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Latest Eurocode update issued
Four more parts of Eurocode 3, the European standard for the design of steel structures, have been issued by BSI. Dr David Moore, BCSA Director of Engineering, …
Competitive sustainability boosts market share for steel
Steel has broken the 2005 record share of the multi storey non-residential building frames market, with a 71.8% share in 2006 of a market that rose by 3.7%, …
New office block for former newspaper site
A 14-storey office development is taking shape on the former Birmingham Post and Mail site in Snow Hill, Birmingham. Colmore Plaza will offer 300,000ft² of …
Delivering a new market for London
More than 800t of structural steelwork will be fabricated and erected by Atlas Ward Structures for two new buildings at the Western International Market in …
Five steel framed schools for Leeds
The recent completion of steel erection at the John Smeaton School in Leeds represents one of the final phases of a £100M PFI project for Leeds City Council. …
Largest UK office park underway
What is claimed to be the UK’s largest office park is taking shape on the northern outskirts of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Cobalt Park will eventually offer 2.25 …
Hopes high for adjudication review
Hopes are high that industry pressure for a change in the Construction Act will result in removal of the need for contracts to be ‘in writing’ before …
Hospital extension gets fast track construction with Metsec framing
A new £26M extension at the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has used 3,000m² of Metsec SFS site fixed, light gauge, galvanised steel framing as infill walling. …
Quick answers from fixing selector
Lindapter has launched a second generation of its on-line steelwork fixings design software, adding more beam sizes and improving the user interface. Known as …
