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Around the Press: May 2010
Construction News 8 April 2010 Waste energy plant weathers big freeze Bourne Steel has erected more than 2,000 tonnes of steel in the main structure, and a …
Olympic Basketball Arena gets a lift
The 12,000 seat London 2012 Basketball Arena is taking shape with many of the 35m-high arched steel trusses lifted into place. Once Watson Steel Structures has …
Steel projects honoured at ACE awards
Steel related projects came out on top in a number of categories at the ACE Engineering Excellence Awards. In the Building Structures (Large Firm) category the …
Innovation highlighted in SSDA shortlist
Corus and the BCSA have announced a 17 project shortlist for the 2010 Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA), the 42nd year they have been held. The projects …
Steel opens up historic London building
London’s world famous Café Royal on Regent Street is being redeveloped into a five star luxury hotel, with structural steelwork playing an integral role in …
Rose Bowl delivered for June opening
Steelwork has been completed on two new stands at Hampshire County Cricket Club’s Rose Bowl stadium near Southampton. Part of a £48M redevelopment, the …
Steel construction accidents down by 60%
A dramatic reduction in reported accidents has been achieved by BCSA members over the last ten years, which is borne out by the latest published figures. The …
Galvanised steelwork for Himalayan zoo centre
Much of the steelwork used to create the £7M Himalaya visitor centre at Twycross Zoo was galvanised by East Anglian Galvanizing, which is part of the Wedge …
Steel fixings complete architectural vision
Lindapter’s new Hollo-Bolt Flush Fit was specified as the steelwork connection in HafenCity’s Brooktorkai quarter in Hamburg, securing a wide spanning …
Repeat CE Marking of upgraded steel sections not permitted
Sector Group 17, the European Notified Body, recently discussed the CE Marking of steel sections and concluded that, while re-testing of sections to verify the …
