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NSC takes digital step forward
New Steel Construction will increase its frequency of publication to ten issues a year and will become a digital-only publication from next month, following …
Steel accommodates university upgrade
Steelwork erection by Walter Watson for a 1,367 bed student accommodation block at the University of Salford is nearing completion. Main contractor Graham …
Expo centre takes shape on the Mersey
A world class exhibition and events facility on Liverpool’s waterfront, to be known as the Exhibition Centre Liverpool, is rapidly taking shape as Billington …
Research confirms steel has less on-site environmental impact
A study comparing the onsite impacts of steel and concrete structures for the same inner city, multi-storey commercial project has confirmed steel construction …
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 …
