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Expert Eurocode website launched
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) have combined their expertise and launched a Eurocodes Expert …
Slimdek changes offer safer installation
Recent side lap changes to the Corus Slimdek SD225 product mean it now offers contractors a safer installation procedure. “With its new universal side lap, …
Major expansion for Caunton
Caunton Engineering has invested £5M in a new manufacturing facility at its Moorgreen site in Nottinghamshire. Called the Plane Building, the new building has …
Industry comment urged on Eurocodes
The BCSA and SCI have both alerted the steel construction industry that draft National Annexes for Eurocode 3 have been published and are available for public …
Airport tower checks in
The final steel sections for the new £8.2M control tower at Newcastle International Airport have been lifted into place. Steelwork contractor Rippin Steel, …
Modular cores save time in Liverpool
Shepherd Construction is cutting 21 weeks off its construction programme by installing Corus Bi-Steel’s Corefast system at its St Paul’s Square scheme in …
News in Brief – April 2007
Cleveland Bridge will supply approximately 8,000t of structural steelwork for the construction of two 16-storey towers at Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands. …
Multi-span viaduct wins ICE award
The Leven viaduct in south Cumbria has won the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 2007 North West Merit Award for Engineering Excellence. The ICE judging …
Quick construction was crucial for St Paul’s kiosk
A new and distinctive steel framed kiosk has recently been erected in front of one of London’s most famous landmarks in one overnight programme. The new …
Industry calls for longer Eurocodes transition period
Government has conceded that the proposed overlap period between introducing Eurocodes and withdrawing British Standards can be extended if there is wide …
