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News in Brief – October 2007
CSC said its recently launched FabTrol Material Requirements Planning (MRP) software has been developed specifically for the steel construction industry. In a …
Feature columns support new university laboratory
Steelwork for the new Digital Laboratory at Warwick University will be completed early this month (October). Billington Structures will erect a total of 340t …
Seven bridges for motorway widening
Rowecord Engineering has fabricated, supplied and erected a total of seven new steel bridges over the M1 motorway, as part of the on-going widening scheme …
DVD will create safer working environment
The BCSA has collaborated with Ryder Marsh (Safety) to develop a behavioural based safety package, entitled Protecting our People, aimed at the steel …
Magnetic handling eases loading
One of the first FICEP Tecno-lift units has been installed at Watson Steel Structures’ 19-acre site in Bolton, as part of the firm’s on-going programme to …
Trusses work for temple roof
Some complex 3D modelling was used by Metsec to help its design of complicated gutter support steelwork on the dome of a new Sikh temple in Birmingham. The …
New web advisory service from the Steel Alliance
The Steel Alliance, a joint venture between SCI and its French counterpart Centre Technique Industriel de la Construction Métallique (CTICM) is launching a …
Spanish hotel for prestigious London site
Rowen Structures is currently erecting steelwork for a Spanish owned five-star hotel on the prominent and prestigious central London intersection of the Strand …
SIAC buys further into UK market
Republic of Ireland based construction firm SIAC has purchased Graham Wood Structural for an undisclosed sum. The purchase of the Sussex-based steelwork …
New gold members for sustainability charter
Four new companies have been successfully audited and joined the Steel Construction Sustainability Charter, bringing the total number of members to 17. Two of …
