responsible for about half of theUK’s total CO2 emissions. The challenge for the constructionindustry is therefore to deliver economic structures that enhancethe quality of our lives while at the same time reducing theimpact on the environment.

BCSA’s members and the wider steel industry play a key role indelivering and maintaining a sustainable built environment andare involved in the broader sustainability activities that supportPeople, the Planet and Profit.

People

BCSA has a well established Health and Safety Committee whichintroduced a specialist H&S advisory service, Safety in SteelConstruction (SiSC), in 2007 and has produced guidancedocuments on key H&S issues. Accident and injury data providesevidence that the steel construction industry continues toreduce its reportable injury rate each year and targets andinitiatives are set to encourage continued improvement in healthand safety (see page 14).

BCSA’s Human Resources and Training Committee focuses on awider national programme of employment related informationand training for members. To promote the many roles that areavailable in the steel construction industry, information packs areissued to all university students studying Construction,Engineering and Architecture. Specific training and developmentneeds are also being targeted and BCSA is working with SectorSkills Councils and others to establish appropriate training andqualifications. BCSA provides or identifies suitable seminars,courses and workshops for members to keep them up-to-dateon technical, commercial, health and safety, and other issues.

Planet

The UK Government has set an ambitious and legally bindingtarget, The Climate Change Act (2008), to reduce nationalgreenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050 with anintermediate target of a 34% reduction by 2020. The operationalenergy of buildings currently accounts for about half of the UK’sgreenhouse gas emissions and therefore significant improvementsin new and existing building performance are required if thesetargets are to be met.

In response to this policy BCSA is actively involved in thefollowing initiatives to reduce the carbon emissions from thesteel construction sector:

• Target Zero• Sustainable Procurement• Construction Products Regulation• Embodied Energy• BCSA Steel Construction Sustainability Charter• Carbon Footprint Tools for Buildings and Bridges • Sustainability Standards

For the steel construction sector, work on sustainability issues overthe past year has again been dominated by Target Zero. Thetechnical work on this £1m study, which had the objective ofdetermining the most cost-effective combinations of materials andtechnologies needed to make low and zero carbon buildings areality, was completed in 2011 and the last of the five design guideswas published in 2012. The guides can be found atwww.targetzero.info and are available for a school, a warehouse, asupermarket, an inner city office and a modern mixed-usedevelopment. The results of the project provide valuable assistancefor clients and their professional advisors on the most efficientroutes to meet the requirements for building energy reductionsover the coming decade and also the most cost-effective methodsof achieving high BREEAM ratings. The results also show that a steelframed building will always have a lower carbon footprint than afunctionally equivalent concrete framed building.

Sustainable Procurement

Sustainable procurement has also moved up the agenda in thepast year and BCSA has begun to see major clients such as BritishLand demand that their suppliers are now accredited tosustainable procurement standards. Specifically in the case ofBritish Land, the requirement is that 80% by volume of materialson its projects must come from manufacturers who areaccredited to BES 6001, Framework Standard for the ResponsibleSourcing of Construction Products, published by the BuildingResearch Establishment. It is considered likely that, within thenext few years, certification to BES 6001 will become aprecondition of tendering on many projects. The steelconstruction sector has begun to respond to this, with somemembers either already certified to the standard or in theprocess of doing so.

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Sustainability Demonstrating steel’ssustainability credentials

Southmead Hospital – Severfield-Rowen Structures Ltd

Heron Foods, Hull – Metsec Plc

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SustainabilityParkerSteel’s structural solutions project, Shoreham

Construction Products Regulations

In 2013, the Construction Products Directive will become theConstruction Products Regulation (CPR). When that happens,conformance with the seventh basic works requirements of theCPR, (sustainable use of natural resources), will become obligatory.

How exactly this will work is still not entirely clear but it willprobably mean that manufacturers and certification andassessment bodies will have to consider whether the constructionworks and the materials make sustainable use of natural resources.

One way this might be done is to use recently publishedharmonised European standards for development ofEnvironmental Product Declarations (EPDs).

The UK steel construction sector has decided to support thedevelopment of a European regional EPD which will provideinformation on the burdens associated with production of hotrolled structural steel components. This will be available shortlyand will be valid within the UK, where it will become the officiallyrecognised source of information on carbon emissions data forsteel production.

Embodied Energy

A number of high profile projects during the past year haveclaimed significant reductions in the embodied carbon emissionsdue to the use of cement replacements. The most widely usedof these cement replacements is ground granulated blast furnaceslag (GGBFS), which is a by-product of steelmaking from iron ore.The benefit of using GGBFS as a cement replacement is claimedby both the steel industry and the concrete industry andtherefore it is sometimes double counted.

Work has been carried out this year to find a way of allocatingthe benefits of using GGBFS between steel and concrete and asolution is now likely. One of the impacts of this is likely to bethat the benefits of using GGBFS as a cement replacement inconcrete manufacture, although still significant, will probably besignificantly reduced.

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre, Nottingham City Hospital – Shipley Fabrications Ltd

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Steel ConstructionSustainability Charter

BCSA’s Steel Construction Sustainability Charter continues to gofrom strength to strength and now has over 40 members. TheCharter is an excellent mechanism for the industry and individualcompanies to highlight their sustainability credentials and todemonstrate commitment to the principles of sustainableconstruction. All member companies of BCSA will continue to beencouraged to join.

Profit

One other aspect of sustainability is profit, without which noindustry is sustainable for any length of time. In difficult times,profit is hard to find but reducing financial waste can help improvematters. Unfortunately; historically, procurement strategies in theconstruction industry have not proved effective at minimisingfinancial waste but this problem is now being addressed in anumber of ways by both Government and industry. BCSA is atthe forefront of seeking to make changes for the benefit of UK Plcas well as for its members.

The details are set out elsewhere but initiatives such as themandating by Government of Building Information Modelling(BIM) level 2, as well as the supply chain integration andIntegrated Project Insurance that go with BIM should reduceunnecessary costs in the supply chain. Additionally, over anumber of years, BCSA and its colleagues in SEC Group haveworked and lobbied for improvements to the commercial andcontractual environment of the industry, which also helps cutcosts and adds value.

Howick Place, London – Rowen Structures Ltd

Building 305, Bridgewater Place, Birchwood Park – B D Structures LtdOrmiston Bushfield Academy, Peterborough – edge protection supplied by easi-edge Ltd

Health and Injury

Following on from the successful period of injury reduction inrecent years, BCSA members have achieved yet anotherreduction in the accident frequency rate in 2011.

There has been another reduction by 25% of injuries that arereported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and DangerousOccurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), which is a significantachievement for the constructional steelwork industry.

The drive to reduce injuries in the constructional steelworkindustry has been an important focus of BCSA members,. This ismostly achieved by identifying injury trends and then using thecombined knowledge and sharing opportunities to improve.

