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Impressive cinematic debut
A new system for speeding the often critical process of constructing stair and lift cores won wide acclaim on its first outing, in a multiplex cinema in …
Lighthouse shows the way
Steel has replaced concrete for the main frame of a prestige residential block on Cardiff’s waterfront, cutting construction time and cost. David Fowler …
Man of mettle
Metals run through the blood of Joe Locke who ‘retired’ from the steelwork industry last December. Ty Byrd reports. Joe Locke, who retired at the end of …
Letters: February 2005
NSC welcomes letters from readers on steel construction related issues. Please keep your letters brief — the Editor reserves the right to condense. …
News in Brief: February 2005
A stainless steel surface finishes pack, targeted for use by architects, has been published by the British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA). It contains …
School’s safer span
The first cable-stayed bridge over an electrified rail line is providing residents of Nuneaton with a safer pedestrian and cycle route across the West Coast …
Steel – the safe solution
Steel is inherently safer than other structural framing solutions, argues a new brochure aimed at steelwork designers. ‘Steel – the safe solution’ is …
BRE wins software contract
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) has awarded the long-delayed contract to develop software for calculating the thermal performance of buildings, …
Fast finish for Polestar
Final fit out of a new £110M printing facility in Sheffield for Polestar is now under way following fast-track erection of the 2250t steel framed True North …
Quicon wins contract at IKEA
Quicon connectors have been adopted in a project to extend retail space in an Ikea store, where speed of construction is critical. The second project to use …
