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Eden Project plans to go north
Plans have been submitted to Lancaster City Council for an £85M Eden Project to be built on Morecambe Bay. It is proposed that the destination will combine …
Engineers streamline HS2 station roof design
Lead engineers on HS2’s Old Oak Common station, WSP, have revealed a 27% reduction in the structural steel needed for the station roof at the west London …
Ground broken on Milton Keynes engine design centre
A ground-breaking ceremony has heralded the start of construction for automotive manufacturer Integral Powertrain’s new and purpose-built steel-framed …
Frame erection begins on £500M south coast power station
Working on behalf of Morgan Sindall, Elland Steel Structures has begun the erection of 1,250t of structural steelwork for the IFA (Interconnexion France …
Steel complete for Wolverhampton station phase one
The steel frame for phase one of Wolverhampton’s new railway station building has been completed. Working on behalf of Galliford Try, Adstone Construction …
Somerset contractor expands production facility
Taunton Fabrications said in order to meet an increasing demand for its products and services, it is building an additional 700m² steel-framed factory space …
President’s Column: July 2019
One of the ‘problems’ with technology today is that we all get bombarded with information, which we either delete or file away to look at later. And then …
News in Brief: July 2019
The Steel Piling Group has recently updated its popular guide, Durability of Steel Piles (P422). The guide, published by the Steel Construction Institute …
London office construction up despite Brexit uncertainty
Office construction volumes in London are up 12% compared to six months ago, with 37 new schemes breaking ground, adding 325,000m² of floor space into the …
Steelwork installation begins for Antarctic wharf
Following two months of deconstructing the old Biscoe wharf, the first steel frame of the new 74m-long wharf structure at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) …
