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News in Brief – November/December 2005
A consortium headed by contractor Impregilo has provisionally won the contract for the final design and construction of the Strait of Messina bridge. The …
Steel still winning on cost comparisons
Steel frames have been re-confirmed as the fastest and most cost effective solution for both commercial and residential apartment buildings by the latest Cost …
News in Brief – October 2005
Corus is to lead a consortium of construction industry clients from 10 countries in a four-year research programme on innovative construction methods for …
News in Brief – September 2005
A topping-out ceremony on 16 August marked the completion of the roof at Arsenal FC’s new Emirates Stadium. Sir Robert McAlpine Project Director Rolv …
News in Brief: June 2005
Atlas Ward Structures has been awarded the contract to fabricate and erect 900t of structural steelwork for Aylesbury College. The £30M project will replace …
UK steel for Hong Kong terminal
Roof erection on Hong Kong airport’s HK$2bn (£130M) SkyPlaza terminal is set to begin this month using steel supplied by Corus. The main steel component to …
Major investment at Scunthorpe
Corus has announced plans to invest £130M at its Scunthorpe steelworks to significantly strengthen its manufacturing capability and competitiveness in …
Steel – the safe solution
Steel is inherently safer than other structural framing solutions, argues a new brochure aimed at steelwork designers. ‘Steel – the safe solution’ is …
STEEL ensures economical design
First fruits of a unique, pan-European effort to help designers use the new Eurocodes will be going online later this year. David Fowler reports on progress. …
