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Offices add to vibrant market
Steel construction is playing a vital role in the redevelopment of the Vaux brewery site in Sunderland. Martin Cooper reports from the site’s latest scheme, …
Steel scores for Toffees
Helping to form two stands and a continuous roof that requires a series of long trusses, structural steelwork is playing a leading role in the construction of …
Steel takes centre stage in Soho
London’s first new theatre in more than 50 years is at the heart of a Crossrail over-site development in the capital’s West End. FACT FILESoho Place, …
Steel highlights college redevelopment
A four-storey teaching block featuring some integral internal and external steelwork forms the initial phase of an ongoing redevelopment programme at Luton’s …
Steel creates signature support centre
The construction sector and its supply chain have joined together to support the latest Maggie’s centre in the grounds of the Royal Free Hospital in …
Use of fibre-reinforced concrete in composite slabs (part 1)
Recent years have seen increasing interest in replacing the reinforcement mesh with steel fibres in composite slabs on steel decking. In this first of two …
AD 497: NHSS 20 – SHW Series 1800 Certification Requirements
BCSA has been made aware of a number of steelwork contractors, who intend working on schemes where the National Highways Specification Series 1800 for …
New and revised codes and standards, from BSI Updates November and December 2022
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 1461:2022Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles. Specifications and test methodssupersedes BS EN ISO …
ERF Service Centre
Middlewich is in an area subject to severe settlement caused by the salt workings. This Sevice Building had to be designed to accept the settlement therefore …
Survey predicts resurgence of London office developments in 2023
A desire for high-quality office space is driving increasing demand for Grade A accommodation in ‘a flight to quality’, according to the latest …
