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Letters: May 2005
NSC welcomes letters from readers on steel construction related issues. Please keep your letters brief — the Editor reserves the right to condense. Steelwork …
News in Brief – May 2005
English Heritage has just bought what is said to be the world’s first metal-framed building and “father of the skyscraper”, Ditherington Flax Mill in …
Billington scoops award
Billington Structures scooped the steelwork category in the inaugural Construction News Specialists in Construction Awards at a ceremony at Grosvenor House in …
Argos chooses Multibeam
Kingspan Metl-Con has supplied over 300 tonnes of Multibeam purlin and rail products for a regional distribution centre for retail giant Argos. The …
New safety rules broaden scope of design responsibility
Definition of a designer will be dramatically widened when the revised Construction (Design and Management) Regulations come into force early next year. Advice …
Sculptural Vauxhall Cross reinvents the bus station
Arguably the most striking building on London’s bus network, Arup Associates’ Vauxhall Cross transport interchange, entered service without fanfare last …
First test for online training site
A new website to train specialist steelwork designers in the use of Eurocode 3 and its differences from the British Standards will be tested this month. ESCDOT …
BBC Today presenter to chair the Steel Construction Conference
TV and radio presenter John Humphrys of Radio 4’s Today programme and BBC TV’s Mastermind will be introducing and chairing an expert Panel discussion …
Obituary: William Brown
William Brown, one of the leading figures in long span bridge design, has died. Mr Brown, 76, was best known for his contribution in the pioneering team at …
Unique roof for Windsor visitor centre
The complexity of a steel roof for the Savill Gardens visitor centre in Windsor Great Park belies its cost and the tonnage of material used. SH Structures’ …
