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News in Brief: May 2008
Drawing on its considerable experience of developing and testing deck products, SCI engineers have developed an Improved Engineering Model (IEM) that more …
Purlins hit the slopes at new ski centre
Steel purlins from Metsec have been used to create the external shell of the Chill Factor, the UK’s longest and the world’s widest real snow indoor ski …
Metals leader signs skills pledge
Metsec is the latest organisation to adopt the government’s Skills Pledge which aims to address the shortage of skilled workers by investing in the …
News in Brief: January 2008
Kaltenbach’s UK Managing Director Manfred Saenger will relinquish his position to Simon Smith, the company’s Sales and Marketing Director from 1 January …
Light frame checks in at safari lodge
Metsec Framing Division has designed and installed the framing structure for Chessington World of Adventures’ new safari lodge. Working with Speymill …
Trusses work for temple roof
Some complex 3D modelling was used by Metsec to help its design of complicated gutter support steelwork on the dome of a new Sikh temple in Birmingham. The …
News in Brief: September 2007
Cooper and Turner has become the UK’s first manufacturer to gain CE approval for BS EN 14399 for high strength structural bolting assemblies for preloading. …
Structural steelwork has excellent sustainable credentials
Steel may be continually recycled without loss of properties and in the UK 94% of steel is reused or recycled. Steel structures have low carbon footprints, are …
Advanced steelwork detailing software
Computer and Design Services (CADS) has launched a new Advance Steel 7.1 package, which brings a range of updated features to its 3D steel modelling and …
