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Creative university challenge
A key part of Glyndwr University’s development programme, a new highly sustainable and environmentally friendly creative industries building is under …
Westfield’s Olympic gateway
Located next to London’s Olympic Park, Europe’s largest urban shopping centre is rapidly taking shape. Martin Cooper reports from a project which will act …
New extension lands at Heathrow
Heathrow Terminal 4 has been transformed into a light and airy airport building with the addition of a new extension featuring a 180m-long glazed façade. …
Girder clamp secures stadium canopy
The new Target Field ballpark in Minneapolis, USA, which features a 1,988t steel sunshade canopy that sweeps around the stadium, has been successfully …
New processing equipment to make debut
Kaltenbach said the main thrust of its stand at the forthcoming Mach 2010 show (held at the NEC 7-11 June) will be production efficiency gains. The company …
Galvanising protects gardeners
Gardeners in Scotland will be protected from the elements due to the work successfully completed by Wessex Galvanizers, part of the Wedge Galvanizing Group. …
News in Brief: May 2010
SCI wants to test its on-line training facilities and needs volunteers. The idea is to present a one-day course on design to EC3, including worked examples, …
Bronze age returns to Cheshire
Steelwork contractor Hills of Shoeburyness has completed a complex steel and bronze project for a private customer in Cheshire. Erected in the grounds …
CE Marking objection resolved
A Finnish objection delaying the CE Marking of fabricated structural steelwork has been resolved at a meeting in Brussels between the European Commission and …
Price rises to boost demand?
Construction materials prices are rising again, which could bring developers and other clients who have been waiting for prices to hit bottom from off the …
