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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 …
Corus took the strain at Civils
Offering to ‘take the strain’ out of the industry, Corus’ stand at Civils 2005 proved highly successful. The only two-level stand at the show offered …
Taking the lead with CE marking
Corus Construction & Industrial (CC&I) has become the world’s first steel producer to gain approval for plates and sections against the Construction …
‘Zero Defects’ delivers savings for clothing firm George
Barrett Steel Buildings’ ‘zero defects’ approach has delivered cost savings and a two week saving on programme on a project to design, supply and erect a …
Metals skills boost from merger
Efforts to recruit capable young people into the metals industry have been boosted by the merger of two key skills organisations. MetSkill, the metals industry …
Cardington needed for concrete tests – Cartoon
The constructional steelwork sector is supporting calls to re-open the Cardington large building test facility to allow the UK’s programme of fire testing to …
Wider use for safe system
Severfield-Rowen has made its innovative ‘Off-Load Safe’ patented handling system available to the wider market. ‘The system has been used successfully …
