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Light frame checks in at safari lodge
Metsec Framing Division has designed and installed the framing structure for Chessington World of Adventures’ new safari lodge. Working with Speymill …
UK debut for new processing machine
The UK’s first FICEP Tipo C25 machine has been installed at the Severfield-Rowen steel fabricating facility in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. The Tipo C25 is said …
Steel wins five categories at prestigious awards
A number of high profile UK steel projects received accolades at the recent Institution of Structural Engineers’ (IStructE) 40th anniversary Structural …
Steel shapes speculative office development
Billington Structures has fabricated, supplied and erected 1,161t of structural steel for a multi-storey speculative scheme for Scarborough Developments in …
Long loads leave Lincolnshire
A total of eight 36.5m-long x 4m wide fabricated trusses have left steelwork contractor D.A Green & Sons’ yard, destined for a new engineering workshop …
New guide will aid project efficiency
A new BCSA initiative, endorsed by the Health & Safety Executive, has resulted in the launch of ‘Allocation of Design Responsibilities in Constructional …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: November 2007
BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED BS 6399:- Loading for buildings BS6399-1:1996 Code of practice for dead and imposed loads BS 6399-2:1997 Code of …
SCI pays tribute to retiring director
The Steel Construction Institute’s Director Dr Graham Owens marked his resignation after a 21-year career at the Institute, at the annual dinner held at the …
Big lifts needed for seaside redevelopment
Main contractor Allenbuild has lifted two steel transfer trusses, with a total weight of 167t, as part of the £14.5M redevelopment of the Floral Hall Gardens …
Olympic authority unveils designs for 2012 stadium
The design for the eagerly awaited London Olympic Stadium has been made public by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). The 80,000 seat, predominantly steel, …
