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Magnetic handling eases loading
One of the first FICEP Tecno-lift units has been installed at Watson Steel Structures’ 19-acre site in Bolton, as part of the firm’s on-going programme to …
Trusses work for temple roof
Some complex 3D modelling was used by Metsec to help its design of complicated gutter support steelwork on the dome of a new Sikh temple in Birmingham. The …
New web advisory service from the Steel Alliance
The Steel Alliance, a joint venture between SCI and its French counterpart Centre Technique Industriel de la Construction Métallique (CTICM) is launching a …
Spanish hotel for prestigious London site
Rowen Structures is currently erecting steelwork for a Spanish owned five-star hotel on the prominent and prestigious central London intersection of the Strand …
SIAC buys further into UK market
Republic of Ireland based construction firm SIAC has purchased Graham Wood Structural for an undisclosed sum. The purchase of the Sussex-based steelwork …
New gold members for sustainability charter
Four new companies have been successfully audited and joined the Steel Construction Sustainability Charter, bringing the total number of members to 17. Two of …
Steel footbridge for Belfast’s Westlink
Fisher Engineering has erected a new steel footbridge over Belfast’s Westlink motorway to provide pedestrian access between the city centre and the Royal …
Cold War museum scoops European Award
Steelwork contractor S.H. Structures was in Luxembourg on 13 September to collect a prestigious European Steel Design Award for The Royal Air Force Museum …
New standard for fabrication of steel structures
A new European standard for the fabrication of constructional steelwork is being prepared by CEN committee and is expected to be published sometime in 2008. …
October 2007 – Steel more cost effective than concrete
Good news on the costs front comes from the latest update of the Cost Comparison study that Corus has produced since 1995. The updated study, incorporating …