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Manchester city centre landmark formed in steel
Containing 1,800t of structural steelwork, a Manchester city centre commercial development, known as the Landmark, is rapidly taking shape. Due to complete …
Huddersfield reveals plans for new training complex
Premier League football club Huddersfield Town has revealed plans for the redevelopment of its training complex to bring the facility up to elite standards. …
Milestone reached at Jedburgh Campus
The new steel-framed Jedburgh Intergenerational Community Campus project has reached an important milestone as financial close has been achieved. The £32M …
Footbridge installed over M20 motorway
A fully assembled single span footbridge weighing 45t has been installed over the M20 in Kent during a night-time closure of the motorway. Fabricated and …
Hempel launches organic zinc primer
Hempel has launched its new Hempadur Avantguard 860 that uses innovative organic, zinc-rich primer coating technology. Avantguard zinc-rich primers are said to …
Somerset steelwork contractor wins product award
Taunton Fabrications has won Willmott Dixon’s Product Award at the contractor’s recently held Wales & The West Supply Chain Awards. The award is given …
President’s Column: January 2019
I’ve written before about the benefits that accrue to clients, main contractors and specifiers from using a BCSA member for their structural steelwork. This …
News in Brief: January 2019
ArcelorMittal has updated its slim floor design software CoSFB v1.6 to include the UB and UC range of sections from EN 10365:17. CoSFB allows designers to …
Kloeckner Metals UK obtains ISO 45001:2018
Kloeckner Metals UK is said to be the first UK stockholder and distributer to obtain the ISO 45001:2018 standard with Steel Construction Certification Scheme …
Outlook bright beyond Brexit
The start of a new year is a traditional time for crystal ball gazing by journalists; it gives us a chance to change our focus from reporting on what has …