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Introducing Target Zero
The BCSA and Corus have announced a major initiative to help make zero carbon buildings a reality. The £1M ‘Target Zero’ project will provide designers …
Sustainability puts steel first
The 2008 Market Shares Survey – the 28th in this series of annual surveys – shows that steel’s share of the key multi storey market remains above 70% …
Steel construction industry aims for zero carbon buildings
The BCSA and Corus have launched a major £1M initiative to help zero carbon buildings become a reality. Known as ‘Target Zero’ the project will provide …
Olympic stadium starts to raise the roof
Work on London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium is progressing on schedule with the first steel section of the roof recently lifted into place. The initial roof …
Outlook stabilises and safety improves
New order enquiry levels have been good since the start of the year and many steelwork contractors have reasonable order books despite the gloomy overall …
Regional support for major steel bending expansion
Barnshaw Steel Bending has invested more than £1M in new equipment as part of a major expansion at its Wolverhampton site. The investment has been made …
SCI supports long span market
SCI has developed CellVibe 1.0 design software on behalf of Westok, providing design engineers with an easy to use product for evaluating the dynamic response …
Bridging the Rugby gap
Steelwork contractor Allerton Bridges (part of Allerton Engineering) has completed fabrication work on its longest single span bridge to date. The 35t …
Leicester Tigers get a lift
Caunton Engineering has lifted the main roof truss into place for the new North Stand at Leicester Tigers rugby club’s Welford Road ground. The truss …
BCSA launches carbon footprinting tool
At its national meeting last month the BCSA launched a tool that will allow members to calculate their own carbon footprint. The tool calculates the carbon …
