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Steelwork regenerates steel town
Approximately 1,200t of structural steelwork is being used to construct the Redcar Leisure and Community Heart, which forms part of a multi million pound …
Engineered for fire safety
The UK construction industry leads the way in fire engineering as many of the nation’s tallest steel framed buildings demonstrate, writes John Dowling, BCSA …
Restoring a vital link
Three years after its calamitous collapse Workington’s Northside Bridge has reopened with steelwork playing a pivotal role in the re-spanning of the River …
News in Brief: January 2013
The Bourne Group has been presented with Skanska’s 2012 Supply Chain Health and Safety Award. The accolade is awarded to members of Skanska’s supply chain …
SCI announces CE Marking partnership
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) and Ceram, the international materials technology company, are to work in partnership to deliver a testing and …
Steel rises to the challenge
Featuring a unique and iconic shape, the construction of 20 Fenchurch Street has required the project team to come up with a number of innovative solutions. …
New information resource
The recently launched steel sector website – www.steelconstruction.info – contains six home page headings, one of which, Sectors, is explained here. …
Improved station access for all
A host of important structural steel elements are being supplied and installed by Billington Structures as part of the redevelopment of Thornton Heath station …
Steel safety system wins recognition
Leach Structural Steelwork won Balfour Beatty’s Zero Harm – Supply Chain Award at the contractor’s Northern Annual Supply Chain Seminar for 2012. The …
Passing the speed examination
Steel’s ability to aid a quick construction programme was the reason it was chosen as the framing material for a student accommodation project in Manchester. …
