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President’s Column; September 2022
At a recent BCSA meeting some members thought I was a little bit grumpy. Thinking about that after the meeting, with inflation running at 10% or more, energy …
News in Brief: September 2022
West Lothian Council has granted planning permission in principal for a new 11,000m2 film studio to be created in Bathgate, next to the existing Pyramids …
Tunbridge Wells to get new retirement village
HG Construction has been named as the main contractor for Elysian Residences’ new retirement village scheme in Tunbridge Wells, which is being developed in a …
Contract awarded for Moorgate over-station development
Mace has been appointed principal contractor by Aviva Investors and Allianz Real Estate for the 101 Moorgate project in the City of London. The 10-storey …
Mayor of London opens Barking viaduct and station
Serving up to 10,000 new homes, the new Barking Riverside station has been opened by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The construction of this vital transport link …
Steel up for Rotherham factory of the future
Structural steelwork has been completed on Rotherham-based AESSEAL’s new manufacturing plant, which has been described as a factory of the future. Working on …
British Steel publishes a pocket guide Low-Carbon Roadmap
Following on from last year’s Low-Carbon Roadmap, British Steel has unveiled a Pocket Guide that outlines the decarbonisation challenge that is faced by the …
Steelwork contractor receives governmental visit
Dr Caroline Johnson MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham and Minister for Education (at the time of writing), has recently visited Shipley Structures. Wendy …
Planning secured for major Ipswich logistics park
Trebor Developments has secured detailed planning consent for a five-unit industrial and logistics scheme at Eastern Gateway, Ipswich. The developer said the …
Steel stays committed to achieving net-zero carbon
The UK has been a leader internationally in committing itself to carbon reduction targets and was hailed in 2019 for introducing a legally binding target of …