At our Annual Event on Tuesday 14th November, at the Royal College of Physicians, Mark Wilkinson will present ideas for a new range of Product Certificates.

Mark has recently joined SCI to help expand our current certification and assessment scheme offerings. He is investigating opportunities for a new range of Product Certificates which, while remaining within the general family of SCI Assessed third party endorsements, it is hoped would provide manufacturers with a viable alternative to other well-known third party certification schemes. We will only cover products for which our recognised experience and authority is relevant, and we will maximise the transparency of our Certificates to all readers. We believe transparency is vital in a world of information overload ‐ the scope of any third party endorsement must be absolutely clear up front.

We would be very pleased to hear from any manufacturers of steel products who might be interested in such a scheme, or indeed any specifiers to hear what they look for in third party endorsement.

Contact Mark Wilkinson

November will see the launch of SCI’s new Information Portal. The Portal, which is fully integrated with our website, comprises:

• (New) Steelbiz, where members can access all our technical resources on-line. This has a new, much cleaner look than current Steelbiz, and will hopefully enable users to find what they want and need more readily.
• A new Bookshop.
• Training and Events calendars, with the ability to book and buy on-line.
• An interface to enable users to manage ‘My Profile’ quick and easily on-line.

Users of SCI products and services will receive an email inviting them to re-register for access to the new portal. It will be necessary to re-register as the current sites will be retired. This will enable us to update all our contacts and ensure we are fully compliant with soon to change data protection requirements.

ACE Fabreeka

SCI Assessed status has been achieved by Fabreeka for their product ‐ Thermal Insulation Material (TIM). The assessment included technical data and associated design guidance.

Fusion Building Systems

The SCI/NHBC Stage 1 Certification for Fusion Building Systems has been renewed for their light steel frame system.

Met Structures Ltd

SCI/NHBC Stage 1 Certification has been completed for the light steel framing system from Met Structures.

Precision Frame Systems Ltd

Precision Frame Systems Ltd have obtained SCI/NHBC Stage 1 Certification. The system certification was previously held by Carnehill Contracting Ltd.

Sigmat Ltd

The SCI/NHBC Stage 1 Certification for Sigmat Ltd has been renewed for their light steel frame system. Sigmat have also obtained SCI Assessed status for their infill wall system (SFS) including the complete design process.

SIG Trading Ltd

SIG Trading Ltd have obtained SCI Assessed for structural performance data relating to single skin steel cladding profiles available through A Steadman & Son.

Terra Pura Ltd

Terra Pura Ltd have obtained SCI/NHBC Stage 1 Certification. The system certification was previously held by MetCon Sustainable Building Systems.

Congratulations to all our members who took place in the Structural Steelwork Design Awards 2017

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd and Severfield were winners of SSDA 2017 Project of the year award for The Leadenhall Building, London.

See all the SCI members that won awards on the night.

Full report on each winning entry NSC.

Raymond Glenn Ogden

Raymond (Ray) Ogden died suddenly on 6th August 2017 in Devon at the age of 55. Ray was Professor in Oxford Brookes University’s (OBU) prestigious Department of Architecture, the Associate Dean of Research and Knowledge Transfer, and held the Tata Steel Europe Chair of the Building Envelope. He had a unique set of skills that encompassed architecture and building technology, building physics and manufacturing, and helped to make his team at OBU internationally renowned.

His first degree was in Architecture and then he went on to study a PhD at the University of Bath in the field of production engineering as applied to construction. Ray’s professional life started with Ove Arup and Arup Associates followed by The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) in part-time role as architect to SCI. Graham Owens, the second director of SCI recalls how Ray arrived for his interview in a neat double breasted jacket, and with a shock of curly red hair, a picture of sartorial elegance. Ray’s first task at SCI was to prepare a series of guides aimed at practitioners on cladding attachments, and interfaces with glazing and other materials. Not only did he prepare the written text but also all of the isometric drawings were done in freehand. In 1990, SCI part-sponsored a new position of Reader which marked the start of Ray’s 27 years at OBU.

In 1993, SCI set up the Light Steel Framing Group with support from Jim Robinson, marketing manager of the then British Steel and Ray played an influential role in preparing publications in this area. In 1995, SCI was partner of a major EU project called ‘Steel in the Urban Habitat’ which culminated in the construction and monitoring of a steel framed house and student residence on the OBU campus which was subject to various building physics and long term durability tests that Ray’s team undertook.

