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Steel providing a safe design for petrochemical headquarters
A steel frame designed specifically to withstand a blast scenario is taking shape at the INEOS petrochemical facility at Grangemouth in Scotland. More than …
Construction boost for Plymouth city centre
The £40M Drake Circus Leisure scheme has been granted planning consent by Plymouth City Council. The 92,000m² steel-framed leisure scheme will include a …
Composite beam checking tool upgraded
The Composite Beam Checking Tool on www.steelconstruction.info has been upgraded to include the latest guidance in SCI-P405 Minimum degree of shear connection …
Oxford technology park gets go ahead
Joint developers Hill Street Holdings and Bloombridge have secured planning permission for a £90M steel-framed technology park in Oxford. The UMC-designed …
South entrance arrives at Leeds station
Thousands of commuters in Yorkshire are now enjoying quicker and easier journeys since the new £20M steel-framed south entrance at Leeds station was …
News in Brief: February 2016
Bernard Shuttleworth, BCSA President from 1986-88, died on 28 December. During his long career in the steelwork sector, Bernard was Managing Director of Robert …
New steel bridge design guides available from SCI
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has published two new steel bridge design publications that are now available at: …
East Ridings’ largest regeneration scheme opens
The first phase of the Flemingate mixed-use scheme in Beverley has opened its doors to shoppers. Described as the largest development in the town since the …
Plans for London mega tower revealed
A planned steel-framed skyscraper that could become London’s second tallest building, overshadowing the adjacent Gherkin and matching The Shard in height, …
New steel sector education and marketing initiative
BCSA has launched Steel for Life – a new market development programme designed to ensure that steel maintains and develops its leading position as the …
