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Spades in the ground for Excellent Birmingham warehouse
Caddick Construction and property developer Barberry have started work on a £17 million warehouse development at Quinton Business Park in Birmingham. The …
Down on the farm
Providing proof that steel-framed structures are ideal for the agricultural sector; the material’s numerous design and construction attributes have come to …
Reduced carbon steel solution
Voestalpine Metsec has manufactured and supplied Steel Framing Systems (SFS) in its reduced carbon steel option, Metsec Decarb, for the construction of a new …
UK steel strategy
The constructional steelwork sector remains supportive of the UK Steel Strategy and a sustainable and financially viable steel production industry, but the …
Sourcing steelwork
The UK’s ability to supply its own steel has diminished over recent decades, increasing the reliance on imports. NSC reports on where the nation’s …
Longitudinal and transverse material properties for cold-formed structural elements
Andrew Way of the SCI and Stephen Hall of Hadley Group examine the complexities of material properties for thin-gauge steel. The potential difficulties in the …
AD 555: Laser screed machines used during the construction of composite slabs
It has come to SCI’s attention that some contractors are using large laser levelling machines when pouring composite slabs (as shown in Figure 1), and it is …
Triton Court, Finsbury Square, London EC2
For the Royal Mutual Insurance Society Ltd SSDA COMMENDATION1985 Architects: Sheppard Robson ArchitectsStructural Engineers: Ove Arup & PartnersSteelwork …
Nene Bridge, Peterborough
For Cambridgeshire County Council SSDA COMMENDATION1985 Structural Engineers: Peterborough Development CorporationSteelwork Contractors: Fairfield Mabey Ltd …
Steel-framed V&A East opens to the public
After nearly 10 years in the planning, the V&A East Museum, which forms the centrepiece of the East Bank cultural quarter in Stratford, London, has …