Ray became Professor of Architectural Technology in 2007 and was responsible for setting up a new lab for architectural and commercial testing work at OBU which is widely used by the cladding, timber and light steel framing industries. In 2009, he won the Howard medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers for a co-authored paper on ‘Vacuum Insulation Panels and their Applications in Buildings’.

He co-authored with Mark Lawson and Chris Goodier on a book ‘Design in Modular Construction’ published in 2014, which used many of Ray’s illustrations and a chapter on Production that drew on his expertise in this field. He worked with many companies in the modular industry and prepared a student guide on planning of buildings using modules.

His team also participated in many EU projects covering building physics, over-cladding systems, thermal efficiency and over-heating, and composite actions with various materials which made his team widely recognised for their unique role in the construction sector. In 2016, he was nominated by Offsite Magazine for ‘Construction Professional of the Year’ in acknowledgement of his contribution to the light steel framing and modular industries.

Ray was born on 21st May 1962 in Birmingham but spent most of his early life in Brixham in Devon. He leaves a wife Sara and children Laura (15) and Luke (13). His funeral at St Helens church in Benson, Oxfordshire on 31st August was attended by many friends from OBU, the church and locality. Donations may be made to ‘Children in Need’.

‘An hour with Ray was always well spent and useful and he would invariably come to the right solution with a few sketches and careful thought. He was held in great regard by all who knew him and he will be deeply missed’.

Mark Lawson

Steel Construction 2030 – Opportunities and Need

Wednesday 14th November, Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London

Programme;

Steel Piling Group – Future developments for steel piling
Chris Barker, Arup

A portal for used steel
Michael Sansom, SCI

SCI Product Certificates
Mark Wilkinson, SCI

A steel design Code of Practice for the UK
Graham Couchman, SCI

Free to attend, refreshments included.

To book your place email: scievents@steel-sci.com

SteelBricks™ ‐ The new generation of Steel Modular Construction.

SCI has been working with SCI Member Caunton Engineering in a project funded by Innovate UK to design and construct a new generation of SC modular construction (‘Steel Bricks’) that overcomes the manufacturing problems of earlier SC systems. Steel Bricks provide greater use of pre-fabrication and factory assembly and reduce reliance on site activity.

A project dissemination day will be held on the 9th November at Caunton Engineering, Nottingham. Delegates will hear about the project and see a constructed example.

To register for the event contact traceyc@caunton.co.uk

Thank you to SCI staff who provided some lovely cake and savoury contributions. SCI raised £145 for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity.

Design of Steel Portal frame buildings to Eurocode 3 (P399) This publication provides guidance for the elastic and plastic design of portal frames in the UK in accordance with the Eurocodes and their National Annexes.

Design of Composite beams using precast concrete slabs in accordance with EC4 (P401) This publication takes guidance from SCI’s Design of Composite Beams using precast Concrete Slabs and presents updated guidance in accordance with the principals of EC4.

Thermal bridging in Steel Construction (P410) This publication provides an introduction to thermal bridging, an explanation of the consequences of thermal bridging and describes how these effects are considered and quantified in the UK Building Regulations.

Mark Wilkinson

Mark Wilkinson, Business Development Manager for SCI. Mark previously worked as Commercial Business Development Manager for TRADA Technology, as Business Development and Sales Manager for British Board of Agrément BBA, and more recently as Head of Business Development at BRE Academy. Mark has joined SCI to focus on expanding the SCI Product Certification scope. He will present on new Product Certificate ideas at SCI's Annual Event

Callum Heavens

SCI would like to welcome a new member;

Swanton Consulting Limited

Evolve

Government's New Apprenticeship Levy Scheme to benefit Caunton Engineering

Steel firm SMD expands into Cypriot market

Steel firm SMD is continuing its expansion programme by signing a distribution agreement for its products in Cyprus.

The Poole-based steel decking company has linked with Angastiniotes Bros Steel Limited on the Mediterranean island.

SMD, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is targeting international growth to complement its extensive design, manufacturing and installing operations in the UK.

SMD managing director Ben Pratten said: "We very much see the overseas market as crucial to our expansion plans and the signing of this new distribution agreement is evidence of this further push into international trade."

Offsite light gauge steel selected for Globe Works student accommodation, Birmingham

SOffsite manufacturer Fusion Building Systems, has been awarded the contract to deliver the light gauge steel superstructure for Birmingham’s latest student accommodation project, at the former Globe Works site in the city’s historic Gun Quarter.

The work has been awarded to Fusion by Leicestershire contractor D W Hicks as part of a £45m regeneration project. The development is being funded by PGIM (Pramerica) and Hyde Park Finance, and is being developed and managed by London & UK Property.

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