Health and Safety Forums

BCSA works with other Trade Associations to establish commonareas of health and safety concern. The following Forums areactively attended:

• Specialist Engineering Contractors Health and Safety Group (SEC)• Engineering Construction Industry Association (ECIA)• Metals Industry Forum Health and Safety Working Group• Small Business Trade Association Forum (SBTAF)• Metals Sector Strategy Group (Semta)• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)• Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP)• National Core Competency Benchmark (NCCB)• Essential Minimum Safety Standards (EMSS)• Reducing Weld Fume Exposure Forum (HSE)

Reforming Health and Safety RegulationsBCSA has been actively involved in the Government’s majorreform of health and safety regulations. The Minister forEmployment Chris Grayling, along with Geoffrey Podger Healthand Safety Executive (HSE) Chief Executive and a number of theHSE Board members, launched the reform in March 2011.

The Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) presented twodocuments that provide information regarding Lord Young’sReport ‘Common Sense, Common Safety Progress Report’. Thereport ‘Good Health and Safety, Good for Everyone’ gives detailsof the major reform.

The Government then commissioned an independent review ofhealth and safety legislation to be carried out by Professor RagnarLöfstedt, which has resulted in a number of initiatives that will beaddressed throughout 2012. BCSA is a recognised stakeholder inthis process and will keep its members informed of any relevantchanges that will affect the industry.

BCSA has been credited as an organisation that contributed tothe review; thanks go to the BCSA Health and Safety Committeemembers for their contributions.

Health and Safety Lead Indicators Guidance

The use of leading indicators has been mentioned in statementsfrom the HSE and from some major contractors. The use ofleading indicators is useful for companies that want to improvethe regular and routine health and safety managementtechniques and activities they may already be using.

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Sharing experience, knowledge andgood working practices to reduce

health and safety incidents

BCSA Members’ Injury Rate Improvement

BCSA AccidentFrequency Rate

ConstructionTarget

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BCSA’s Health and Safety Committee prepared the guide onHealth and Safety Lead Indicators - ‘Safety Targets Essential toEliminate Losses’ - to help BCSA members to develop and usethe known good practices in a way that helps to measure,monitor and improve their own results.

The guide gives information on the causes of unsafe acts andconditions, and a description of some of the techniques that canbe used by managers and supervisors. Information is also givenas to how sensible targets can be set and the information collatedin such a way that easy-to-understand charts can be published toshow progress toward the target of zero accidents.

Safety inSteel Construction (SiSC)

To help the sector’s SMEs BCSA has a health and safety serviceavailable called Safety in Steel Construction (SiSC), which givesaccess to direct and regular monitoring and advice.

SiSC provides a health and safety advisory service which includesregular factory and site visits, hazard and risk assessments and anunlimited 24-hour telephone advisory service. It is available toBCSA member companies of all sizes. Subscribing companies areable to quote SiSC as their ‘Competent Safety Advisor’.Companies with their own in-house safety professional may alsobenefit from SiSC assistance and support.

PTI Canopy, Gatwick Airport – Rowecord Engineering LtdThe Anchor, West Byfleet – Snashall Steel Fabrications Ltd

Voortman sawing and drilling system

St George’s Park, National Football Centre, Burton-on-Trent – Billington Structures Ltd


Human Resources and Training Committee

The Committee meets three times a year and is composed ofhealth and safety representatives from BCSA member companies.The Committee addresses problems raised by membercompanies which often results in the creation of a working partyfor development of industry guides.

Criminal Records Bureau Checking

Some BCSA members have had to arrange Enhanced CriminalRecords Bureau (CRB) checks as a result of main contractors’contractual arrangements with Local Authorities. BCSA has againbrought this to the attention of the CRB Service following therecent Government Review.

The eligibility for Enhanced CRB checks was extended to includeanyone working in a Regulated Activity. It is important to stressthat checks should only be obtained on individuals whosepositions are included in the Exceptions Order 1975 to theRehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and that positions arenot blanket checked. None of the services, trades or occupationsprovided by BCSA members that are working on the constructionof new schools will meet the criteria and, therefore, there is alegal responsibility to not ask their employees to reveal theirconviction history.

Pensions Reform

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) estimated thatabout 7 million people in the UK were not saving enough for theirretirement and, therefore, the law on workplace pensionprovision was changed.

The Pensions Commission has recommended automaticenrolment (‘auto-enrolment’) as an effective means of achievinghigher workplace pension scheme take up.

The recommended reforms will be phased in from October 2012,with some employers already receiving notice of their ‘stagingdate’ (the date on which they will be expected to implementauto enrolment at their workplace). The largest employers will bestaged first through to the smallest. However, employers shouldnote that some of the reforms, such as safeguards for individuals,will be applicable for all employers from October 2012.

The largest employers should already be planning the pensionsprovision. Medium-sized employers will have to meet theirduties between late 2013 and 2014, whereas smaller employersare likely to be affected between 2015 and 2016.

Semta Survey of Members

Semta is the Sector Skills Council for the Metals Industry and, in2011, it wrote to inform the BCSA members of the services theSector Skills Council can provide to industry with a link totraining. This resulted in direct communication with a number ofmember companies.

The main drivers for the SME members is development of trainingplans, use of the Semta diagnostic tool, general skills training, ageprofiles, economics and markets. Help with the provision offunding continues to be a concern and the regional growth fundsare being monitored for when monies become available. At thetime of printing, discussions between the Metals Sector andSemta about the future direction of the SSC were ongoing.

Apprenticeships

Funding for apprenticeships is a major issue for SMEs with thecost of salaries/wages during the offsite element of the trainingthe main burden on SMEs. One suggestion was to seek a similarfunding for school leavers to take up apprenticeships to thescheme that paid students to stay in further education. TheSemta ‘Apprenticeship Ambition’ is to double the number ofapprentices by 2015 and it is developing a 10-point plan forconsultation.

BCSA’s apprenticeship survey of members identified that theindustry has 1.8% of its employees as apprentices. Work willcontinue with Semta to seek funding to improve this ratio withinthe industry.

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)

BCSA met with ACAS to discuss any potential benefits formembers as most of its work is aimed at SMEs, particularly theinformation available through its web site. Most of the ACASservice is free and, if it can get involved in issues sooner ratherthan later, ACAS can often prevent major industrial relations issues.

The ACAS web site: www.acas.org.uk contains some very usefulinformation and downloadable guidance. Members can registerfor the ACAS newsletter from the home page which will ensurethey receive the updates on any employment law changes everysix months - this service is one of the many that is free of charge.

ACAS has offices in every region of Great Britain and was invitedby BCSA to give presentations of its services at the BCSAregional meetings.

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Providing guidance andtraining on key issues

Human Resourcesand Training

NEQ, Regents Place, London – William Hare Ltd

Co-Op Headquarters, Manchester – Fisher Engineering Ltd

The purpose of the Marketing and Communications activity is tocelebrate the success of structural steelwork across the constructionsector. A range of media is used to highlight good practice andprovide Clients, Architects, Engineers, QSs and Contractors with theinformation they need to ensure that structural steelwork remainsthe product of choice for their projects.

Structural Steel Design Awards

Steel continues to be the most popular of structural materialsand entries for the Structural Steel Design Awards, sponsored byBCSA and Tata Steel, continue to demonstrate increasingly highstandards, not only in design and fabrication, but also in shortprogramme times, accuracy on site, health and safety andenvironmental awareness. The Awards continue to stimulateinterest, and have made a significant contribution to the growthof steel-framed construction. The independent judging panelvisits each of the shortlisted entries to ensure that the projectlives up to the promise shown by the entry on paper. Theobjective of the Awards scheme is to recognise and celebratethe excellence of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Irelandin the field of steel construction, particularly demonstrating itspotential in terms of sustainability, efficiency, cost-effectiveness,aesthetics and innovation.

