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Interactive 3D models will aid Metframe installation and design
Light steel framing manufacturer voestalpine Metsec has created a new facility on its website which it said will allow the design, construction and …
Lindapter to offer CPD seminar to specifiers of steelwork connections
Steelwork clamping systems producer Lindapter are to offer a new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminar to specifiers involved with the design of …
Barrett Steel has Scottish expansion plans
Using its Montrose base as a launch pad, steel stockholder Barrett Steel says it has ambitious Scotland-wide expansion plans. Barrett Steel views its Montrose …
President’s Column: June 2019
I often use this column as a soapbox for issues facing the structural steelwork sector – who wouldn’t? But this month’s column is all about celebration. …
News in Brief: June 2019
Siemens Mobility has formally submitted an outline planning application to develop a rail manufacturing plant in Goole, East Yorkshire. The submission is said …
Steel rises up on Aldgate tower
Forming phase 2 of Aldgate Developments’ master plan on the City of London’s eastern boundary, steelwork is progressing on schedule for the One Braham …
Plastics recycling centre planned for Avonmouth
Viridor has announced plans to build a ground-breaking £65M plastics recycling plant at Avonmouth. The facility, which will process pots, tubs and trays, will …
Hotel planned at former Greenwich Magistrates Court
Plans for a £70M hotel at the former Magistrates’ Court building in Greenwich, south London, have been submitted by the London Hotel Group (LHG). The …
Green light for Staffs University apprentice hub
Staffordshire University has been given planning approval for its new £40M Catalyst Building. The project, which is part-funded by the Office for Students, …
Steel supporting air quality drive
Imagine having the opportunity to make a simple design decision that would give a building carbon savings equivalent to a gas and electricity emission free …