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New steel bridge design guides available from SCI
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has published two new steel bridge design publications that are now available at: …
Steel back on the growth tack
Structural steel’s return to growth in the UK in 2014 looks set to continue this year with growth of 10% forecast, BCSA President Wendy Coney told the …
Severfield expands bridge capacity
Steelwork contractor Severfield has announced the recruitment of a significant number of staff from the infrastructure and bridge division of Mabey Bridge in …
Steel bridges adorn Royal Mail stamps
The latest collection of first class stamps from the Royal Mail celebrates advances made in UK bridge engineering, acknowledges the role steelwork has played …
Major Middle Eastern bridge contract for BCSA member
Mabey Bridge has secured a £2.6M contract to supply steel bridges to Qatar as part of the country’s Local Roads & Drainage Programme. The deal will see …
News in Brief: September/October 2013
Three steel construction webinars are to be held: 26 September on the subject of pricing; 17 October on fire protection and 14 November on cost comparison. For …
50 Years Ago: Contributing to Britain’s Road Programme
From Building with Steel, November 1961 INTRODUCTION After what seemed to many as interminable delays a road programme designed to speed up the ever swelling …
Harbour bridge floated into place
Poole Harbour’s new and iconic second crossing will open to traffic next year. Martin Cooper reports on the complex erection process required to construct …
Restoring a vital rail link
The historic Arnside Viaduct has reopened to regular rail services after having its entire 476m-long deck replaced with new steel spans. After a 16 week …
Student Awards
An aquatics centre containing multiple pools and an ice rink or single carriageway road bridge across a river were this year’s competition requirements. The …