The 2012 Awards presentation will take place on 11 July in theSackler Hall at the Museum of London. See pages 37 to 39 forthis year’s shortlisted projects.

The three-year Target Zero research programme is complete. Theproject looked at the design and construction of sustainable lowand zero carbon buildings and the output has proven popularwith specifiers who want up-to-date, robust and independentlyverified information on building operational performance,BREEAM ratings and embodied carbon. Guidance is now availablefor Schools, Warehouses, Supermarkets, Offices and Mixed-Useschemes. Over 5,000 printed copies of the reports have beenprovided to practitioners and more than 16,000 copies of thereports have been downloaded from the www.targetzero.infowebsite. An event to launch the completed guidance to Clients,Developers and Architects took place at the Fleming Gallery inLondon in February 2012.

Construction Press

A number of regular steel features have been established withthe leading construction press to highlight the benefits ofstructural steel to the different professions.

• ‘Steel Focus’ is a six page quarterly feature in Building Designmagazine, a weekly magazine for architects.• ‘Steel Spotlight’ is a 10 page quarterly feature in ConstructionNews, which is read widely in the industry, but particularlypopular with main contractors.• ‘Steel Insight’ is a six page quarterly feature in Building magazineto assist quantity surveyors with up-to-date information andguidance on the realistic pricing of structural steelwork. • ‘Structural Steelwork in Action’ is a 12 page annual supplementin New Civil Engineer, the membership magazine of theInstitution of Civil Engineers.

A special stand-alone 24 page supplement on life cycleassessment, ‘The Whole Story from cradle to grave’ wasproduced in conjunction with United Business Media anddistributed with Building magazine, Building Design magazine, TheStructural Engineer and New Steel Construction magazine. Thesupplement highlighted the different end-of-life scenarios ofSteel, Concrete and Timber and provided guidance on theimportance of full life cycle assessment when materialenvironmental impact comparison studies are being carried out.

Publications

BCSA’s monthly magazine, ‘New Steel Construction’, publishedjointly with Tata Steel and SCI is mailed to around 10,000 namedspecifiers from across the construction supply chain.

The 16th edition of the Directory for Specifiers and Buyers waspublished in the spring of 2012 and was direct mailed to over9,000 clients, architects, engineers and contractors. The aim ofthe Directory is to promote the capabilities of membercompanies and also the advantages of steel in construction.

Education

Student information packs, produced by BCSA and Tata Steel,were distributed to over 9,000 Civil/Structural/Architectureundergraduates and were once again well received.

Undergraduate design competitions were held for bothEngineering and Architecture. The awards will be presented tothe winning students as part of the Structural Steel DesignAwards ceremony in July 2012.

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Marketing andCommunications

Celebrating the success ofstructural steelwork and

ensuring that it remains thematerial of choice

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Digital media

BCSA’s website www.steelconstruction.org continues to bepopular with specifiers looking for information about membercompanies and steel construction generally. A powerful searchfacility ensures that selecting a Steelwork Contractor or ProductSupplier has never been easier. An App for iPhone and iPad hasalso been launched, which allows member searches by location,type of work, contract size and certification requirements.

BCSA, Tata Steel and SCI are developing a new website fordesigners and users of structural steelwork. The new website willbe launched in September 2012 and will bring together the wealthof information available on structural steelwork in a simpleaccessible format.

Clubhouse at the Renaissance Golf Club, Dirleton, North Berwick – Walter Watson Ltd

Greenhill and Drumpark School, Coatbridge – Tubecon

ArcelorMittal Orbit, Stratford – Watson Steel Structures Ltd

The role of the Structural Advisory Service is to maximise theopportunity for the steelwork supply chain by ensuring thatstructural steelwork is specified for a building project at designstage wherever possible. This is done through pro-activeengagement with Structural Engineers and reactive engagementwith other members of the supply chain. The two primaryaspects of the activity are described below.

Engagement with Specifier Network

Despite rationalisation from the difficult market in construction,there are still over 1,500 offices involved in projects in the role ofStructural Engineers in the UK (excluding the Republic of Ireland).As the objectives are project related and it is a small team, it isnecessary to be strategic in engaging with Engineers in order tohave as much impact as we can.

The focus has continued on the four key strategic sectors ofCommercial, Industrial, Education and Health in 2011. Commercialand Industrial are key sectors to the steel sector and will thereforealways be core sectors. Education and Health were still the mostactive sectors in 2011 despite the austerity measures implementedby government.

Key structural engineering practices have been identified on thebasis of the value of projects they were involved in over the lastthree years for each strategic sector and in each Regional TechnicalManager (RTM) area. Activity of each RTM has been prioritisedon the basis of 80/20 rule, looking to focus the majority of effortson the Engineers responsible for the largest proportion ofconstruction projects.

Visits are arranged to these practices to discuss projects that theirpractice is currently involved in, promotion of our key messagesthrough lunchtime CPD presentations and wider steelconstruction resources available to them. As a tool to facilitatespecific, detailed project discussion rather than superficial highlevel conversation, a project list for that office, derived from theproject lead subscription, is taken in. The advisory team cantherefore be prepared to ask specific questions on specificprojects, particularly where concrete is specified rather than steel.

In addition to project discussions, the team also seeks to promotekey messages from the steel sector. Currently, these issues includetransition to Eurocodes, sustainability and support from the sectorto general queries on steel construction (directly to RTMs, throughTata Steel’s Construction Hotline and through SCI).

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RegionalAdvisory Service

Maximising opportunities for thesteelwork supply chain through

engagement with rest of theconstruction supply chain

Snow Hill 2, Birmingham – cellular beams supplied by ASD Westok Ltd; fabrication by Caunton Engineering Ltd

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Project Influencing/Tracking

As described earlier, projects associated with a practice that theRTMs are visiting are identified. These will be discussed at themeeting and highlighted for follow-up as appropriate. Projects ofinterest can be set to be tracked automatically through theproject lead system so that the RTM receives an alert when thatproject’s status changes.

RTMs receive automatic alerts notifying them when a practicethat they have been in discussions with has been appointed to anew project or the project status of an existing project haschanged. This enables the team to follow-up on significantprojects in a timely manner, rather than becoming aware of themeither by chance or at the next scheduled visit.

The RTMs continue to implement the Market DevelopmentBoard’s aspiration to engage with Design Teams on all largeprojects, where large is defined as >500t potential.

In the period April 2011 – March 2012 the Regional TechnicalManagers made 1,016 significant visits to specifiers, 1,539significant email/telephone enquiries were dealt with, 202 in-house CPD presentations and external seminars were deliveredto a total audience of 1,842 specifiers. 149 projects had significantRTM involvement with approximately 140kT of structuralsteelwork potential.

