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20 Years Ago: Plantasia – Oasis Park, Swansea
From STEEL CONSTRUCTION, December 1990 Plantasia – a tropical hothouse is the central feature of the retail shopping park at Swansea. The 1600 sq m, …
Bridges carbon calculator
The BCSA and Tata Steel have commissioned Atkins to create an easy to use spreadsheet tool for calculating the carbon footprint of typical steel composite …
New arrival for Barrett Steel’s tubes division
Barrett Steel’s Tubes Division has taken delivery of a sixth tube laser machine for its LaserTUBE cutting facility. The company said the £1M laser further …
Safety award for steelwork contractor
Elland Steel Structures has been awarded a ‘Highly Commended Certificate’ in recognition of its commitment to health and safety, environmental performance, …
Tata Steel to sponsor green village at Ecobuild
This year’s Ecobuild event, taking place at London’s ExCel centre from March 1-3, will see Tata Steel sponsor the UK Green Building Council Village. The …
Bridge slide completed at Reading station
Working over the Christmas and New Year break Network Rail successfully installed a new 40m long × 17m wide bridge deck as part of its £850M project to …
Major distribution centre signals rail freight expansion
Steelwork erection is progressing on the latest distribution centre within the extended Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT II). More than …
CE Marking has arrived for structural steelwork
From 1 January this year CE Marking of fabricated structural steelwork, in accordance with BS EN 1090-1, came into force in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. …
AD 353: Execution class for bridge steelwork
With the switch to Eurocodes for the design of bridges, project specifications are now being drawn up based on the use of the execution standard BS EN 1090-2 …
February 2011 – Most sustainable stadium
The Olympic Park Legacy Company was meeting to decide on which of two competing bids to accept for the future of the centrepiece London Olympic stadium as NSC …