BAR NEWS
Code of Practice for Safet Off-loading of Cut and Bent Reinforcement Issued
The British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) has issued a new code of practice for The Safe Off-loading of Cut and Bent Reinforcement. The code has been drawn up following consultation with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the UK Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels (CARES).
Peckham Fire Highlights Vunerability of Timber Frame
Yesterday’s (26th November) major fire at Peckham underlines the potential fire hazard of timber frame whilst under construction.
REINFORCEMENT SECTOR EYES THE FUTURE
REINFORCEMENT SECTOR EYES THE FUTURE
Despite the depth and ferocity of the recession there are signs that the worse may be over and investment in new products and processes together with a major rationalisation means that the reinforcement sector is well placed to take full advantage of the recovery.
Reinforced concrete offers potential for discreet bomb-blast protection
The British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) has welcomed Prime Minister Gordon Brown's proposals for increasing the protection for public buildings.
Reinforcement steel mills welcome further opportunity to recycle
The British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) has welcomed research by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) that has found there is a potential 70,000 tonnes of scrap steel from recycled tyres that could be used for the production of rebar.
The British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) is pleased to announced the appointments of Graham Mackenzie as Chairman and Martin Southcott as Technical Director.
Concrete answer to commercial zero carbon challenge
The Government is to launch an urgent drive to reduce the carbon emissions of commercial buildings, in particular the amount of CO2 emissions resulting from their day-to-day use.
The carbon off-setting Confidex Sustain initiative, being introduced by Corus, is being branded by the British Association of Reinforcement as a smokescreen to avoid real measures to tackle the reduction of carbon emissions.
Who pays for proposed Timber Fire Safety Scheme?
A spate of fires on timber building sites has forced the timber industry to develop a third party timber safety management scheme.
Increased global demand and prices for scrap metal have resulted in reinforcement manufacturers having to increase prices by over £100 per tonne.