+44 (0)788 548 [email protected]




Tata Steel Technical Hotline 01724 405060

Colin SmartLondon & the South East

Dave ChapmanThe West & Wales

Richard DixonThe East

Walter SwannThe North & Scotland

Inwell Footbridge, Spinningfields, Manchester – Briton Fabricators Ltd

There are three categories of membership:

Member companies undertake the design, fabrication anderection of all forms of construction in building and civilengineering.

Associate members are those principal companies involved inthe direct supply to all or some Members of components,materials or products.

Corporatemembers are clients, professional offices, educationalestablishments etc which support the development of thenational specifications, health and safety, quality, fabrication anderection techniques, overall industry efficiency and good practice.

Selecting a Steelwork Contractor

To select a steelwork contractor for tender lists there is no easierway of prequalifying companies than using the BCSAMembership Directories for Buildings and Bridgeworks, which canbe found on www.steelconstruction.org

The Directories should be used to select a steelwork contractorwho has the special skills to suit your project. BCSA’s experiencedprofessional assessors visit all companies to assess theircapabilities in 14 Categories of building steelwork and 8Subcategories of bridge construction.

The Categories give guidance on what type of steelwork thecompany is competent to undertake, which relates to thecompany’s work facilities, its track record and its technical andmanagement experience.

The Buildings Categories attainable refer to the type of steelworkfor which a company can be assessed. Each applicant isindependently assessed during a visit by reference to a range ofcompetence criteria including technical and managerial. This isnot a ‘tick list – in or out’ and no one criterion automaticallyincludes or excludes an applicant. References from earlierprojects form an important part of categorisation – but they arenot relied upon exclusively otherwise companies would never beable to develop and grow. Companies can attain just onecategory, for one type of steelwork, or two or more.

Buildings Categories:

C Heavy industrial platework for plant structures, bunkers,hoppers, silos etc

D High rise buildings (offices etc over 15 storeys)E Large span portals (over 30m)F Medium/small span portals (up to 30m) and low risebuildings (up to 4 storeys)

G Medium rise buildings (from 5 to 15 storeys)H Large span trusswork (over 20m)J Tubular steelwork where tubular construction forms a majorpart of the structure

K Towers and mastsL Architectural steelwork for staircases, balconies, canopies etcM Frames for machinery, supports for plant and conveyorsN Large grandstands and stadia (over 5,000 persons)Q Specialist fabrication services (eg bending,cellular/castellated beams, plate girders)

R RefurbishmentS Lighter fabrications including fire escapes, ladders and catwalks

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MembershipDemonstrating competence andregistering capability, resulting in

improved service and client confidence

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The Directories also classify companies by suggesting a maximumcontract value that they should handle. The Class gives guidanceon the size of steelwork contract which the company has thefinancial and management resources to undertake.

There are over 90 member companies of the BCSA, and thisprovides users with plenty of choice to ensure a competitivetender list. Membership of BCSA is open to any steelworkcontractor who has a fabrication facility within the UnitedKingdom or the Republic of Ireland.

See http://www.steelconstruction.org/directories/buildings.htmland http://www.steelconstruction.org/directories/bridges.html

Selecting a Product Supplier

Associate Members are those principal companies involved in thedirect supply to all or some Members of components, materialsor products.

Sub-categories of associate membership are as follows:

• Computer software• Design services• Manufacturing equipment• Protective systems• Safety systems• Steel producers• Steel stockholders• Structural components• Structural fasteners

Details of company in each sub-category can be found at:www.steelconstruction.org/directories/products-services.html

An App for iPhone and iPad has been launched which allowsmember searches by location, type of work, size of contract andcertification requirements.

Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP)

This is a Forum comprising BCSA, CHAS, EXOR and the NationalHouse Building Council. SSIP is approved by the Governmentand the Health and Safety Executive. The Forum’s schemes alsoall comply with the core criteria for health and safetycompetence in the Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) to theConstruction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 andhave undertaken to mutually recognise each other’s schemes.

BCSA’s membership assessment process ensures all the Membersundergo an assessment that reviews the company’s technical,financial and health and safety resources based on thecompetence and training in the ACoP of the CDM Regulations,and hence mutual recognition is given to BCSA Members.

Membership Services

BCSA is a focal point at local, national and international level forthe steel construction industry, acting as its representative bodyand central management services organisation. On behalf of itsmembers, BCSA:

• Promotes the interests of the industry and the use of steel inconstruction.• Provides members with professional advice.• Provides members with opportunities to meet and discussmatters of common interest.• Promotes the capabilities and expertise of the industry tospecifiers, clients, contractors, educational establishmentsand the press.• Helps specifiers and clients achieve cost-effective solutionsthrough technical excellence.• Organises seminars and courses.• Publishes technical publications.• Represents members’ interests to government, localgovernment, public bodies and professional institutions.

BCSA members have access to a wide range of services andbenefits, both professional and economic, which are focused onhelping the company, including a professional Head Officeadvisory service on a variety of topics. A comprehensive briefingand information package is issued to members electronically on analmost daily basis to keep them fully informed on current matters.

London Cable Car –Watson Steel Structures Ltd


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RQSCBridgeworks

Demonstrating competence andregistering capability, resulting in

improved service and client confidence

The Register of Qualified Steelwork ContractorsScheme for Bridgeworks (RQSC) is open to anySteelwork Contractor who has a fabrication facilitywithin the European Union.

The Highways Agency (HA) requires that companies seeking totender for contracts involving the fabrication and erection ofbridgeworks should be listed on the Register of QualifiedSteelwork Contractors for the type and value of work to beundertaken.

“In 2001 the Highways Agency recognised the benefits the RQSCScheme offered in procuring and undertaking structural steelwork.It made registration with RQSC a requirement for all workscontracts involving structural steelwork from 1 May 2001. Thebenefits of RQSC registration remain very relevant and importantto the Highways Agency in demonstrating a contractor's capability,competence and experience, and it remains an Agencyrequirement that all contracts involving structural steelwork areundertaken by a contractor with appropriate RQSC registration.”

Highways Agency

In order to be registered for Bridgeworks, a company must havea minimum turnover in steelwork for bridges (or contracts ofsimilar complexity) of £1 million in the most recent year oralternatively per annum if averaged over the last three years. Thecompany must present references for completed supply anderect contracts that include at least six bridgework contracts (orcontracts of similar complexity), of which two must each exceed£100,000 contract value completed within the last three years.

Companies wishing to be registered for Bridgeworks (see sub-categories below) but who do not possess suitably completebridgework experience may be registered as unclassified companies.

Bridgeworks Sub-categories:

FG Footbridges and sign gantriesPG Bridges made principally from plate girdersTW Bridges made principally from trussworkBA Bridges with stiffened complex platework (eg in decks, box

girders or arch boxes)CM Cable-supported bridges (eg cable-stayed or suspension)

and other major structures (eg 100 metre span)MB Moving bridgesRF Bridge refurbishmentAS Ancillary structures in steel associated with bridges,

footbridges or sign gantries (eg grillages, purpose-madetemporary works)

X Unclassified

St Helen’s Stadium Footbridge – Rowecord Engineering Ltd

Melton & Burton Station Footbridge, Melton Mowbray – Nusteel Structures Ltd

Certification Services

“So why specify an SCCS Certified company?”

