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Advancing manufacturing expertise
An industrial centre of nuclear manufacturing excellence is under construction near Sheffield. Martin Cooper reports on how a steel frame has proven to be an …
Steel frame facilitates high-tech production
Bombardier has completed the first phase of a new factory for the production and assembly of high-tech wings for its C-series aircraft. NSC reports on how a …
50 Years Ago: Steel’s contribution to the Oil and Petro-Chemical Industries
FROM BUILDING WITH STEEL, FEBRUARY 1961 Steel, in one form or another, is used more extensively than any other metal in practically every branch of the oil and …
Portal frame spearheads regeneration
One of Scotland’s largest regeneration projects is under way on the site of a former distillery in Dunbartonshire. NSC reports on one of the initial …
A centre for technological excellence
Steelwork is playing a key role in the construction of the UK’s first manufacturing technology centre which is taking shape on the outskirts of Coventry. …
Best Practice in Steel Construction (Commercial, Residential and Industrial Buildings)
Guidance for Architects, Designers & Consultants The three publications in this series are aimed at architects and other members of the design team to …
Environmental business park for Hastings
A business park for companies at the cutting edge of environmental technology, as well as those with an interest in conservation and energy efficiency is …
Robust shed for homebuilder
A new production facility for one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of park homes is under construction at Express Park in Northamptonshire. Homeseeker Homes …
Multiple trusses span complex dairy
Accommodating various processing facilities over four floors required some complex steelwork and a number of large lattice truss arrangements. Martin Cooper …
Hold the front page for steel
A new extension to the Johnston Press works in Portsmouth required some hefty steel bracing to support a narrow and tall structure. What a building will …
