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British Standards to be withdrawn in favour of Eurocodes
In March 2010 the BSI will withdraw all those British Standards that conflict with the European design standards – the Eurocodes – and replace them …
Chilled out warehouse
A new multi-temperature depot for foodservice distributor 3663 First for Foodservice is under construction in Paddock Wood, Kent. Working on behalf of main …
Bridge ushers in new era for Tees Valley
A new landmark structure, known as the Infinity Bridge, which links the multi-million pound North Shore development with the thriving Teesdale area will …
Mixed use development for historic city centre
More than 1,000t of structural steelwork has been erected for a prestigious multi-storey mixed use development in the heart of Chester. The circular structure …
Scottish contractor expands with new sawing and drilling line
Ayrshire-based steelwork contractor Newton Group has installed a new FICEP Orient 11 drilling and sawing line along with a RB1500 shot blast machine, all …
Ruling on Construction Products Regulations expected
The European Union (EU) is currently voting on the European Construction Products Regulations (CPR) and if accepted, it will come into force in July 2011. It …
First link to Olympic Stadium in place
The first of five bridges which will link the Olympic Stadium to the rest of the London 2012 site has been erected by Fairfield Mabey. A 1,000t capacity mobile …
Bi-Steel barriers prove effective
As part of the Government’s efforts to protect crowded places from terrorist attack by car or truck bomb, the Home Office organised a demonstration of how …
Steel contractor lands fourth Queen’s Award
Dorset-based steelwork contractor John Reid & Sons (Strucsteel) has been named as one of the winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2009, the …
Expansion work drives the car industry forward
Caunton Engineering has completed three steelwork projects for Honda at its main UK manufacturing site in Swindon. More than 190t structural steelwork was …
