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World’s largest Audi Centre opens in London
Steel construction played a major driving role in the completion of the London Audi Centre in Brentford which officially opened in October. The imposing new …
London 2012 Velodrome is racing ahead
Construction work on the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome is speedily progressing with steelwork now visible above the structure’s base. The 6,000 seat …
Target Zero up and running
Low and zero carbon steel intensive buildings will soon be a reality due to Target Zero, a £1M project jointly funded by the BCSA and Corus. “It has been …
The right information at the right time
The BCSA’s Pete Walker explains what the revision to the CDM means to the steel construction industry and how in particular the flow of vital information …
Raising the floor for Tesco car park
Occupying most of a 9.5 acre site in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, steelwork for a new Tesco Extra has recently been completed by Caunton Engineering. On the site …
Bluebirds kick off season in new home
Championship side Cardiff City (the Bluebirds) started the current football season in a new 26,800 all-seater stadium. Completed this summer by a project team …
News in Brief – October 2009
The BCSA together with the Highways Agency has formed a working group to develop a National Highways Sector Scheme for mechanical fasteners. The aim is to …
New home for historic Bodleian Library
Millions of books from Oxford University’s historic Bodleian Library are to be housed in a new steel framed storage facility in Swindon. A ground breaking …
World class academy for Manchester
The steel frame for the new state of the art Manchester Enterprise Academy has been completed by Billington Structures. The £19M educational facility will …
Wimbledon’s retractable roof scoops European design accolade
The redevelopment of Wimbledon’s Centre Court, which included the construction of a retractable roof, was awarded a European Steel Design Award at an …
