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City project maximises its space
A new eight-storey office development at 60 Gresham Street in the City of London has overcome a number of challenges with steel construction. Situated on a …
Improved drilling efficiency
Voortman’s redesigned V600 drilling system now incorporates a number of new features including an automatic tool changer with a capacity for five drills. …
News in Brief: May 2008
Drawing on its considerable experience of developing and testing deck products, SCI engineers have developed an Improved Engineering Model (IEM) that more …
Expansion at Scotland’s largest business park
The new £330M Maxim office development at the Eurocentral Business Park in Lanarkshire, will on completion offer 85,000m2 of office space in ten high quality …
Bridge lift completed in one morning
Shoreditch High Street in east London was closed for one Saturday morning last month to allow a new 38m long steel bowstring bridge to be lifted into position. …
CE Marking of fabricated steel imminent
The European Standard for CE Marking of fabricated steel and aluminium structures has recently been circulated to European member states for Formal Vote for a …
Purlins hit the slopes at new ski centre
Steel purlins from Metsec have been used to create the external shell of the Chill Factor, the UK’s longest and the world’s widest real snow indoor ski …
New option for steel erector NVQ assessments
The development of the Constructional Steelwork Site Operations NVQ Level 2, which covers steel erection, metal decking and stud welding, has been held back …
Gold standard addition to sustainability charter
Kingspan Structural Products has been successfully audited and has joined the Steel Construction Sustainability Charter as a Gold member. As part of the audit …
Updated steel industry information
The 2008 Directory for Specifiers and Buyers in the steel construction industry is now available. This essential directory lists details of every BCSA member …