• You get a company who is committed enough to quality tosubject themselves to an outside review. • You get a company that has been reviewed by anexperienced evaluator with in-depth knowledge of structuralsteel fabrication plants.• You get a company that is familiar with management systemsand has dedicated the resources to provide quality work.

For over 25 years, SCCS has been certifying UK Structural Steelworkmanufacturers and installers. An SCCS Certified company has beenplaced through a rigorous examination to confirm that it has thepersonnel, organisation, experience, procedures, knowledge,equipment, capability and commitment to produce work of therequired quality.

The Certification process can improve production practices andproduct quality at a facility. SCCS uses people experienced infabrication and trained as auditors to bring a hands-on approachto the certification process. By reviewing records, interviewingpersonnel and observing practices and equipment in the shop,independent auditors are able to confidently confirm that SCCS'sstandards are in place. After a company is SCCS Certified, anongoing review process ensures confirmation of continuingcommitment to management systems and offers companies theopportunity for improvement.

The interest shown in SCCS and the services being offeredcontinues to grow. All Quality Management (QMS), EnvironmentalManagement (EMS) and Occupational Health & SafetyManagement (OHSMS) certification re-assessments andsurveillance visits scheduled for 2011 were successfully completed.

In addition, the initial assessments for a number of new QMS, EMS,HSMS, Factory Production Control (FPC) and National HighwaysSector Schemes (NHSS) were completed during the year. Thisadditional certification business has increased the Scheme’ssurveillance auditing commitment in all areas considerably.

UKAS Accreditation

SCCS maintained its accreditation for the Scheme’s QMS, EMS,OHSMS, NHSS 19A and 20 certification systems to BS EN ISO/IEC17021. SCCS also achieved accreditation for NHSS 3 certificationsystem from UKAS.

SCCS also maintained the Notified Body status for the purposesof CE Marking of Structural Steelwork in accordance with BSEN1090-1 : 2009 + A1 : 2011.

Quality Management (QMS)

SCCS currently services the certification of 30 separate qualitymanagement systems. Several of these certificates cover multiplesites, each of which is visited at least once per year. The need for

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Ensuringcommitment

to quality

Big Yellow Self Storage Facility, Chiswick – Caunton Engineering Ltd

Rotherham United FC Stadium – Elland Steel Structures Ltd

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structural steelwork contracting organisations to address therequirements for CE marking (BS EN 1090-1 : 2009), and in particularFactory Production Control (FPC), continues to attract additionalinterest in the development of formal quality managementsystems by organisations that have avoided doing so to date.

Environmental Management (EMS)

SCCS currently services the certification of 12 separateenvironmental management systems. This is an area that shouldnot be overlooked by companies – you have legal obligations tomaintain and a well operated EMS will give you the tools to keepon top of requirements. This is another growth area with severalclients going through the initial assessment process at the time ofpublication.

Health & Safety (OHSMS)

SCCS currently services the certification of 10 separate health andsafety management systems. This is another area that should notbe overlooked by companies – you have more legal obligationsto maintain and a well operated OHSMS will also give you thetools to keep on top of requirements.

CE Marking

SCCS currently services the certification of 21 factory productioncontrol systems. SCCS also continued to perform FPC gapanalyses during 2011. The gap analysis exercise continues toindicate that there will be a lot of hard work ahead for the clientsto meet the requirements to allow them to produce CE markedstructural steelwork. The assessments carried out to dateshowed that the hard work can accomplish consistently goodproducts being shipped to site.

NHSS 19A - ‘Corrosion protection of ferrous materials byindustrial coatings’

SCCS currently services the certification of 3 separate corrosionprotection management systems in accordance with NHSS 19A.This is also a growth area with several clients showing interestand going through the initial assessment process at the time ofpublication.

NHSS 20 – ‘The execution of steelwork in transportationinfrastructure assets’

SCCS currently services the certification of 5 managementsystem for the above sector scheme. It is anticipated thatinterest will grow as CE marking is introduced and becomes aspecified requirement. It is already a requirement for companiesworking on Highways Agency contracts.

Birmingham City Council Offices – ASD Westok Ltd

Sainsbury’s Store, Pontypridd – Billington Structures Ltd

Whiskey Bottling Hall, Leven – Metsec Plc

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Liaison Working in partnership

Project Edge, Dublin – Kiernan Structural Steel Ltd Salt Barn, Ebbw Vale – WIG Engineering Ltd

BCSA maintains close liaison with other organisations associatedwith the steel construction industry in the UK and the Republicof Ireland, and Government Departments and Agencies. Keystakeholder groups include:

• Association for Consultancy and Engineering• Building Research Establishment• Carbon Trust• Construction Industry Council Liability Panel• Construction Industry Forum• Department for Business Innovation and Skills• Department for Communities and Local Government• Engineering Construction Industry Association • Essential Minimum Safety Standards • Galvanizers Association• Health & Safety Executive• Highways Agency• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health

• Institution of Structural Engineers• International Steelwork Contractors’ Group• Metals Forum•Metals Industry Forum Health and Safety Working Group• Metals Sector Strategy Group • National Association of Steel Service Centres• National Core Competency Benchmark • Network Rail• Reducing Weld Fume Exposure Forum • Royal Institute of British Architects• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents• Safety Schemes in Procurement • Small Business Trade Association Forum • Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group• Steel Construction Institute• Tata Steel

Intelect, Middlesbrough – BW Industries Ltd

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Steel’s Share of the UK Multi-Storey Non-Residential Market

UK Consumption of Constructional Steelwork

Consumption ofConstructional Steelwork

The forecast figures are based on construction sector forecasts from February 2012Figures in thousand tonnesFigures supplied by Tata Steel and BCSA

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SECTOR 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Industrial 605 587 514 484 546 572 622 617 561 399 335 328 345 372 387 399

Offices 174 196 181 156 150 160 177 216 212 129 87 87 87 94 104 114

Retail 99 101 115 125 129 123 127 135 126 89 74 75 77 79 83 88

Leisure 103 90 90 81 93 84 86 89 94 78 64 67 67 69 73 77

Health 20 20 23 25 34 30 27 31 34 29 24 24 18 17 17 17

Education 37 46 55 64 73 76 85 81 85 88 89 82 66 62 62 64

Power 21 19 20 21 21 24 27 31 34 31 31 34 37 43 51 57

Bridges 29 31 36 42 28 28 25 30 37 28 40 24 26 28 29 32

Other Infrastructure 26 28 28 44 44 31 29 25 24 23 24 25 27 28 29 29

Domestic 12 15 20 30 46 50 48 44 34 24 18 12 12 12 12 13

Agriculture 43 35 41 45 48 47 47 49 49 51 49 43 44 45 46 47

Other 33 32 30 33 34 30 31 35 31 34 42 41 39 37 35 34

Fabricated Imports 11 12 16 15 15 19 19 20 21 16 16 16 17 18 19 20

Total UK Consumption 1213 1212 1169 1165 1261 1274 1350 1403 1342 1020 892 858 862 905 947 990

Yr-on-yr % Change -0.5% -0.1% -3.5% -0.3% 8.2% 1.0% 6.0% 3.9% -4.4% -24.4% -12.4% -3.2% 0.5% 5.0% 4.6% 4.4%

