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Colorcoat®: Steel skills that go from strength to stre...

Did you know that over 50 years of metal manufacturing expertise goes into our Colorcoat® pre-finished steel?

May 22, 2018

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Tata Steel supply tubes to special children’s centre p...

Tata Steel has recently donated 13 bundles of its 700kg rectangular tubes to an aspiring volunteer-led children’s charity in Swansea, Wales.

November 15, 2017

Construction has to change and fast. Does LEGO provide...

Over the last few years the construction industry has seen numerous reports, from Latham in 1994, through Egan in 1998, to the most recent one, the Framer Report

November 14, 2017

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Partnering for our planet: How life-cycle thinking can...

For the construction industry there is a much bigger opportunity and responsibility to contribute to sustainability. This involves looking at the whole life-cycle and the true cost and impact of the…

November 13, 2017

Overcoming the barriers to sustainability and responsi...

Achieving a sustainable built environment requires collaboration and effort from every part of the construction supply chain.

November 3, 2017

The importance of sustainability (and responsible sour...

When specifying or researching the most relevant construction products for your building envelope project you may want to know a series of niche questions such as U-value rates, sustainability aspects,…

October 31, 2017

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Talking BIM

Attended by nearly 100 professionals from across the construction industry, the Tata Steel webinar – ‘The construction supply chain cannot realistically deliver BIM Level 2: Discuss’- posed a number of…

October 10, 2017

Can the construction supply chain deliver BIM Level 2?

Alex Small, BIM and Digital Platforms Manager at Tata Steel highlights the challenges of implementing BIM for an industry largely made up of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

June 19, 2017

How to calculate the load per screw on decking

Our hot-finished range to EN 10210 fits this bill perfectly. is widely recognised as the default for hollow sections across a broad range of construction and structural applications, and to make sure it…

April 27, 2017

How to minimise the visual impact of fasteners

Fasteners are fixed from above the deck into a suitable support structure. It is not possible to install fasteners from below the deck. This unfortunately does leave the drill point and end of the fastener…

April 26, 2017

BIM Object Creation: the BIM Production Line

Alex Small, BIM and Digital Platforms Manager at Tata Steel discusses the fluid process of Tata Steel’s BIM journey and the challenges of producing BIM objects for thousands of products.

February 27, 2017

A new roof for a brighter, asbestos free, future

Tata Steel provided a modern replacement roof system for the refurbishment of a manufacturing building in North Wales.

November 15, 2016

Are your tubes compliant?

The benefits of using hot-finished tubes over cold-formed alternatives.

October 19, 2016

A sound investment

Steel cladding helps Veolia Environmental Services build a recycling facility, guaranteeing minimal sound impact on the surrounding communities.

February 29, 2016

IES software now includes Colorcoat Renew SC®

Thanks to its incorporation into the recent software update from Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited (IES), the simple to use tool allows designers to import the Colorcoat Renew SC® components.

September 28, 2015