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Renovated Manchester station reopens
Manchester Victoria railway station, once labelled Britain’s worst, has formally reopened following a £44M facelift. As well as maintaining Manchester …
Manchester NOMA development expands with steel
Planning applications have been submitted for two steel-framed office buildings at the £800M NOMA development in Manchester. The joint venture between The …
Contractor gains primary authority agreement
Kent-based Nusteel is the first major steelwork contractor to gain a direct partnership with Trading Standards Service via the primary authority route. “It …
RNLI Poole lifeboat centre begins operations
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has officially opened its All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC) in Poole, Dorset. The building’s completion …
Feature columns support seaside development
A series of Y-shaped columns have been installed to support the centrepiece structure at a 25-acre regeneration scheme in Blackpool known as the Talbot Gateway …
Salford’s Excellent student residences open their doors
University of Salford has officially opened its new £81M steel-framed student accommodation complex that features 1,367 en-suite bedrooms and has an on-site …
Steel supports revived Redhill scheme
A steel-framed landmark Sainsbury’s shopping centre will form the centerpiece of the revived Warwick Quadrant scheme in Redhill, Surrey. RG Group has …
News in Brief – November 2015
EMO Milan 2015 (World of Metalworking) was the launch pad for Ficep’s latest CNC high-speed drilling line known as Rapid. The company said the new drilling …
Frame stability tool available online
A new web-based frame stability tool that evaluates the stability of multi-storey braced frames, in accordance with BS EN 1993-1-1 is now available on …
Shopping mecca ushers in new retail era
The £260M Bradford Broadway shopping centre has opened more than a decade after construction first started on the city centre site. Work began in 2004, but …
