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Codes & Standards from BSI Updates February 2015
BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED BS 5493:1977 Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion BRITISH STANDARDS …
New structural steel tube from Tata Steel
Tata Steel has launched Celsius® 420, a stronger hot-finished structural steel hollow section that reduces the weight of mechanical products and can speed up …
Second renewable energy centre for Lincolnshire
Steelwork contractor Caunton Engineering is erecting its second renewable energy centre in Lincolnshire working on behalf of Burmeister and Wain Scandinavian …
Highland academy under way
Work on the new Inverness Royal Academy is progressing on schedule with steelwork erection expected to begin in April. Said to be the largest school in the …
Car park aids West Midlands station expansion
Bourne Parking, part of Bourne Construction Engineering, will be erecting a single deck car park as part of the Four Oaks Station expansion programme. The …
News in Brief – March 2015
The final part of Swindon’s steel framed £16.6M Regent Circus scheme – a six-screen Cineworld – has opened completing the town centre project. Anchored …
Gusset plate design tool goes live
The steel sector’s latest free online design tool is now available at: http://www.steelconstruction.info/Design_software_and_tools#Gusset_plate_designer The …
A brace of steel-framed schools for South Wales
ISG and architect Stride Treglown’s Agilis schools template has been selected by Vale of Glamorgan County Council to deliver a further two new primary …
Floodlight erection begins at former Olympic Stadium
Installation of the first of 14 new floodlight towers for the former Olympic Stadium in east London has begun. Each floodlight measures 18m in length, weighs …
Marble Arch tower redevelopment approved
Westminster Council has approved plans by architect Rafael Viñoly to redevelop Marble Arch tower in London’s West End. The £450M scheme will see developer …
