The UK’s largest specialist cold roll-forming company, voestalpine Metsec plc, based in Oldbury, West Midlands, was today announced as the first tier two organisation globally to have achieved the new Kitemark PAS 1192-2 from BSI, the business standards company. The Kitemark relates to BIM (Building Information Modelling), helping construction businesses around the world prove their capabilities … Read more

Specialist structural steel manufacturer voestalpine Metsec plc has gained BIM Level 2 accreditation; becoming the first cold roll steel forming company to be certified as such by the BSI, and the first Tier 2 designer and manufacturer to achieve the standard for design and construction in the UK. Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 is characterised … Read more

Light gauge structural steel specialist voestalpine Metsec plc is looking for five apprentices to enter its award-winning training programme. Based at the company’s facility in Oldbury, West Midlands – complete with a state of the art apprentice training centre, the paid apprenticeship scheme offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers, whilst completing an NVQ Level … Read more

Wednesday the 9th December saw a highlight of the year for marketing with the annual Construction Marketing Awards (CMAs) dinner. The CMAs showcase the construction industry’s creativity, innovation and effectiveness in marketing. There are a number of categories including best marketing campaign, best use of content, and best use of website as well as awards … Read more

On Friday 11 December, MP and deputy leader for the Labour Party, Tom Watson, officially opened a special training suite to help West Midlands businesses get to grips with an emerging technology. The BIM (building information modelling) training centre is located at the Community Action Project (CAP) Centre in Smethwick. BIM is a universal means … Read more