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High speed construction
A new state-of-the-art office block in Leeds has demonstrated the speed, flexibility and ease of steel construction. Clarence Dock, in the centre of Leeds, is …
Overground underground
Among some prestigious and highly visible steelwork at Heathrow Terminal 5, one contractor has completed some equally important steelwork below the surface, on …
Weathering steel for Eden River
As part of the 5km-long A66 Temple Sowerby bypass in Cumbria, Fairfield Mabey, working as Skanska Construction’s steelwork partner for the Highways Agency, …
Caunton builds Honda extension
A major expansion project at Honda’s car manufacturing plant in Swindon has recently been completed by Caunton Engineering. During a 10-week programme, …
Sustainability award gets SCI sponsorship
The SCI will sponsor the David Alsop Sustainability category at this year’s Institute of Structural Engineers’ Awards (IStructE). The IStructE annual …
News in Brief – November/December 2006
A new website, designed, built, run and maintained by the SCI on behalf of The Step Change in Safety Team, has been launched. The site brings together …
New bridge by-passes Barford
Rowecord Engineering has recently completed the fabrication and erection of a 120m–long bridge serving the new Barford bypass in Warwickshire. The structure …
Safety lessons to be learnt
The lessons learnt from major accidents will be the main topic at the Fire and Blast Information Group (FABIG) 48th technical meeting. Kevin Allars, Deputy of …
Welding consumables to be CE Marked
As from 1 October this year the CE Marking of welding consumables has been allowed under the harmonised standard BS EN 13479: 2004. “This has legal …
November/December 2006 – Steel frames’ cost bears no comparison
Away from the headlines about steel industry takeovers and mergers and worldwide rising prices for energy, the UK’s structural steelwork success story …