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Back to school
Structural steelwork is proving to be the ideal framing solution for a school rebuilding programme near Newtownards in Northern Ireland. FACT FILEStrangford …
Steel gives lesson in efficient design
In the first of two articles highlighting the educational sector in Northern Ireland, NSC reports on a steel-framed scheme bringing together two schools from …
What is fire resistance?
Graham Couchman of the Steel Construction Institute charts the history of fire resistance in structural engineering, and concludes that designs, in the most …
AD 537: Web resistance
The Blue Book contains values of web resistance, for various stiff bearing lengths, ss. During the work to prepare for the “Generation 2” changes, it has …
New and revised codes and standards from BSI Updates January 2025
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 17632-2:2024Building information modelling (BIM). Semantic modelling and linking (SML). Domain-specific modelling patterns. NEW WORK …
Rio-Niteroi Bridge
From Building With Steel, September 1974 An important aspect of Brazil’s rapid redevelopment in the 1970s was the provision of a road network. Part of this …
Severfield expands into offshore renewables
Fabricating, assembling and commissioning a number of key components, Severfield has secured a contract with Ørsted for its Hornsea 3 project, which is said …
Milestone reached on Pendle Police Station project
Structural steelwork has been completed for the new Pendle Police Station in Lancashire. The three-storey facility on Carr Road in Nelson will replace older …
Steelwork to create ‘Excellent’ north Hampshire distribution centre
Benniman Construction has appointed Caunton Engineering to fabricate, supply, and erect 1,100t of steelwork for an industrial/distribution scheme at Longmoor, …
Adey Steel opens training academy and hosts local MP
Steelwork contractor Adey Steel has officially opened the Adey Academy, a facility the company said will equip the next generation of workers with the tools, …
