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Sheds perform increasingly vital role
Sheds have become acknowledged as providing a crucial link in the UK’s supply chain as the pace of structural change in retail is accelerated by the COVID-19 …
UK average embodied carbon of structural steel
Ana Girão Coelho of the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) and Michael Sansom of the Steel Construction institute (SCI) present the findings …
Supporting sustainable steel construction
Andy Harrison, Director of Sales & Marketing at Wedge Group Galvanizing, one of the UK’s largest hot-dip galvanizers, explores the key benefits galvanizing …
Fire resistance of light steel framing
Mark Lawson and Andrew Way of the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) discuss issues related to fire resistance of light steel framed buildings and introduce …
AD 460: Amendment A2 to EN 1993-1-4
In February 2021, the second amendment to the 2006 version of the stainless steel Eurocode was published, EN 1993-1-4:2006+A2:2020. The amendment consists of …
Codes and Standards: From BSI Updates March 2021
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 8407:2021Corrosion of metals and alloys. Removal of corrosion products from corrosion test specimenssupersedes BS EN ISO 8407:2014 …
Non-Industrial buildings
A large number of schools today are built using some form of catalogued building. One of these is SCOLA, the commercial member of which is Sanders & …
City of London approves third office tower in 2021
The City of London Corporation has approved a new 38-storey development at 2 Finsbury Avenue, making it the third tall building to receive planning permission …
Landmark Swansea bridge lifted into position
An eye-catching steel footbridge has been installed as part of the Copr Bay Phase One Regeneration and Arena Scheme in Swansea. With a 50m-span, the bridge …
Severfield acquires Yorkshire-based DAM Structures
Severfield has acquired DAM Structures, paying £12M for the business with another £7M payable next year. DAM Structures is a Yorkshire-based steelwork …