Fabricated Exports 68 88 85 95 85 96 93 94 100 95 100 95 93 90 90 90

Total UK Production 1270 1288 1238 1245 1331 1351 1424 1477 1421 1099 976 937 938 977 1018 1060

FORECAST


The British Constructional Steelwork Association LimitedDirectorsIvor Roberts PresidentIan Hoppé Deputy PresidentJack Sanderson Immediate Past PresidentMarion Rich Company SecretaryHead OfficeDirector General Sarah McCann-Bartlett BA BComm Grad Dip Mkg MBA FIoDDeputy Director General Gillian Mitchell MBEDirector, Legal & Contractual Affairs Marion Rich Barrister MSc FCIArbDirector of Engineering David Moore CEng BTech PhD MIStructEDirector, Market Development Alan Todd BSC(Hons) CEng MIStructE MIoDManager, Health, Safety & Training Pete Walker CFIOSHManager, Welding & Fabrication Tom Cosgrove MSc DIC CEng IWT EurIng MIStructEManager, Technical Development Chris Dolling BEng(Hons) CEng MICEManager, Sustainability John Dowling BEng MSc MBA CEng MIMechEManager, Marketing & Communications Roger Steeper MBA MCIMProject Manager, Marketing & Communications Karen Lloyd MBAManager, Accounts Don Thornicroft BATechnical Consultant Roger Pope MA MSc DPhil CEng FIMechE FIStructE MCIArbMembership & Registration Scheme Assessors Mike Hamilton MRICS

Roger Pope MA MSc DPhil CEng FIMechE FIStructE MCIArbStuart Price MBA CEng MIStructE MCIOB CMIOSH

Regional Secretary (Midlands & South and North) Stuart Price MBA CEng MIStructE MCIOB CMIOSHRegional Secretary (Northern Ireland) Tom WylieRegional Secretary (Republic of Ireland) Peter HurleyRegional Secretary (Scotland) Geoff Kirkpatrick

BCSA LimitedMembers of the CouncilOffice BearersIvor Roberts PresidentIan Hoppé Deputy PresidentJack Sanderson Immediate Past PresidentMidland and Southern RegionWendy ConeyNorthern RegionChris HeysScottish RegionJack SandersonNorthern Ireland RegionChris DurandRepublic of Ireland RegionPeter O’SheaBridgework ConferenceJason Messenger

Co-opted Council MembersSimon Bingham Martin ManningVice PresidentsDonal McCormack Richard BarrettCommittee ChairmenRichard Barrett Marketing & MembershipPaul Morrison Commercial & ContractsMark Denham Process & Technical Tony Power Health & SafetyDarren Kemplay Human Resources & TrainingDirector GeneralSarah McCann-BartlettSecretaryMarion Rich

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BCSA GroupStructure As at 27 June 2012

Steel Construction Certification Scheme LimitedDirectorsIvor Roberts Ian HoppéJack Sanderson Marion Rich (Company Secretary)Certification BoardChairman of the Certification Board Denver Woodward

Head OfficeScheme Manager Jim Carmichael MCQI CQP EngTech TechWeldIScheme Assessors Chris Bowser CEng MBA BSc MCQI

Robin Cheesman PhD MRSC CChem FCQIDerek Millar IEng CQP FCQI FIET SnrMASQStuart Mills CEng MIM BA MBINDT MCQI MInstWPeter Mould MCQIBrian Orledge ACQI NEBOSH dip pt 1David Swift C&G Weld TechDavid Taylor CEng MIMechE

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Farringdon Station, London – Bourne Construction Engineering Ltd

ETap Hotel, Great Ancoats – The AA Group Ltd

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Steelwork Contractors for Buildings

Membership of BCSA is open to any Steelwork Contractor who has a fabrication facility within the United Kingdom or theRepublic of Ireland. Applicants may be registered in one or more Buildings category to undertake the fabrication and theresponsibility for any design and erection of:

Notes ( 1 ) Contracts which are primarily steelwork but which may include associated works. The steelwork contract value for which a company is pre-qualified under the Scheme is intended to give guidance on the size of steelwork contract that can be undertaken; where a project lasts longer than a year,the value is the proportion of the steelwork contract to be undertaken within a 12 month period.

Where an asterisk (*) appears against any company’s classification number, this indicates that the assets required for this classification level are those ofthe parent company.

C Heavy industrial platework for plant structures,bunkers, hoppers, silos etc

D High rise buildings (offices etc over 15 storeys)

E Large span portals (over 30m)

F Medium/small span portals (up to 30m) and low risebuildings (up to 4 storeys)

G Medium rise buildings (from 5 to 15 storeys)

H Large span trusswork (over 20m)

J Tubular steelwork where tubular construction forms a major part of the structure

K Towers and masts

L Architectural steelwork for staircases, balconies, canopies etc

M Frames for machinery, supports for plant and conveyors

N Large grandstands and stadia (over 5000 persons)

Q Specialist fabrication services (eg bending, cellular/ castellatedbeams, plate girders)

R Refurbishment

S Lighter fabrications including fire escapes, ladders and catwalks

QM Quality management system accredited to ISO 9001

SCM Steel Construction Sustainability Charter ( = Gold = Silver = Member )

Company Name Tel C D E F G H J K L M N Q R S QM SCM Contract Value (1)A C Bacon Engineering Ltd 01953 850611 Up to £2,000,000ACL Structures Ltd 01258 456051 Up to £2,000,000Adey Steel Ltd 01509 556677 Up to £2,000,000Adstone Construction Ltd 01905 794561 Up to £1,400,000Advanced Fabrications Poyle Ltd 01753 531116 Up to £800,000Alex Morton Contracts Ltd 028 9269 2436 Up to £200,000Angle Ring Company Ltd 0121 557 7241 Up to £1,400,000Apex Steel Structures Ltd 01268 660828 Up to £800,000Arromax Structures Ltd 01623 747466 Up to £800,000ASA Steel Structures Ltd 01782 566366 Up to £800,000*ASD Westok Ltd 01924 264121 Up to £6,000,000ASME Engineering Ltd 020 8966 7150 Up to £800,000*Atlas Ward Structures Ltd 01944 710421 Above £6,000,000Atlasco Constructional Engineers Ltd 01782 564711 Up to £2,000,000Austin-Divall Fabrications Ltd 01903 721950 Up to £200,000B D Structures Ltd 01942 817770 Up to £400,000B & B Group Ltd 01942 676770 Up to £1,400,000Ballykine Structural Engineers Ltd 028 9756 2560 Up to £1,400,000Barnshaw Section Benders Ltd 01902 880848 Up to £800,000BHC Ltd 01555 840006 Above £6,000,000Billington Structures Ltd 01226 340666 Above £6,000,000Border Steelwork Structures Ltd 01228 548744 Up to £3,000,000Bourne Construction Engineering Ltd 01202 746666 Above £6,000,000Briton Fabricators Ltd 0115 963 2901 Up to £3,000,000Cairnhill Structures Ltd 01236 449393 Up to £1,400,000Caunton Engineering Ltd 01773 531111 Up to £6,000,000Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd 01325 381188 Above £6,000,000CMF Ltd 020 8844 0940 Up to £6,000,000Cordell Group Ltd 01642 452406 Up to £3,000,000Coventry Construction Ltd 024 7646 4484 Up to £800,000D H Structures Ltd 01785 246269 Up to £40,000Discain Project Services Ltd 01604 787276 Up to £1,400,000Company Name Tel C D E F G H J K L M N Q R S QM SCM Contract Value (1)

