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Architectural HQ opts for steel framing
Architect BDP’s new Manchester head office has been completed with the aid of Metsec’s site fixed framing system (SFS). The striking six storey building, …
Efficiency up at Cleveland Bridge
A new high speed FICEP 1203 CNC DJB Drilling and Bandsaw machine has been installed at Cleveland Bridge’s fabrication facility. Steve Wright, Works Manager …
Reusing steel is the sustainable choice
The BCSA has recently received a number of enquires regarding the design and construction of projects to be done, in part, with reused steel sections. …
Green warehouse lands on blue planet
Atlas Ward Structures has completed erection of nearly 2,000t of structural steelwork for a pioneer- ing warehouse in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford- shire for …
Stadium work relies on tube expertise
A number of high profile stadium projects are currently under way across the UK and Ireland, with many of them using tubular steel sections for the grandstand …
BCSA provides sourcing option for specifiers
Sustainability requirements are becoming increasingly common in construction specifications, and many companies in the BCSA’s membership have signed the …
Curving iconic museum docks in Glasgow
An innovative and eye catching landmark struc- ture is taking shape at the confluence of the rivers Clyde and Kelvin in Glasgow. The £74M Riverside Transport …
Steel passes examination for Newcastle school
Covering an area the size of four football pitches (19,000m2), the recently opened steel framed Kenton Secondary School in Newcastle-Upon- Tyne has been …
Steel frames are the fastest way to build homes
A lightweight steel frame offers the fastest way to build sustainable, affordable and high quality homes. This is according to a BRE study, known as the …
January 2009 – Recession forges quality solutions
Are the first green shoots of recovery visible in the new construction orders figures released by the government before Christmas? The three month rolling …