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Structural Robustness of Steel Framed Buildings
Structural robustness is an important consideration for the design of buildings so that the likelihood of disproportionate collapse, as a result of accidental …
Stockholder installs new plasma cutting machine
Parker Steel has purchased and installed one of the latest Gemini 25 plasma cutting and machining systems from FICEP. The Gemini 25 is a compact footprint …
Revamp takes shape at Preston academy
The £25M redevelopment of the Fulwood Academy in Preston, Lancashire is nearing completion, with all structural steelwork erection having been completed. The …
Big Yellow steelwork on show
Rising up alongside one of the country’s busiest motorways, steelwork for the Big Yellow Self Storage facility is nearing completion. Located next to the …
News in Brief – September 2011
Structural engineering software developer, CSC, has released the latest update of its structural calculation software, Tedds. Along with a range of new …
Specifications updated and developed by BCSA
The BCSA has developed a ‘Model Specification for the Purchase of Structural Steel Sections, Plates and Bars’ while the BCSA Working Group for Fasteners …
Lifting bridge floated into position
Working on behalf of main contractor Hochtief UK, Cleveland Bridge positions the first of five spans for the Poole Harbour Second Crossing using mobile jacks …
New automatic marking machine is a standalone unit
Peddinghaus has launched the PeddiWriter, a standalone layout machine able to produce all layout on a structural steel section in a single pass. The company …
Steelwork contractors form joint venture
Billington Structures and Bourne Steel have officially launched a joint venture known as BS2 in order to maximise and combine their expertise to bid for large …
First batch of wind turbines rolled out
Mabey Bridge has completed its first wind turbine towers from its state-of-the-art factory in Chepstow, with the towers now being delivered to wind farms in …
