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News in Brief April 2016
Billington Holdings has announced pre-tax profits of £3.1M for the period ending 31 December 2015, up by 63.2% on the previous year. Revenue increased by …
News in Brief: January 2016
The Kaltenbach Group of companies has announced two new co-operations with leading machine tool manufacturers Zeman and RSA. For the UK market Kaltenbach said …
RNLI Poole lifeboat centre begins operations
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has officially opened its All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC) in Poole, Dorset. The building’s completion …
Steel extension for film manufacturer
One of Cumbria’s leading employers is expanding its manufacturing facility with a new steel extension that has been constructed without disrupting onsite …
Crane factory lifts Killarney economy
Extremely tight deflections are being accommodated within a large portal framed structure designed for a world renowned manufacturing company in Ireland’s …
50 Years Ago: Structural Steelwork for the Motor Industry
Ford’s new Halewood plant In February 1960, Sir Patrick Hennessey, Chairman of the Ford Motor Company Limited, announced his company’s decision to …
SSDA Commendation: McLaren Production Centre, Woking
An automotive production building for McLaren had to be constructed within an extremely tight programme while adhering to some very stringent planning …
50 Years Ago: Building a new factory over an existing one
From Building With Steel, February 1962 A new factory storehouse, intended to replace a smaller building, was partially erected over the existing building …
Rail crossing on track
Allerton Bridges’ new Durham fac- tory has succesfully completed its first project, the Marske Mill Lane Overbridge in Saltburn. The 23m long x 8m wide …
Allerton Bridges opens new factory
Steelwork contractor Allerton Engineering has opened a new factory in County Durham to cope with the increased demand for bridge steelwork manufacturing. The …