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BIM proves value for Sainsbury’s
A new portal framed Sainsbury’s distribution centre is being built in three phases to allow the company to continue operating from the site. A large multi …
News in Brief: March 2013
The SCI has produced a guide to the design and installation of light gauge steel external wall systems. It highlights to clients and specifiers performance and …
Siemens advances with steel
Steel construction is playing a pivotal role in the development of a large new business park on the outskirts of Lincoln, providing a major boost to the local …
Sustainability takes centre stage
Optimum sustainability is being achieved with state of the art technology on the Blue Planet distribution centre in Staffordshire. Situated on the outskirts of …
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 …
Europe’s largest bonded warehouse under way
Atlas Ward Structures has started work on the largest bonded warehouse in Europe which will cover an area of more than 80,000m². Located in Avonmouth, the …
Portals Suite – Essential reading for portal frame designers
Single-span steel portal frames are the most common form of construction for single storey buildings in the UK. In response to the questions raised by …
Designing portal frames
Portal Frames account for some 40% of structural steelwork used in the UK, but they are far from simple structures. David Brown and Martin Heywood of the Steel …
AD 273: Portal Frame SLS checks and BS 6399-2
Since the issue of Amendment 1 to BS 6399-2, the SCI has received many questions about the serviceability limit state (SLS) checks for duopitch portal frames, …
Plymouth University Extensions at Portland Square
Plymouth University has recently opened a major extension to house several departments. IN August 2003 a brand new faculty building for the University of …
