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Contract awarded for Outstanding Bolton warehouse
Main contractor Glencar has been appointed by Logicor to construct a 30,658m2 highly sustainable warehouse at Little Hulton, in Bolton. The project will see …
Ground broken for retirement village expansion
Main contractor Beard Construction has broken ground on a major phase of work at Wadswick Green, a new luxury retirement community at a former MoD Naval …
Steel supports over-station offices
Forming a bridge over underground railway assets, a series of large steel trusses are enabling the construction of a new City of London commercial development. …
Decarbonised purlins add to appeal
voestalpine Metsec is one the UK’s leading specialist cold rolled steel companies, designing and manufacturing engineered solutions for a wide range of …
New Group to keep steel young and fit for the future
The first meetings of the BCSA’s new Young Persons Group have been held, with an impressive cross-sector range of skills represented among the young people …
Minimum degree of shear connection in composite beams, according to Eurocode 4 and other guidance
In this article Graham Couchman of SCI and former chairman of CEN/TC250/SC4 (the Eurocode 4 committee), considers why we have rules for minimum degree of shear …
Undercover work on Maplin
Although the date for construction of Maplin has been postponed quite recently it still seems that the airport will be built. Not so long ago, however, there …
New and revised codes and standards: From BSI Updates June 2024
BRITISH STANDARDS WITHDRAWN BS EN ISO 10882-1:2011Health and safety in welding and allied processes. Sampling of airborne particles and gases in the …
AD 531: Heavy power floats on composite slabs during construction
It has come to SCI’s attention that composite slabs are being loaded with large power floats weighing up to 1 tonne, that have not been accounted for in the …
New CEO is formally introduced at BCSA’s National Dinner
Held in the grounds of central London’s Regent’s University, the British Constructional Steelwork Association’s (BCSA) new CEO, Jonathan Clemens …
