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Update for steelwork specification
National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building Construction – 5th Edition was published last month. Dr David Moore, BCSA Director of Engineering …
London gets signature towers
The City of London’s next high rise office development contains British Land’s Broadgate Tower and 201 Bishopsgate buildings – iconic steel structures …
Complex steel frame helps revitalise Nottingham city centre
Value engineering has contributed to a reduction in steel during construction of a large city centre development in the East Midlands, as Margo Cole …
Accreditation Scheme
The National Cold War Exhibition opens this month displaying a unique range of historic aircraft now preserved in an innovative steel structure, reports …
Compulsory scheme for painting
A new national transportation infrastructure sector scheme for steelwork painting has been published on the United Kingdom Accreditation Scheme web site. The …
Hold the front page for steel
A new extension to the Johnston Press works in Portsmouth required some hefty steel bracing to support a narrow and tall structure. What a building will …
Grandstand finish
The redevelopment of Doncaster Racecourse is set to transform the site into one of the most modern and impressive sporting venues in the UK. Martin Cooper …
New office block for former newspaper site
A 14-storey office development is taking shape on the former Birmingham Post and Mail site in Snow Hill, Birmingham. Colmore Plaza will offer 300,000ft² of …
Delivering a new market for London
More than 800t of structural steelwork will be fabricated and erected by Atlas Ward Structures for two new buildings at the Western International Market in …
