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Bridges will keep traffic flowing
Six junctions on the A1, between Peterborough and Blyth, are being upgraded with new steel bridges replacing busy and congested roundabouts. According to the …
Retail boost for coastal resort
A shopping centre extension, spanning bus lanes and a main arterial road, has required a phased steel erection programme in order to keep the highway …
News in Brief: February 2008
The European Industrial Fasteners Institute has made a complaint to the European Com- mission (EC) about the dumping of Chinese made iron and steel fasteners. …
Big spans for new Corby warehouse
Barrett Steel Buildings is currently erecting 1,500t of structural steelwork for a new 46,000m2 warehouse and office building for Greatline Developments in …
Fabrication standard issued for formal vote
The European fabrication standard EN 1090-2 has been issued for formal vote and if accepted it will replace national standards this June. “An announcement is …
Steel guidance completes two successful years
The Steel Industry Guidance Notes (SIGNS), distributed with issues of NSC since January 2006, have now completed two successful years. The short, two page …
Motherwell College starts Ravenscraig regeneration
Construction work has started on the new Motherwell College campus, the first major development on the former steelworks site at Ravenscraig, North …
Apartments rise up in former hat making district
Steelwork has recently been completed on a new luxury eight-storey residential block at Milliners Wharf, Manchester. The apartments represent the first phase …
Sustainability takes centre stage at Futurebuild exhibition
Two of the highlights at Futurebuild 2008 will a giant steel recycling counter, ticking away on the Corus (F295) stand and the Steel Ideal stand, which will …
Steel is just the ticket for new Dublin station
Construction of a new train station in Parkwest, Dublin is progressing rapidly with the entire project’s steelwork lifted into place during one weekend …
