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Steel Construction Institute(The)

UK company 01916698, incorporated on 24 May 1985.

The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) UK Global Steel Expertise

Steel Construction Institute (SCI). The leading, independent provider of technical expertise and best practice advice to the steel construction sector. UK, Global

Company number
01916698
Incorporated
24 May 1985
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated
24 May 1985

Company number 01916698

Verify at Companies House
Legal name
STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE(THE)
Company type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Region
South East England
Registered address
1ST FLOOR, UNIT 2, BRACKNELL ENTERPRISE CENTRE
EASTHAMPSTEAD ROAD
BRACKNELL
BERKSHIRE
ENGLAND
RG12 1NF
Insolvency history
No

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

5 events
31 Dec
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

20 Oct
2026

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

06 Oct
2025

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Mar
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

24 May
1985

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

9 awards
First funded
2005
Funded years
2005, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019
Age at first award
19 years

Projects

2019 Collaborative R&D

Increasing Construction Sector Productivity Through the Use of Integrated Offsite Steel Modules

1 Apr 2019 to 31 Mar 2020

Awarded
£83,783
Total cost £119,689

"This project aims to improve construction sector productivity through the use of offsite manufactured integrated steel modules and will help meet government objectives to reduce onsite construction time, increase construction productivity, improve safety on construction sites and address onsite skills shortages. Steel is the original offsite framing mate...

2016 Feasibility Studies

Re-use of structural steel within construction

1 Apr 2016 to 30 Sep 2016

Awarded
£11,200
Total cost £11,200

The project team is Ellis and Moore, Cleveland Steel and Tubes, Steel Construction Institute and Cullinan Studio, led by the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors, UCL Institute of Sustainable Resources and University of Cambridge have all offered expertise. It aims to overcome barriers to steel re-u...

2016 Collaborative R&D

Innovative engineering approach for material, carbon and cost efficiency of steel buildings

1 Jan 2016 to 28 Feb 2018

Awarded
£63,158
Total cost £63,158

Research has shown that there are significant greenhouse gas emissions to be saved through the efficient design of structural steel frames, however, this will have implications on project costs - the minimisation of which is often the primary driver of construction projects. This innovative project thus seeks to understand the trade-offs between the cost ...

2015 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Supply chain integration for structural steel reuse

1 Nov 2015 to 30 Sep 2016

Awarded
£51,572
Total cost £73,674

The objective of this project is to encourage widespread reuse of structural steel in the UK through improved coordination and information exchange along the construction supply chain. Currently only 5% of structural steel is reused, but reusing steel leads to significant energy and emissions savings compared to the common practice of recycling steel. By ...

2015 Collaborative R&D

Fabrication and Erection of Steel Concrete (SC) Modular Construction for Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

1 Jun 2015 to 30 Nov 2017

Awarded
£211,700
Total cost £211,700

Composite steel-concrete (SC) modular construction comprises panels of two steel plates with a concrete infill assembled into modules. SC modules are being used in new nuclear power plant (NPP) to considerably shorten construction time and improve quality using offsite fabrication. However, there are still problems associated with construction of SC modul...

2012 GRD Proof of Market Lead participant

Steelbiz Direct

1 Oct 2012 to 31 Mar 2013

Awarded
£23,400
Total cost £39,000

SCI has a membership in excess of 400 companies and individuals and is the leading independent provider of technical expertise and disseminator of best practice to the steel construction sector. To facilitate this activity SCI developed Steelbiz at the start of this millennium, an (at the time) innovative on-line technical information system for use of th...

2011 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Birchway Eco-Community

1 May 2011 to 31 Jul 2013

Awarded
£79,860
Total cost £79,860

Awaiting Public Summary

2011 Feasibility Studies

Design of Steel Concrete Steel (SCS) Modular Construction for Nuclear Facilities

1 Jan 2011 to 30 Sep 2011

Awarded
£60,484
Total cost £80,645

Awaiting Public Summary

2005 Collaborative R&D

New cladding solutions to produce a step change in construction

1 May 2005 to 30 Apr 2008

Awarded
£144,999
Total cost £289,999

Awaiting Public Summary

Product types

Collaborative R&D Feasibility Studies GRD Proof of Market