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Company Name Tel C D E F G H J K L M N Q R S QM SCM Contract Value (1)Duggan Steel Ltd 00 353 29 70072 Up to £6,000,000ECS Engineering Services Ltd 01773 860001 Up to £2,000,000Elland Steel Structures Ltd 01422 380262 Up to £6,000,000EvadX Ltd 01745 336413 Up to £3,000,000Fisher Engineering Ltd 028 6638 8521 Above £6,000,000Fox Bros Engineering Ltd 00 353 53 942 1677 Up to £3,000,000Gorge Fabrications Ltd 0121 522 5770 Up to £800,000Graham Wood Structural Ltd 01903 755991 Up to £6,000,000Grays Engineering (Contracts) Ltd 01375 372411 Up to £100,000Gregg & Patterson (Engineers) Ltd 028 9061 8131 Up to £3,000,000H Young Structures Ltd 01953 601881 Up to £2,000,000Had Fab Ltd 01875 611711 Up to £2,000,000Hambleton Steel Ltd 01748 810598 Up to £2,000,000Harry Marsh (Engineers) Ltd 0191 510 9797 Up to £2,000,000Henry Smith (Constructional Engrs) Ltd 01606 592121 Up to £3,000,000Hescott Engineering Company Ltd 01324 556610 Up to £4,000,000Hillcrest Fabrications Ltd 01283 212720 Up to £400,000Hills of Shoeburyness Ltd 01702 296321 Up to £1,400,000J Robertson & Co Ltd 01255 672855 Up to £200,000James Killelea & Co Ltd 01706 229411 Up to £6,000,000*John Reid & Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd 01202 483333 Up to £6,000,000*Kiernan Structural Steel Ltd 00 353 43 334 1445 Up to £4,000,000Leach Structural Steelwork Ltd 01995 640133 Up to £2,000,000M Hasson & Sons Ltd 028 2957 1281 Up to £3,000,000M&S Engineering Ltd 01461 40111 Up to £1,400,000Mabey Bridge Ltd 01291 623801 Above £6,000,000Mackay Steelwork & Cladding Ltd 01862 843910 Up to £800,000Maldon Marine Ltd 01621 859000 Up to £1,400,000Mifflin Construction Ltd 01568 613311 Up to £3,000,000Newbridge Engineering Ltd 01429 866722 Up to £1,400,000Nusteel Structures Ltd 01303 268112 Up to £4,000,000On Site Services (Gravesend) Ltd 01474 321552 Up to £200,000Overdale Construction Services Ltd 01656 729229 Up to £400,000Paddy Wall & Sons 00 353 51 420 515 Up to £6,000,000Painter Brothers Ltd 01432 374400 Up to £6,000,000Pencro Structural Engineering Ltd 028 9335 2886 Up to £1,400,000Peter Marshall (Steel Stairs) Ltd 0113 307 6730 Up to £800,000PMS Fabrications Ltd 01228 599090 Up to £1,400,000Rippin Ltd 01383 518610 Up to £1,400,000Rowecord Engineering Ltd 01633 250511 Above £6,000,000S H Structures Ltd 01977 681931 Up to £3,000,000Severfield-Rowen Structures Ltd 01845 577896 Above £6,000,000Shipley Fabrications Ltd 01400 251480 Up to £1,400,000SIAC Butlers Steel Ltd 00 353 57 862 3305 Above £6,000,000SIAC Tetbury Steel Ltd 01666 502792 Up to £2,000,000Snashall Steel Fabrications Ltd 01300 345588 Up to £1,400,000South Durham Structures Ltd 01388 777350 Up to £1,400,000Temple Mill Fabrications Ltd 01623 741720 Up to £200,000The AA Group Ltd 01695 50123 Up to £4,000,000*Traditional Structures Ltd 01922 414172 Up to £4,000,000*Tubecon 01226 345261 Above £6,000,000*W & H Steel & Roofing Systems Ltd 00 353 56 444 1855 Up to £4,000,000W I G Engineering Ltd 01869 320515 Up to £200,000Walter Watson Ltd 028 4377 8711 Up to £6,000,000Watson Steel Structures Ltd 01204 699999 Above £6,000,000Westbury Park Engineering Ltd 01373 825500 Up to £800,000William Haley Engineering Ltd 01278 760591 Up to £2,000,000William Hare Ltd 0161 609 0000 Above £6,000,000Company Name Tel C D E F G H J K L M N Q R S QM SCM Contract Value (1)

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Steelwork Contractors for Bridgeworks

The Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors Scheme for Bridgeworks (RQSC) is open to any Steelwork Contractor whohas a fabrication facility within the European Union. Applicants may be registered in one or more category to undertake thefabrication and the responsibility for any design and erection of:

Notes ( 1 ) Contracts which are primarily steelwork but which may include associated works. The steelwork contract value for which a company is pre-qualified under the Scheme is intended to give guidance on the size of steelwork contract that can be undertaken; where a project lasts longer than a year,the value is the proportion of the steelwork contract to be undertaken within a 12 month period.

Where an asterisk (*) appears against any company’s classification number, this indicates that the assets required for this classification level are those ofthe parent company.

FG Footbridges and sign gantries

PG Bridges made principally from plate girders

TW Bridges made principally from trusswork

BA Bridges with stiffened complex platework (eg in decks, box girders or arch boxes)

CM Cable-supported bridges (eg cable-stayed or suspension)and other major structures (eg 100 metre span)

MB Moving bridges

RF Bridge refurbishment

AS Ancillary structures in steel associated with bridges,footbridges or sign gantries (eg grillages, purpose-madetemporary works)

QM Quality management system accredited to ISO 9001

NHSS19A National Highways Sector Scheme (Corrosion Protection)

NHSS20 National Highways Sector Scheme (Steelwork Execution)

SCM Steel Construction Sustainability Charter ( = Gold = Silver = Member )

BCSA Steelwork Contractor member Tel FG PG TW BA CM MB RF AS QM 19A 20 SCM Contract Value (1)

B & B Bridges Ltd 01942 676770 Up to £1,400,000

Briton Fabricators Ltd 0115 963 2901 Up to £3,000,000

Cairnhill Structures Ltd 01236 449393 Up to £2,000,000

Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd 01325 381188 Above £6,000,000

