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Motorway serviced with RoofDek
A new motorway service station on the M5 Southbound in Gloucestershire is being built, after the successful completion of the Northbound service station …
Arena underpins regeneration
In the latest of our Projects Revisted series, Martin Cooper reports from the First Direct Arena in Leeds, a project that has gained a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ …
Big is best for logistics centre
A large multi-spanned logistics centre has fully utilised steel’s numerous attributes. Located on the outskirts of Warrington the Omega scheme is a 30-year …
Kelpies gallop to victory in engineering award
The Helix Development in Falkirk, famous for its Kelpie sculptures, has won the Saltire Society 2014 Civil Engineering Award, presented in association with the …
Network Rail approves FLI’s flexi-pile cap
FLI Structures’ patented steel flexi-pile cap has now been Form 1 approved by Network Rail for use in its electrification programme. The product is an …
Strengthening existing steelwork
Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of SCI describes the general principles of strengthening existing steel sections. Strengthening implies the addition of structural …
Residences in steel
Nine steel-framed student accommodation blocks form an integral part of the University of Salford’s expansion plans. An £84M project for the University of …
AD 384: Welding in cold-formed zones
This AD note provides guidance/clarification related to the issue of welding in the cold-formed zones of structural hollow sections. For historical reasons, …
Kaltenbach cuts Zinser machinery deal
Kaltenbach UK has announced a new strategic cooperation with Zinser of Germany to offer its range of oxy-fuel, plasma and fibre laser plate cutting equipment …
Steel beats the drum
Feature steelwork is playing a crucial part in the construction of an eye-catching addition to one of Bristol’s most historic squares. In the 18th century …
