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Steelwork completes Cardiff flue decoration
Caunton Engineering has completed the erection of an architectural steel flue stack support for the new £180M energy from waste (EfW) plant at Trident Park in …
New design software for composite deck design
Structural Metal Decks (SMD) has launched SMD Elements, a new software package for composite deck and slab design. Elements is said to provide a number of …
Curving Manchester’s iconic station roof begins
Steel sections profiled by Barnshaw Metal Bending’s structural branch are to be incorporated in 15 curved steel ribs on the new roof of the £44M …
Barrett Steel launches Irish division
The Irish steel construction sector is set to get a boost as Barrett Steel has launched an Engineering Division, at Maghaberry, Northern Ireland. David Reece, …
Waste centre gains from specialist supply
Metsec has supplied a range of purlins and side rails for the construction of the secondary steel structure at the new Viridor Energy from Waste (EfW) facility …
News in Brief: May 2014
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has committed to write a series of twelve steel and composite technical design articles for The Structural Engineer …
Stockholders group to address industry concerns
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) has reformed its Working Group for Steel Stockholders to address issues that have arisen since the …
Landmark bowstring bridge lifted into place at Boston
Steelwork contractor S H Structures successfully lifted the new £750,000 St Botolph’s bowstring footbridge across the River Witham at Boston, Lincolnshire …
Steel tackles phased rugby stadium build
The Ravenhill Rugby Ground in Belfast, which will be officially opened in May, has been redeveloped with the construction of three new stands, raising its …
Recession a driver for change
Structural steelwork demand is expected to grow this year after hitting a nadir in 2013, BCSA President Ivor Roberts (pictured) told the association’s …
