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Steel sector facing skills shortage dilemma
A recently published report, co-produced by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Experian, a multinational data analytics company, confirmed …
News in Brief: July/August 2023
ASD has announced the acquisition of the assets of Atlantic Steel Processing, based in Birkenhead, Merseyside. The company will also introduce a new product …
Acquisition and new product line for ASD
Steel stockholder ASD has announced the acquisition of the assets of Atlantic Steel Processing, based in Birkenhead, Merseyside. This strategic move marks a …
Multiplex to build latest City of London high-rise office scheme
AXA IM Alts has appointed Multiplex to construct its 60,386m2 Fifty Fenchurch Street development in the City of London. The 36-storey tower is expected to be …
Bristol Zoo to get African forest habitat
Work has started at Bristol Zoo on a £9.2M Central African forest habitat, for endangered western lowland gorillas and cherry-crowned mangabey monkeys. Work …
Contractor signs in for Bridgend College campus
Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Bridgend College for the £60M project, to build its new Town Centre Campus development. The College is relocating from its …
Work starts on converting Edinburgh offices into hotel
Developer S Harrison has appointed Ogilvie Construction for the conversion of an Edinburgh city centre office block into a new 157-bedroom hotel. Located near …
Cantilevering hotel takes shape in Manchester
Requiring 700t of structural steelwork, a new 21-storey hotel at Deansgate, Manchester that cantilevers over the city’s Tramlink, is quickly taking shape. …
Cheshire college to get major upgrade
Caddick Construction has been appointed to build a new 2,229m2 extension at Loreto Sixth Form College in Hulme, a project that will accommodate 264 new …
Awards again show what is possible with quality steelwork
As we went to press this month the country was turning out to elect a new government, against an economic background that remains challenging despite the …