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Steel-framed project is the first CCS five-star winner
The new US Embassy site in south London is the first project to achieve the top five-star accolade in the Considerate Constructors Scheme’s (CCS) recently …
UK certification for ArcelorMittal Long Products
ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products has been certified under the BRE Environmental & Sustainability Standard BES 6001, a responsible sourcing …
Steel delivers giant grocery store in Kent
A large steel-framed temperature-controlled warehouse has risen up on the south bank of the River Thames at Erith, Kent for online grocery retailer Ocado. …
World Steel Association campaigns for steel houses
The World Steel Association (WSA) is running a campaign #lovesteel, which demonstrates how steel is the ideal material for aesthetically pleasing and …
Teamwork produces agricultural buildings in Norfolk
Steelwork contractor A C Bacon Engineering, which specialises in fabricating buildings for the agriculture industry, has teamed up with Worksop Galvanizing …
Steel stalwart steps down as SCCS Chairman
Denver Woodward has stepped down as Chairman of the Steel Construction Certification Scheme (SCCS) after 18 years of service. Commenting on Mr Woodward’s …
Steel sector remembers coatings specialist
Jack Tighe, founder of the Jack Tighe specialist coatings business has died aged 85 after a long illness. He had been in business since 1954 during which time …
Funding secured for 3rd Snowhill office scheme
Three Snowhill, one of the largest ever speculative office projects outside London, has secured funding. The £90M 39,000m² development in Birmingham city …
Memorial celebrates Spitfire’s 80th anniversary
Steel bending specialist Barnshaws Section Benders was contracted to add its expertise in the fabrication of the Sentinel Spitfire memorial sculpture at the …
News in Brief April 2016
Billington Holdings has announced pre-tax profits of £3.1M for the period ending 31 December 2015, up by 63.2% on the previous year. Revenue increased by …
