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Steel scores for stadium upgrade
Steelwork played a central role in allowing Cardiff City’s stadium to remain open throughout the construction of a new upper tier to its Ninian Stand. …
Steelwork completes Cardiff flue decoration
Caunton Engineering has completed the erection of an architectural steel flue stack support for the new £180M energy from waste (EfW) plant at Trident Park in …
Tata Steel and BCSA to host essential seminars
A new series of Steel Essentials seminars has been scheduled for this autumn at venues in Cardiff, London, Leeds and Edinburgh. The seminars provide an …
Big beams create energy plant for Welsh capital
Barnshaw Section Benders, working in conjunction with ASD Westok, has supplied some of the deepest cellular beams ever requested to Fisher Engineering for a …
Corus Student Awards
A low carbon school or a bridge to carry a single carriageway bypass over a valley were this year’s competition requirements. The 2010 Corus Student Design …
Bluebirds kick off season in new home
Championship side Cardiff City (the Bluebirds) started the current football season in a new 26,800 all-seater stadium. Completed this summer by a project team …
Transfer structures kick-start Cardiff retail project
The original design for the St David’s 2 project in Cardiff has been modified to incorporate greater use of steel. This has produced a scheme which is …
Steel takes the RIBA prizes
Three of the six shortlisted projects for the prestigious 2006 RIBA Stirling Prize were steel structures, including the overall winner. Picking up the £20,000 …
SSDA 2006 – National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
This structure features an undulating roof, held up with minimal visible effort, suspended over a transparent enclosure atop a solid plinth. When Her Majesty …
Judges sing praises of steel opera house
The Wales Millennium Centre, the new home of the Welsh National Opera, threw over some outdated views about the suitability of steel for auditoriums, and is …
