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Big Yellow steelwork on show
Rising up alongside one of the country’s busiest motorways, steelwork for the Big Yellow Self Storage facility is nearing completion. Located next to the …
News in Brief – September 2011
Structural engineering software developer, CSC, has released the latest update of its structural calculation software, Tedds. Along with a range of new …
Specifications updated and developed by BCSA
The BCSA has developed a ‘Model Specification for the Purchase of Structural Steel Sections, Plates and Bars’ while the BCSA Working Group for Fasteners …
Lifting bridge floated into position
Working on behalf of main contractor Hochtief UK, Cleveland Bridge positions the first of five spans for the Poole Harbour Second Crossing using mobile jacks …
New automatic marking machine is a standalone unit
Peddinghaus has launched the PeddiWriter, a standalone layout machine able to produce all layout on a structural steel section in a single pass. The company …
Steelwork contractors form joint venture
Billington Structures and Bourne Steel have officially launched a joint venture known as BS2 in order to maximise and combine their expertise to bid for large …
First batch of wind turbines rolled out
Mabey Bridge has completed its first wind turbine towers from its state-of-the-art factory in Chepstow, with the towers now being delivered to wind farms in …
Around the Press – September 2011
New Civil Engineer 28 July 2011 Column free at Cannon Street “Having to feed in 21m long Fabsec beams through the side of the station in the dead of night …
New bridge strikes a chord
Chetham’s School of Music has achieved a significant milestone in its £36M redevelopment with the installation of a bridge to connect new 21st century …
Galvanizing keeps tall ships afloat
Glasgow-based Scottish Galvanizers, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, has provided its hot dip galvanizing treatment to 100t of steelwork used to build 60 …
