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Green light for new Sandwell leisure centre
Sandwell Council Planning Authority has approved plans for the demolition and rebuilding of Haden Hill Leisure Centre. The £24 million redevelopment is being …
Retain and remodel
Keeping 90% of the original structure, new steelwork is aiding the redevelopment of One Exchange Square into a premium 13-storey commercial building. FACT …
Iron viaduct repaired with steel
A crucial piece of infrastructure serving the Hampshire to Isle of Wight ferry service has been fully restored and refurbished with new steelwork. FACT …
Three frames in one
Consisting of three linked steel frames, Panattoni has completed a bespoke built-to-suit facility for Tesco, enabling enhanced logistics and operational …
Search & Rescue is framed for success
A spacious portal frame hall, featuring a wave pool and a mock helicopter suspended from a crane, serves as the focal point of a new steel-framed Search and …
Powered up
Set to provide enough electricity for thousands of homes, an Energy-from-Waste facility in the West Midlands highlights why steel construction delivers the …
AD 543: Deflection of composite slabs
Occasionally, SCI’s advisory desk is asked about the simplified rules for controlling the deflection of steel-concrete composite slabs by limiting their …
Fire protection guidance from ASFP
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has recently published the 6th Edition of the ‘Yellow Book’, Volume 1. David Brown of the Steel …
New and revised codes and standards: from BSI Updates April 2025
BRITISH STANDARDS PUBLISHED NA TO BS EN 1997-2:2024Eurocode 7. Geotechnical design. Ground properties.supersedes NA to BS EN 1997-2:2007 BRITISH STANDARDS …
The Europe Bridge, Austria
FromBuilding with SteelMay 1960 Most visitors to Austria know Innsbruck, the Capital of Tirol, with its statue of King Arthur in the Hofkirche. It is the …
