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Steel framed recycling
FACT FILEWolverton Reuse and Recycling CentreMain client: Milton Keynes City CouncilArchitect: TMV ArchitectsMain contractor: Ashe GroupStructural engineer: …
Steelwork aids Milton Keynes recycling strategy
Named as England’s top recycling city, Milton Keynes is constructing the first of two new and improved steel-framed reuse and recycling centres. …
Green light for Anglo European School redevelopment
Main contractor Kier has been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver the redevelopment of Anglo European School in Ingatestone, …
Contractor named for Sky Livingston Campus
Supporting one of West Lothian’s largest employers, GRAHAM has been appointed as main contractor for the new Sky Campus in Livingston. Replacing four …
Plans in for Greenock data centre
Developer Slate Island Developments has submitted plans to Inverclyde Council to transform part of Greenock’s former IBM site into a major data centre …
New rail hub for central Leeds
Located in the heart of Leeds city centre, Princes Exchange is to be redeveloped into a new Grade A workspace and a dedicated hub for railway workers. …
The provision of shear connectors in composite beams – some code comparisons and subtleties
In this article, Dr Graham Couchman of SCI discusses how design rules have evolved despite the product apparently not changing, and what that means in terms of …
AD 559: Typographical errors in AD 471
An SCI member has identified typographical errors in AD Note 471. The corrected expressions are given below: Columns subjected to axial compression: The strut …
Retail World – Rotherham
Rotherham’s Parkgate project is one of the largest retail centre developments ever undertaken in the UK, covering 115 acres of derelict industrial land now …
‘Going up’ with steel
Structural steelwork was the natural choice of material for the construction of the new Entrance and Sky Lifts, at Aston University, recently opened by The Rt. …
