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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 …
20 Years Ago: Applied QA in furnace reconstruction project
From STEEL CONSTRUCTION April 1992 Introduction A major new blast furnace re-construction project is currently under way at British Steel’s Port Talbot …
50 Years Ago: The New Cambridge University Press
Low cost, high speed of erection and light weight were among the principal considerations which led to the choice of structural steelwork for the two large …
20 Years Ago: David Mellor Factory, Hathersage, Derbyshire
From STEEL CONSTRUCTION, December 1990 The David Mellor Factory is a circular building with a domed steel roof structure spanning 28 metres from a natural …
Expansion work drives the car industry forward
Caunton Engineering has completed three steelwork projects for Honda at its main UK manufacturing site in Swindon. More than 190t structural steelwork was …
Caunton builds Honda extension
A major expansion project at Honda’s car manufacturing plant in Swindon has recently been completed by Caunton Engineering. During a 10-week programme, …
SSDA 2006 – McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, Surrey
This temple of engineering excellence is the result of a clear synergy between a strong client and an equally strong architect. Situated in leafy Surrey and …
Fisher completes truss movement
Many of Belfast’s city centre streets were recently closed over two weekend nights as seven large steel trusses were transported from the Harland & Wolff …
Metsec makes light work of long trusses
Lightweight steel trusses spanning 35m have been erected for a new manufacturing plant in Norfolk. Metsec supplied 33 of the trusses to the project which is …
