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Structural steel reuse
Following on from last month’s NSC article on Steel and the circular economy, Michael Sansom of the SCI focuses on structural steel reuse and in particular, …
Ensuring a safe design
INEOS Olefins & Polymers UK, the country’s largest privately-owned company and one of the world’s largest chemical businesses, is building a new, …
Galvanizing helps revitalize carbon plant
Manchester Galvanizing (part of the Wedge Group) has provided its hot-dip galvanizing treatment to a project which has seen the successful reactivation of a …
Steel providing a safe design for petrochemical headquarters
A steel frame designed specifically to withstand a blast scenario is taking shape at the INEOS petrochemical facility at Grangemouth in Scotland. More than …
Steel puts Crossrail rolling stock on track
Having secured a contract to manufacture trains for London’s Crossrail, Bombardier is constructing a new steel-framed train inspection building. The UK rail …
Lifeboat centre in the frame
Steel construction was the only solution to create the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s all-weather maintenance and manufacturing facility. Martin …
Keeping the film industry rolling
Steel is playing a leading role in aiding Innovia Films, one of Cumbria’s leading employers, to expand its manufacturing facility without disrupting onsite …
Paper making gets a boost
One of Kent’s oldest industries is expanding with the aid of a new steel framed manufacturing hall. Kent’s Medway Valley has a long tradition of paper …
Paper mill expands with steel
Townsend Hook Paper Mill near Maidstone in Kent is currently undergoing a large scale upgrading programme which involves the construction of a 162m long steel …
Steel is good for Guinness
The famous Guinness Brewery in Dublin is investing in new high-tech facilities housed inside a large steel framed structure. Glasses were raised to steel’s …
