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Trusses create industrial solution
Having celebrated 50 years of being based in North Wales, pharmaceutical company Ipsen is expanding its operations with a new steel framed production and …
Aiming for net zero carbon
Over the past few years, Barrett Steel has made significant progress in its decarbonisation efforts, positioning the company as a leader in delivering low …
Steel bridge specialist sold to staff
Kent-based Nusteel Structures has become an Employee Owned Trust (EOT), after being sold to its 90 staff members. In a statement, the company said: “By …
Frame up for Teesside University Digital Life building
Forming part of an ambitious masterplan, structural steelwork has been completed on Teesside University’s latest development. The £40M Digital Life …
Skanska to deliver steel framed central London offices
Main contractor Skanska has been appointed to deliver two new category A office buildings that form part of the wider mixed-use redevelopment of South Molton …
New £80M school for north Kent garden city
Eastern Quarry Limited (EQL), an entity owned and managed by Henley Camland, a joint venture between Henley Investment Management and Camland Developments, is …
Work starts on £9.5M Lichfield leisure centre scheme
Construction work to modernise leisure facilities in Lichfield, has begun following the appointment of main contractor Stepnell. The work will deliver a …
Dealing with multiple point loads on a composite slab
Whilst placing concentrated loads on composite slabs is not particularly recommended, we are seeing more and more situations where multiple, sometimes quite …
AD 535: Horizontal lateral loading on internal load-bearing walls in residential buildings
There are two sources of horizontal lateral loading on internal walls in residential buildings that should be considered in their design. These are loads …
New and revised codes and standards: from BSI Updates October 2024
BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED BS EN ISO 15609-3:2004Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure …
