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Kingspan introduces first 4mm channel
Kingspan has introduced a range of 4mm cold-rolled channel sections called Multichannel4. The new thicker sections will provide engineers and steelwork …
Definitive World Trade Center report published
Four years after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 led to the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, the US National Institute of Standards and …
Steel bridge installed safely over live railway
Rowecord Engineering has pre-assembled and installed a 900 tonne railway viaduct over the London Underground Hammersmith and City line at White City. Engineers …
Trojan horse lifts safety awareness
A second phase of the Trojan Horse safety messaging project is in progress after phase one showed the technique was successful in raising awareness of safety …
Steel construction safety improvement beats target
No fatal injuries were reported by steel construction companies in the BCSA’s latest accident survey covering 2004. In addition the injury frequency rate for …
Daventry shed checks out for Tesco
Caunton Engineering has won the contract to design, supply and erect a new distribution warehouse at the DIRFT Logistics Park and rail freight terminal at …
New forum to address practical fire safety issues
The Structural Fire Safety Forum, a new body set up in a joint initiative by the Steel Construction Institute and the Association for Specialist Fire …
Steel’s cost advantage maintained
Structural steel has maintained its cost advantage over alternative framing materials despite the raw material price increases of the past year, according to …
Steel in Fire: the latest news
The performance of steel in fire has been proven through comprehensive tests worldwide. In the first of a series of fire engineering articles John Dowling of …
Barrett chooses Ficep
Barrett Steel Buildings has placed an order with Ficep UK for machinery including two new 1101DZB CNC drilling and sawing lines and the latest plasma coping …
