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Logistics hub planned by Midlands car manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has submitted plans to build a new logistics hub on land near to its plant in Solihull. The site will be used by the car manufacturing …
Construction booms in UK regions
The UK’s regional cities are experiencing near-record levels of construction activity as developers invest heavily in commercial and residential real estate, …
Carlisle council offices complete with steel
Cumbria County Council has moved into new £10M custom-built steel-framed offices in Carlisle city centre. Working on behalf of Eric Wright Construction, …
Ashford town centre project set to kick-off
Construction work on a town centre cinema and hotel project in Ashford, Kent is set to start in the coming months after developer Stanhope selected Lendlease …
Government plans to use 3M tonnes of steel for infrastructure projects
The Government has highlighted its support for steel construction by unveiling plans to use 3M tonnes of steel in infrastructure projects by 2020. Information …
Steel structures for Antarctic bases
Construction company BAM has been chosen to partner with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to modernise UK Antarctic and other research facilities, enabling …
The biggest building in the South West is taking shape in Avonmouth
Requiring 3,500t of structural steelwork, a 111,000m² warehouse for retailer The Range being built at Central Park in Avonmouth is claimed to be the biggest …
Marks & Spencer goes for galvanized car park
Worksop Galvanizing (part of Wedge Group Galvanizing), working on behalf of steelwork contractor James Killelea, has completed a job to galvanize 620t of …
NSC launches Technical Digest
New Steel Construction has launched a new Technical Digest bringing together all of the highly valued Advisory Desk Notes and Technical Articles from the steel …
Steel sector remembers long-standing BCSA member
Ronald Buxton, Ex-Chairman and President of H Young Structures, and a long-standing member of the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA), died on …
