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Four and half years of steel guidance
This month sees the Steel Industry Guidance Notes (SIGNS), distributed with issues of New Steel Construction since January 2006, complete four and a half …
Around the Press: June 2010
Construction News 6 May 2010 Heron tops out to tower over the capital The steel structure gives the the north side of the building a distinctive look, with …
Medical research relies on steel
A new Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) is under construction in Cambridge, which will replace an older laboratory and keep the Campus and the City at the …
Carlisle academy provides educational boost for Cumbria
More than 200t of structural steelwork is being supplied and erected by Caunton Engineering for the new £26M Richard Rose Central Academy in Carlisle. The …
Olympic venues on track during busiest year
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has released new aerial images of the progress on the London 2012 Olympic Park, showing construction work firmly on track …
Civic hall for Guildford
Construction work on Guildford’s new civic hall is on track for completion next year, with the majority of the project’s steelwork now erected. The 1,700 …
Steel still the competitive option
Steel is emerging from the recession as still the framing material of choice for the multi-storey buildings market. The 2009 Market Share Survey conducted by …
June 2010 – Steel’s sustainable success story
Amid all the headlines about rising raw material costs worldwide pushing up the price of steel it is worth considering that even with those pressures the cost …