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Nuclear patrols with steel
A bespoke steel-framed training complex is being built for the Civil Nuclear Constabulary near Sellafield. Martin Cooper reports. Charged with protecting the …
Council in the frame
A steel-framed solution has been chosen for Cumbria County Council’s new offices in Carlisle. As part of an ongoing cost-saving exercise, Cumbria County …
Warehouse opts for a range of steel options
Work is progressing on a vast regional distribution hub near Bristol for retailer The Range An enormous £90M warehouse at Central Park in Avonmouth, under …
AD 404: Columns in simple construction
SCI has received reports that some designers are disregarding the rules for the design of columns in braced frames (simple construction). In some cases the …
Steel provides energy solution
Construction work is progressing on a 21.5MW steel-framed waste wood biomass plant at Ince in Cheshire. The need to deliver alternative sources of energy …
High speed rail college set to arrive
In anticipation of the construction of high-speed rail infrastructure, a national college to train specialist engineers is being built. Martin Cooper reports …
Historic college graduates with steel
400-year old Foyle College is to vacate its current premises for a new shared steel-framed facility overlooking the Derry/Londonderry riverfront. Martin Cooper …
Steel drives Sky car park delivery
Steel construction’s speed of delivery has come to the fore as an 830-space multi-storey car park for media company Sky had its frame erected and flooring …
Straw power
Housing East Anglia’s latest biomass renewable energy plant are a number of large steel-framed buildings. The latest straw powered biomass energy plant is …
Frame stability tool available online
A new web-based frame stability tool that evaluates the stability of multi-storey braced frames, in accordance with BS EN 1993-1-1 is now available at: …
