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BCSA moves into Ireland
Following a 12-month trial period, the BCSA has formally created a Republic of Ireland Region. Currently there is a membership of nine steelwork contractors, …
Contractor overcomes site constraints to build car park
Barrett Steel Buildings has erected more than 350t of structural steelwork for a seven level multi- storey car park at Victoria Mills in Shipley, West …
Shopping centre will transform Waterford
Steelwork contractor Andrew Man- nion Structural Engineers (AMSE) erected 1,000t of steel during September on the £33.5M Abbeylands shopping complex near …
Study says steel stays on top
Structural steel framing solutions are faster and cheaper to build than reinforced concrete alternatives, according to the latest update to the independently …
Vertical circulation eases hospital parking
State-of-the-art design, incorporating shorter ramps and flat pedestrian access throughout, has been used to maximum effect at a hospital car park in Milton …
Towers of London
The high-rise skyline of the Isle of Dogs will shortly be augmented by two more steel framed office blocks which have replaced an earlier design for one large …
Retail regeneration
Steel and concrete each have their part to play in a major new retail, leisure and housing development in the South East, as Margo Cole reports The Surrey …
Countdown to Eurocode Implementation
When can Eurocode design begin? Realistically, even though most parts of the Eurocodes themselves are available, design to the Eurocodes is really only …
November/December 2007 – Sheds lead sustainability drive
Clients have been credited in recent years for making the running in introducing change to the construction industry. Steelwork contractors have always proven …