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Galvanizing success at major power station
Worksop Galvanizing, part of the Wedge Galvanizing Group, has completed a major contract to galvanize more than 500t of structural steelwork for a new biomass …
Tesco shops for steel expertise
Caunton Engineering is supplying and erecting more than 1,300t of structural steelwork on behalf of main contractor Bowmer & Kirkland for a new Tesco …
River Boyne spanned with steel
A steel composite bridge was the solution used for the recently opened M3 motorway’s longest structure needed to span the River Boyne. Covering a length of …
New life for town centre
Part of a multi-million pound regeneration scheme and spread over two sites, the Wigan Life Centre is a multi-function facility set to invigorate the borough. …
News in Brief – September 2010
More than 110t of cold rolled Multibeam purlins and rails, as well as 17,000m2 of Multideck 60-V2 and associated products from Kingspan Structural Products …
New facility for wind tower components announced
Corus has unveiled plans to construct a new £31.5M manufacturing plant in Teesside to produce steel foundation stuctures – called monopiles – used …
Educational centre takes shape with steel
The Aberthaw Power Station in South Wales is building an educational facility to highlight the energy sector’s positive environmental impact. Affording views …
Guidance for metal decking available
An industry working party, led by Bovis Lend Lease and supported by the Health & Safety Executive, has produced new guidance to help those involved with …
College highlights education’s prominence
A steel frame has proven to be the answer for a multi-use building where natural ventilation and thermal mass needed to be incorporated in order to reduce …
Venue engineered for entertainment
One of the UK’s best known provincial concert venues is being rebuilt and will open its doors again next year. Martin Cooper reports from Guildford’s rock …
