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40 Years Ago: Special steel dock for aircraft tail
Taken from Building with Steel, 1966 The huge steel framed hangar built to house VC10 jets of the British United Airways’ fleet was one of the major …
Steel charts a sustainable future
The Steel Construction Sustainability Charter was formally launched at the 2005 Steel Construction Conference, and now has 28 companies signed up to its …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: October & November 2005
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 4:- Structural steel sections BS4-1:2005 Specification for hot-rolled sections Supersedes BS4-1:1993 BS 4449:2005 Steel for the …
Oral contracts need to be covered by the Construction Act
A frequent basis for challenging an adjudicator’s jurisdiction is on the grounds that no written contract exists. BCSA Legal and Contractual Affairs Director …
Obituary – Rod Foster
Rod Foster, warmly acknowledged by colleagues as one of the quiet heroes of steel bridge engineering, has died peacefully at home, on his 65th birthday. Mr …
Corus took the strain at Civils
Offering to ‘take the strain’ out of the industry, Corus’ stand at Civils 2005 proved highly successful. The only two-level stand at the show offered …
Taking the lead with CE marking
Corus Construction & Industrial (CC&I) has become the world’s first steel producer to gain approval for plates and sections against the Construction …
‘Zero Defects’ delivers savings for clothing firm George
Barrett Steel Buildings’ ‘zero defects’ approach has delivered cost savings and a two week saving on programme on a project to design, supply and erect a …
Metals skills boost from merger
Efforts to recruit capable young people into the metals industry have been boosted by the merger of two key skills organisations. MetSkill, the metals industry …
New guide shows way to economies in fire safe design
A new edition of a guide based on major fire tests allows further economies to be made in the fire safe design of buildings. Gerald Newman, Manager – Fire …
