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Teamwork produces agricultural buildings in Norfolk
Steelwork contractor A C Bacon Engineering, which specialises in fabricating buildings for the agriculture industry, has teamed up with Worksop Galvanizing …
Steel stalwart steps down as SCCS Chairman
Denver Woodward has stepped down as Chairman of the Steel Construction Certification Scheme (SCCS) after 18 years of service. Commenting on Mr Woodward’s …
Steel sector remembers coatings specialist
Jack Tighe, founder of the Jack Tighe specialist coatings business has died aged 85 after a long illness. He had been in business since 1954 during which time …
Funding secured for 3rd Snowhill office scheme
Three Snowhill, one of the largest ever speculative office projects outside London, has secured funding. The £90M 39,000m² development in Birmingham city …
Memorial celebrates Spitfire’s 80th anniversary
Steel bending specialist Barnshaws Section Benders was contracted to add its expertise in the fabrication of the Sentinel Spitfire memorial sculpture at the …
News in Brief April 2016
Billington Holdings has announced pre-tax profits of £3.1M for the period ending 31 December 2015, up by 63.2% on the previous year. Revenue increased by …
BCSA welcomes sale of Tata Steel long products division
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) has welcomed the announcement of the sale of Tata Steel’s Long Products Europe business to Greybull …
Tower tops out for Greenwich energy centre
Steelwork has topped out on a highly distinctive 49m-high flue tower for the Greenwich Peninsula Low Carbon Energy Centre in south London. Designed by C.F …
Final steel tower for Pancras Square takes shape
Four Pancras Square, the final building on London’s Pancras Square development is under way and due for completion early next year. The structure is an …
Some things just can’t be imported
These are trying times for UK steelmaking, and it’s no surprise that the industry’s problems have sparked off a revived national debate about the balance …