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‘Banana’ trusses for Kettering campus
Conder Structures is half way through a £1M contract for the main steelwork of a new £20M college campus in Northamptonshire. Conder was appointed by main …
Market share hits all time high
Steel’s share of the multi storey non-residential buildings market for frames has reached 70% for the first time, according to the 2005 Market Shares Survey …
Credit insurance pays dividends
One of the largest payouts under the BCSA’s Insolvency Protection Scheme has been awarded to a member following the insolvency of contractor RC Group Limited …
Metsec purlins rise to challenge of complex roof
Construction of a new £2.6M Information & Communication Technology Learning Centre near Mansfield has found Metsec’s zed purlins equal to the task of …
Corus website gets upgrade
Corus re-launched its construction website in November after a complete redesign. “The website needed a revamp to give it a better structure and make …
News in Brief – January 2012
Work to strengthen the Coalport Bridge in Shropshire has won a prestigious Historic Bridge & Infrastructure Award from the Institution of Civil Engineers. …
Trusses span Wales conference centre
Erection of 356t of steelwork and an additional 49t of trusses forming part of a large extension and refurbishment of the North Wales Conference Centre & …
New steel guidance launched
A new feature called Steel Industry Guidance Notes (SIGNS) starts in this issue of NSC. SIGNS are short, two page inserts that will give practical advice on …
Steel charts a sustainable future
The Steel Construction Sustainability Charter was formally launched at the 2005 Steel Construction Conference, and now has 28 companies signed up to its …
Obituary – Rod Foster
Rod Foster, warmly acknowledged by colleagues as one of the quiet heroes of steel bridge engineering, has died peacefully at home, on his 65th birthday. Mr …
