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NEWS
IN BRIEF
September 18
Steelmaker British Steel has reported a
first quarter profit for the current financial
year (2018/19) of £21M, and has stated
that its turnaround remains firmly on
track.
In its second annual trading update
since its change of ownership, the
previously loss-making company has seen
full year profits rise to £68M for 2018, up
from £47M in its first year.
British Steel Executive Chairman
Roland Junck said: “Our transformation
continues apace with unprecedented levels
of investment going into the business.
“Increased raw material costs and
fluctuating steel prices continue to be a
challenge. It’s important safeguarding
action is taken to prevent the dumping
of cheap steel into Europe following the
imposition of steel tariffs by the US.
However, we remain in positive talks
with the Government, and our other
stakeholders, and are confident about our
future.
“Our order book is strong and we’ve the
capacity and capability to play a significant
role in major infrastructure projects such
as HS2 and the Heathrow expansion.
We continue to invest in our people and
products, remain focused on reducing the
cost of liquid steel and are growing into
new markets across the globe.”
The company has also announced a
£50M wire rod investment that will see
a new modern wire rod line open at the
company’s current Scunthorpe Rod Mill.
The new line is set to be commissioned
in autumn 2019.
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The University of Strathclyde
has revealed plans for a £60M
learning and teaching hub at the
heart of its campus in Glasgow
city centre. It is said that the
facility will provide students
with leading-edge teaching
resources, digital technologies
and new modes of learning that
will support a first-class student
experience.
IM Properties (IMP) is set to
build its third and final phase
of speculative development at
the Hub, Birmingham where it
will develop three distribution
units totaling 14,100m2.
Local contractor Benniman is
partnering with IMP’s in-house
project delivery team to build
one main 9,200m2 warehouse,
alongside two smaller units.
Yorkshire-based waste
management company PMAC
Energy has secured 25 acres
of Redcar Bulk Terminal (RBT)
to construct a £250M waste
to energy plant. Subject to
permitting and planning
approvals, the plant could be
producing waste derived fuels
in 2021 and generating enough
electricity to power 56,000
homes.
Facebook and King’s Cross
Central Limited Partnership have
signed a deal that will see the
former acquire 56,700m2 of office
space across three buildings at
King’s Cross, London.
British Steel announces
strong profit and investment
Polar research ship to get steel wharf
Bridge installed for East Midlands inland port
A new bridge that forms an important part
of infrastructure works for the SEGRO
Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway has
been successfully launched across the M1
motorway.
The steel composite bridge was
fabricated by Cleveland Bridge and
assembled on a site adjacent to its
final position. During a weekend-long
operation, the completed bridge, which
weighed almost 1,200t, was installed using
a Self-Propelled Mobile Transporter.
SEGRO’s Business Unit Director,
National Logistics Andrew Pilsworth said:
“The successful installation is the result of
an extensive programme of planning and
coordination with our partners.
“The bridge will form part of the
Kegworth Bypass and will reduce the
amount of traffic and HGVs travelling
through the historic village by around 60%.”
As well diverting traffic away from
the village, the bridge is a vital part of
infrastructure for SEGRO’s 700-acre
inland port, which will accommodate
numerous distribution centres and create
7,000 jobs.
Steelwork is currently being fabricated
for a new wharf and docking facility for
the polar research ship, the RRS Sir David
Attenborough, which is scheduled to come
into operation in 2019.
In order for the 129m-long, 10,000t ship
to dock at the British Antarctic Survey’s
Rothera base, the existing wharf needs to
be rebuilt.
Hampshire-based Four-Tees Engineers
has been enlisted by main contractor BAM
Nuttall to fabricate and help erect the
steelwork for the 60m-long × 24m-wide
wharf.
“The steelwork is being fabricated in
single elements for ease of transportation,”
explains Four-Tees Director Steve Stacey.
“The longest member is 19m-long and the
heaviest 3t.”
The steel wharf will be made up from
a series of frames, 10 at the front and a
further 10 at the rear. Each frame consists
of three vertical tubular piles with beams
tying them together at the top level and
diagonal braces below. All of the frames
will be secured to the pile wall with waling
beams.
A team of expert construction workers
will arrive in Rothera in November to begin
work to remove the existing wharf. The new
facility, which will be significantly bigger,
will then be built in two stages.
All of the steelwork will arrive by sea at
the start of this year’s Antarctic summer
(October), with the rear frames being
erected first. The construction team will
then return the following summer (2019-
20) to erect the remaining front half frames.
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