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Contract awarded for RAF’s F-35 facilities
An £82M contract has been signed between BAE Systems and Balfour Beatty to build aircraft engineering facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk for the UK’s first …
News in Brief – May 2016
BE Wedge [part of the Wedge Group] has played its part in the redevelopment of the fire-damaged Hastings pier in East Sussex by providing more than 15t of …
SCCS board members wanted
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) is seeking new Certification Board members for its Steel Construction Certification Scheme (SCCS). The …
London office construction at eight-year high
The total volume of office construction in London has increased by 28% over the past six months rising to 1.3M square metres, the highest level since early …
Work starts on Sunderland’s former brewery site
The former Vaux brewery site in Sunderland, which has lain dormant for more 16 years, is being redeveloped with a steel-framed office block representing the …
King’s Cross retail scheme to start this summer
Designed by architect Thomas Heatherwick, the Coal Drops Yard retail scheme in London’s King’s Cross is due to begin its two-year construction programme in …
Acrow unveils new £6M galvanizing facility
Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP (pictured right), the Member of Parliament for West Suffolk and Paymaster General unveiled a special commemorative plaque at the …
RIBA Journal publishes latest Steel Intelligence
The latest Steel Intelligence report is published in this week’s RIBA Journal (Friday 6th May) and can also be viewed at: www.steelconstruction.info In this …
Belfast’s steel-framed conference centre opens
Belfast’s conference and exhibition facilities have been significantly increased following the opening of the £29.5m Waterfront steel-framed extension. …
Path to BIM clearly charted
Building Information Modelling Level 2 has been compulsory for use on all central government construction projects since 4 April. The government has thrown its …