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Medals for Olympian engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers has awarded Gold Medals to Chris Wise, Co Founder of Expedition Engineering and Paul Westbury, CEO of Buro Happold, two …
College project performs with steel
A new £2.4m steel-framed media and performing arts building at Winstanley College, Billinge, Wigan, is nearing completion. Architectural and engineering …
Iconic steel bridge bids for heritage status
The Forth Bridge, the first major structure in the UK to be built with steel, has been chosen to be put forward to Unesco for possible world heritage status. …
Fabrication contract awarded for giant equine sculptures
The multi-million pound contract to fabricate two 30m high stainless steel plated horses heads, as part of a £41M regeneration project in central Scotland, …
Council offices get a facelift
Merseyside Galvanizing, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing has helped Halton Borough Council give Widnes a dramatic face lift by galvanizing all the steel used to …
Raising a maritime treasure
Rejoining the London skyline, the fully restored Cutty Sark has been opened to the public once again. Resting in a steel cradle, the vessel has been raised …
Newspaper storage to move north
The British Library is constructing a storage facility at Boston Spa in West Yorkshire to enable all of its vast collection of newspapers to be moved from its …
Around the Press: June 2012
Construction News 17 May 2012 Partnership delivers on lean construction [Kettering Hospital] – The design team settled on a structural steel frame …
Trusses span feature atrium
Structural steelwork has played a central role in the construction of Rochdale’s new council building, a project expected to kickstart a large scale town …
June 2012 – Building surety with steel
With this month’s issue of NSC you will find a special publication from the BCSA and Tata Steel called The Surest Way is Steel. It details some of the ways …