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Construction starts on Avonmouth distribution centre
More than 1,500t of structural steelwork is being erected for a huge new £20M regional distribution centre for The Co-operative Group in Avonmouth. Caunton …
Signature bridge floats over river
A slender curving steel bridge, linking Norwich city centre with a new development is set to revitalise Norfolk’s county town. NSC reports. Winding its way …
Cumbrian bridge replacement gets underway
The replacement of Workington’s Northside Bridge took a significant step last month (February) as the first steel girders were lifted into place. Mabey …
Steel construction ready for BIM
Structural steelwork is well placed to rise to the challenges of the government’s drive towards using Business Information Modelling on all its construction …
50 Years Ago: Building a new factory over an existing one
From Building With Steel, February 1962 A new factory storehouse, intended to replace a smaller building, was partially erected over the existing building …
20 Years Ago: British steel, first in Kuwait
Taken from Steel Construction, February 1992 On the 16th December 1991, under the lavish splendour of five steel framed structures, designed in the bedouin …
Steelwork creates a new town centre for Gateshead
More than 10,000t of structural steelwork will eventually be erected for the Trinity Square development in Gateshead, creating a regenerated town centre on the …
Sustainable pavilion for Olympic site
Construction work is due to start soon on the BMW Group’s Olympic Park Pavilion, a two-storey steel structure designed to reflect the company’s heritage in …
Around the Press: March 2012
Construction News 23 February 2012 A focus on quality I’d like to see BCSA members widely acknowledged as the best steelwork contractors in the world,’ …
Big Bim is where the magic is
Business Information Modelling has become an often misunderstood industry buzzword. Nick Barrett reports from BCSA’s National Meeting which heard that BIM is …