Four-Tees Engineers Ltd 01489 885899 Up to £2,000,000

Kiernan Structural Steel Ltd 00 353 43 334 1445 Up to £800,000

Mabey Bridge Ltd 01291 623801 Above £6,000,000

Nusteel Structures Ltd 01303 268112 Up to £4,000,000

Painter Brothers Ltd 01432 374400 Up to £6,000,000

Rowecord Engineering Ltd 01633 250511 Above £6,000,000

S H Structures Ltd 01977 681931 Up to £3,000,000

SIAC Butlers Steel Ltd 00 353 57 862 3305 Above £6,000,000

TEMA Engineering Ltd 029 2034 4556 Up to £1,400,000*

Varley & Gulliver Ltd 01642 254151 Up to £4,000,000

Watson Steel Structures Ltd 01204 699999 Above £6,000,000

Non-BCSA member

A G Brown Ltd 01592 630003 Up to £400,000

ABC Bridges Ltd 0845 0603222 Up to £100,000

Allerton Steel Ltd 01609 774471 Up to £1,400,000

Cimolai SpA 01223 350876 Above £6,000,000

Concrete & Timber Services Ltd 01484 606416 Up to £800,000

Donyal Engineering Ltd 01207 270909 Up to £1,400,000

Francis & Lewis International Ltd 01452 722200 Up to £2,000,000

Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd 028 9045 8456 Up to £2,000,000

Hollandia BV 00 31 180 540540 Above £6,000,000

Interserve Construction Ltd 0121 344 4888 Above £6,000,000*

Interserve Construction Ltd 020 8311 5500 Above £6,000,000*

Millar Callaghan Engineering Services Ltd 01294 217711 Up to £800,000

P C Richardson & Co (Middlesbrough) Ltd 01642 714791 Up to £3,000,000

The Lanarkshire Welding Company Ltd 01698 264271 Up to £2,000,000

NHSS

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Associate Members

Associate Members are those principal companies involved in the supply to all or some Members of components, materials orproducts. Associate member companies must have a registered office within the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland.

1 Structuralcomponents

2 Computer software

3 Design services

4 Steel producers

5 Manufacturingequipment

6 Protective systems

7 Safety systems

8 Steel stockholders

9 Structural fasteners

SCM Steel ConstructionSustainabilityCharter = Gold = Silver = Member

Company Name Tel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SCM

AceCad Software Ltd 01332 545800

Albion Sections Ltd 0121 553 1877

Andrews Fasteners Ltd 0113 246 9992

Arcelor Mittal Distribution – Birkenhead 0151 647 4221

Arcelor Mittal Distribution – Bristol 01454 311442

Arcelor Mittal Distribution – South Wales 01633 627890

Arcelor Mittal Distribution - Scunthorpe 01724 810810

ASD metal services 0113 254 0711

Austin Trumanns Steel Ltd 0161 866 0266

Ayrshire Metal Products (Daventry) Ltd 01327 300990

B W Industries Ltd 01262 400088

BAPP Group Ltd 01226 383824

Barnshaw Plate Bending Centre Ltd 0161 320 9696

Barrett Steel Ltd 01274 682281

Cellbeam Ltd 01937 840600

Cellshield Ltd 01937 840600

CMC UK Ltd 029 2089 5260

Composite Profiles UK Ltd 01202 659237

Cooper & Turner Ltd 0114 256 0057

CSC (UK) Ltd 0113 239 3000

Cutmaster Machines (UK) Ltd 01226 707865

Daver Steels Ltd 0114 261 1999

Development Design Detailing Services Ltd 01204 396606

easi-edge Ltd 01777 870901

Fabsec Ltd 0845 094 2530

Fabtrol Systems UK Ltd 01274 590865

Ficep (UK) Ltd 0113 265 3921

FLI Structures 01452 722200

Forward Protective Coatings Ltd 01623 748323

Graitec UK Ltd 0844 543 8888

Hadley Rolled Products Ltd 0121 555 1342

Hempel UK Ltd 01633 874024

Highland Metals Ltd 01343 548855

Hilti (GB) Ltd 0161 886 1000

Hi-Span Ltd 01953 603081

International Paint Ltd 0191 469 6111

Jack Tighe Ltd 01302 880360

Jamestown Cladding & Profiling Ltd 00 353 45 434288

John Parker & Sons Ltd 01227 783200

Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd 01724 400000

Kaltenbach Ltd 01234 213201

Leighs Paints 01204 521771


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Associate Members continued1 Structural

components

2 Computer software

3 Design services

4 Steel producers

5 Manufacturingequipment

6 Protective systems

7 Safety systems

8 Steel stockholders

9 Structural fasteners

SCM Steel ConstructionSustainabilityCharter = Gold = Silver = Member

Corporate Members

Corporate Members are clients, professional offices, educational establishments etc which support the development of nationalspecifications, quality, fabrication and erection techniques, overall industry efficiency and good practice.


Lindapter International 01274 521444

Lister Machine Tools Ltd 00 353 87 2577884

Metsec Plc 0121 601 6000

MSW Structural Floor Systems 0115 946 2316

National Tube Stockholders Ltd 01845 577440

Northern Steel Decking Ltd 01909 550054

Peddinghaus Corporation UK Ltd 01952 200377

PPG Performance Coatings UK Ltd 01773 814520

Prodeck-Fixing Ltd 01278 780586

Rainham Steel Co Ltd 01708 522311

Richard Lees Steel Decking Ltd 01335 300999

Structural Metal Decks Ltd 01202 718898

Studwelders Composite Floor Decks Ltd 01291 626048

Tata Steel 01724 404040

Tata Steel Ireland Service Centre 028 9266 0747

Tata Steel Distribution UK & Ireland 01902 484000

Tata Steel UK Panels & Profiles 0845 3088330

Tata Steel Service Centre Dublin 00 353 1 405 0300

Tata Steel Tubes 01536 402121

Tekla (UK) Ltd 0113 307 1200

Tension Control Bolts Ltd 01948 667700

Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd 01909 486384


Company Name Tel

Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Ltd 01332 661491

Griffiths & Armour 0151 236 5656

Highways Agency 08457 504030

Kier Construction Ltd 01767 640111

Roger Pope Associates 01752 263636

Sandberg LLP 020 7565 7000

SUM Ltd 0113 242 7380

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2012 Structural Steel Design Awards


The Structural Steel Design Awards Scheme is sponsoredjointly by BCSA and Tata Steel. The objective of theScheme is to recognise and celebrate the excellence ofthe United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland in the fieldof steel construction, particularly in terms of efficiency,cost effectiveness, aesthetics and innovation.

Featured here are the 2012 short listed projects.

Arnside Viaduct, Morecambe Bay The Balancing Barn, Thorington Borough High Street Bridge, London

Commonwealth Sports Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow

Deptford Lounge, London Energy from Waste Facility, La Collette,Jersey

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2012 Structural Steel Design Awards

Farringdon Station, London Garsington Opera Pavilion, Wormsley The Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare

IQ Winnersh Footbridge Jarrold Bridge, Norwich London 2012 Velodrome, Olympic Park,London

M53 Bidston Moss Viaduct Strengthening Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre,Nottingham City Hospital

McLaren Production Centre, Woking

MediaCityUK The Footbridge, MediaCityUK NEO Bankside, London

© Steve Thompson

Photographer – Dennis Gilbert

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Olympic Stadium, London Peace Bridge, Derry-Londonderry Porth Teigr Bridge Outer Lock Crossing,Cardiff Bay

RISE, Belfast The Royal Shakespeare Theatre,Stratford-upon-Avon

The Royal Welsh College of Music andDrama, Cardiff

Bus Station. Slough St George’s Grove, London The Third Way Bridge, Taunton

The Walbrook Building, London West Burton Power Station

© Peter Cook

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