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Steel supports green shed roof
An environmentally friendly distribution centre, currently under construction for Suffolk brewer Adnams is demonstrating the flexibility of steel. Victoria …
Open plan for city centre campus
An old Newcastle cinema site is the location for a major campus expansion by the University of Northumbria. Steel construction plays a starring role in the …
New mecca for Glasgow shoppers
Fast track construction, environmental friendliness and in-built flexibility were the must-have’s on the shopping list for the giant Silverburn retail …
Three steel sheds for Staffordshire park
Caunton Engineering has supplied and erected 2,300t of steelwork for the first three distribution sheds on a new ProLogis Park in Stafford. Known as Prime …
Innovative crossing for Kew Gardens
London’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew has a new landmark bridge crossing one of its many landscaped lakes. The 70m-long bridge is called the Sackler Crossing …
News in Brief – June 2006
BCSA warns that as European standards for steel products (such as steel sections and structural bolts) are replacing National standards, from September this …
Sheds aid Dunstable regeneration
Atlas Ward Structures is currently working on a regeneration scheme in Dunstable located at the former site of the Bedford Truck manufacturing plant. Working …
New steel decks for multi-span viaduct
More than 2,400t of steelwork is currently being delivered by Fairfield-Mabey to south Cumbria for the refurbishment of the Leven rail viaduct. Taking place …
Framework for Chiswick Park
The fifth office block in the prestigious Chiswick Park development in west London has recently been opened by developer Stanhope. Offering 13,000m² of …
Preparing to work with Eurocodes
Structural steelwork designers can take heart from being better supported than most as they look forward to grappling with the changeover to Eurocodes, says …