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AD 389: Acceptable design codes for CE Marking of fabricated steelwork
CE Marking for all construction products (e.g steel sections, bolts etc), covered by a harmonised European standard (see definition below) or conforming to a …
Design of steel portal frame buildings to Eurocode 3
Dr Richard Henderson examines SCI’s publication P399 on portal frame design. In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this technical …
Construction News special highlights steel awards
The latest Steel Spotlight report, available in this week’s Construction News, focuses entirely on the Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA). Published in …
Doors open at Manchester’s steel-framed cancer centre
The £28.5M Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) laboratory facility at the Christie Hospital in south Manchester has opened. Steel construction came to …
Full seismic approval for Hollo-Bolt
Lindapter’s popular Hollo-Bolt product has received full seismic approval from the US-based ICC-ES Evaluation report. The ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR 3330 …
Steel-framed leisure village for Selby
Main contractor ISG has been awarded the contract to construct a new steel-framed leisure centre in the North Yorkshire town of Selby for Alliance Leisure. To …
Steel awards highlight industry’s innovation
Five projects were Award winners at this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA) held last night at One Great George Street, London. The five winning …
Contractor appointed for third steel-framed Snowhill tower
Bam has been appointed preferred contractor on Ballymore’s £90M Three Snowhill office scheme in Birmingham. The scheme is the third and final phase of …
Silverburn leisure extension open for business
The £20M leisure extension to the Silverburn shopping centre in Pollok, Glasgow has been officially opened. The 9,200m² development is anchored by a …
St Vincent Plaza celebrates shell and core completion
Shell and core completion has been reached on the steel-framed St Vincent Plaza office scheme in central Glasgow. Constructed by main contractor Bowmer & …
