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Outlook stabilises and safety improves
New order enquiry levels have been good since the start of the year and many steelwork contractors have reasonable order books despite the gloomy overall …
Regional support for major steel bending expansion
Barnshaw Steel Bending has invested more than £1M in new equipment as part of a major expansion at its Wolverhampton site. The investment has been made …
SCI supports long span market
SCI has developed CellVibe 1.0 design software on behalf of Westok, providing design engineers with an easy to use product for evaluating the dynamic response …
Bridging the Rugby gap
Steelwork contractor Allerton Bridges (part of Allerton Engineering) has completed fabrication work on its longest single span bridge to date. The 35t …
Leicester Tigers get a lift
Caunton Engineering has lifted the main roof truss into place for the new North Stand at Leicester Tigers rugby club’s Welford Road ground. The truss …
BCSA launches carbon footprinting tool
At its national meeting last month the BCSA launched a tool that will allow members to calculate their own carbon footprint. The tool calculates the carbon …
Steel solution for viaduct replacement
To keep vehicles flowing on the A34 near Oxford a temporary bridge will carry traffic while an existing viaduct is demolished and then rebuilt. The deck of …
News in Brief: March 2009
The Galvanizing Association is inviting entries to its annual awards which have been categorised as: Sustainable Galvanizing; Galvanizing in Architecture; …
Safety concerns with EU proposals
In December 2008 the European Parliament voted to withdraw the UK’s opt-out of the Working Time Directive (WTD). If the opt-out is withdrawn, then this could …
Trusses keep the trains running
Off-site construction came to the fore when a new commercial development was built over an existing underground railway station. Martin Cooper reports from …
