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Portal frame for abandoned animals
Work is nearing completion on the Raystede Animal Centre in Lewes, East Sussex. The predominantly steel project features two elements; a traditional portal …
ParkerSteel to go fully automated with new Kaltenbach line
Steel stockholder ParkerSteel has placed an order with Kaltenbach, for what is said to be one of the UK’s first fully automated structural steel processing …
Guide to refurbishment solutions
Tata Steel, formerly Corus, has published a technical paper – ‘Refurbishment solutions for non-domestic dwellings’ – taking an in-depth look at the …
Orient achieves high expectations
One of the UK’s leading specialist manufacturers of bespoke feature staircases has installed a FICEP Orient 10 drilling and sawing line, along with a FICEP …
EDF reiterates nuclear opportunities
Hinkley Point. Photo: Richard Baker A new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point should be up and running by 2018 with construction work beginning in 2013, EDF …
Around the Press – October 2010
New Civil Engineer 2 September 2010 Northern verve (Wigan Life Centre) One of the project’s most challenging aspects is along the eastern facade where a …
Advantage for steel on world class technology centre
With the backing of some of the UK’s largest manufacturers and a major investment by Advantage West Midlands, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) near …
Cricket ground gets capacity boost
Work currently being undertaken at Edgbaston cricket ground will increase the stadium’s overall capacity to 25,000, in time for next summer’s Test match …
Tata Steel – a new name for Corus
As from 27th September the Corus name has been officially changed to Tata Steel, with the new logo appearing on documentation, products, locations and …
Steelwork completed at Salford hospital
More than 3,000t of structural steelwork has been erected for the new Hope Hospital project in Salford. The project consists of a new 222 bed acute hospital, …
