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Major residential scheme framed in steel
Waterfront South, a major regeneration development of apartments on a prominent canalside location in the centre of Walsall is utilising more than 1,000t of …
SCI report opens up new applications for high strength steel
The SCI has completed a report which identifies research and development topics that may open up new applications for molybdenum-containing steels in the …
News in Brief – October 2011
Metsec’s in-house design team has gained international recognition for its work on a new accommodation building at the UK’s oldest specialist music …
SCI to re-evaluate the Eurocode 3 safety factors for stainless steel
SCI has been commissioned by Euro Inox to re-evaluate the safety factors applied to member and bolt resistance in EN 1993-1-4, the Eurocode covering design …
Guidance reports target sustainable construction
The fifth Target Zero guidance report, covering mixed use developments, was published this week, completing the series of five reports in this £1M BCSA and …
Steel atrium knits together Network Rail headquarters
A new national centre for Network Rail is quickly taking shape in the centre of Milton Keynes. Being built on the site of the former National Hockey Stadium, …
Payment amendments come into force
Construction Act amendments (Part 8 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009) affecting both payment and adjudication came into …
Around the Press – October 2010
Construction News 8 September 2011 Thumbs up to Target Zero (Comment by Johnny Wates, Chairman, Myriad CEG) Achieving zero carbon buildings is the challenge …
New stand scores on Wolves debut
Construction work on the new North Stand at Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux Stadium reached a milestone last month when the lower tier was used for the …
Accident reporting goes online
Statutory reporting to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of work related injuries and incidents under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous …
