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Herne Bay to get ‘Very Good’ leisure centre
Work is underway on a new David Lloyd Club at Herne Bay in Kent. Set to achieve a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating, the club will feature four swimming pools, a …
Logistics boost for south east London
Commercial property developer Stoford and Axel Logistics have begun construction of a new urban warehousing development in south east London. Located on a …
Work starts on Ballycastle leisure centre
Causeway Coast and Glen Borough Council has appointed Graham as main contractor for its new leisure centre in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. The £16.4 million …
Contractor appointed for University of Salford health building
Kier has been appointed to deliver a new £40.7 million health building on behalf of the University of Salford, with the project set to support the delivery of …
Supporting a boundary elevation
For decades, the detailing of boundary walls of single-storey buildings has followed guidance in P313 and before that, in P087, and going back further, advice …
Fire Protection 1975
From Building with Steel, February 2025 A building now nearing completion is the Berkeley Hambro Bank in Bishopsgate and Roy Thompson of Cascade Insulation …
AD 539: Locking devices for fasteners subject to vibration
SCI is occasionally asked about nuts coming loose if joints are subject to vibration. A number of solutions are possible of which the following are examples. …
New and revised codes and standards from BSI Updates February 2025
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 8044:2025Corrosion of metals and alloys. Vocabulary.supersedes BS EN ISO 8044:2020 NEW WORK STARTED BS 1993-1-5 NA to BS ENUK …
BCSA event celebrates Welsh steel sector
The vital economic and community role the Welsh steel sector has played for more than 100 years, has been celebrated at an event hosted by the British …
North London to get world’s largest living wall
Work is progressing on the steel frame erection for a scheme that will, on completion, include the world’s biggest living wall, covering 7,400m2. Pure Data …
