Discussion on Centro Project, Oberhausen, Germany

Safety Mr R.A. C. Latter, of British Steel's Structural Advisory Service, writes from Redcar in Cleveland: I write to express my considerable concern at what appears to be a serious flaw in the current arrangements for the approval of the structural design standards, within BSI. At present the highest approval necessary is that of the relevant subcommittee under the aegis of B/525. Such subcommittees are concerned solely with the interests of one material. Verulam

With the sad death of Sir Edmund Happold it is a timely reminder to revisit one of Ted’s many initiatives set up during his year as President. This was the Building Industry Council which is now known as the Construction Industry Council. T.A. Gray

The SCI/BCSA Connections Group was established in 1988 to develop industry standards for the design and detailing of all the types of connection that commonly occur in structural steelwork. D.G. Brown, S.M.C. Fewster, A.F. Hughes and G.W. Owens