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President’s Column – Fire design of car parks
In October 2023, a steel-framed car park at Luton Airport Terminal 2 was devastated by a fire started by a fault in a diesel-powered vehicle on level three. …
News in Brief – February 2025
Caunton Engineering has installed a Peddinghaus Peddibot 1250 at its Moorgreen fabrication facility. Equipped with capabilities for plasma cutting, oxy-fuel …
New Steel Construction Technical Digest now available online
New Steel Construction’s (NSC) ninth Technical Digest, which brings together a year’s worth of technical guidance, is now available for download at: …
Steel frame set to complete Broadgate development
Work is progressing on 2 Finsbury Avenue (2FA), which is the final phase of a 10-year redevelopment of the Broadgate Campus in the City of London. The biggest …
Europe’s largest AI data centre gets green light
Hertsmere Borough Council has granted planning permission for Europe’s largest cloud and AI data centre to be built at South Mimms, close to the M25 …
Plans approved for major new Oxford neighbourhood
Oxford City Council has approved plans for the Oxpens development that will transform a large area close to the main railway station into a mixed-use quarter. …
Sheerness leisure centre to get major revamp
Plans to improve access to health and leisure facilities in Sheerness have been approved. The project is a key component of Swale Borough Council’s £20 …
Plans submitted for state-of-the-art Salford research building
The University of Salford plans to build a new Acoustics Building at its Crescent Innovation Zone to house its research, commercial and teaching activities. …
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 …
Steel ready to respond to speedier investment approvals
The sound of a drum banging for investment is being heard loud and clear from Downing Street, with the government seemingly taking on board at least some of …