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Bowstring arch brings relief
Fairfield Mabey has completed off-site fabrication of 1,100t of steelwork for a new 140m span bowstring arch bridge on the Porth and Lower Rhondda Fach Relief …
Two towers rise at Lime Street
Steelwork is fast emerging from the ground at the latest high profile, high rise building to be constructed in the City of London. 51 Lime Street is a 29 …
Falkirk Wheel gets outstanding award
The Saltire Society has chosen the Falkirk Wheel as the most outstanding civil engineering awards entry in Scotland during the last 25 years. The judges …
‘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. …
