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40 Years Ago – Steelwork on the Motorways
Taken fron Building with Steel, 1966 The Pennine Tower Restaurant, Forton – M6 The main area of the new Forton Service Area on the M6 consists of a two …
Steel bridge for A228
More than 60t of steelwork has been designed, manufactured and erected by Nusteel Structures for a 55m-long bridge over the A228 in Kent. Nusteel fabricated …
New Heathrow terminal waits to take off
Another massive steel-framed building project at Heathrow Airport is in view after BAA appointed a team to work up plans for a new terminal building to replace …
Creating shed-loads of value
There is no other industry sector of such importance to the national economy that happily bears as unassuming a name as sheds. Nick Barrett reports on new …
Falkirk Wheel gets outstanding award
The Saltire Society has chosen the Falkirk Wheel as the most outstanding civil engineering awards entry in Scotland during the last 25 years. The judges …
40 Years Ago: Special steel dock for aircraft tail
Taken from Building with Steel, 1966 The huge steel framed hangar built to house VC10 jets of the British United Airways’ fleet was one of the major …
Rooney spotlights opportunities in Ireland
Steel companies are well placed to take advantage of opportunities in Northern Ireland, according to Dennis Rooney, chairman of the Development Fund for …
Bishop’s Bridge deck launch completed
The second and final deck launch of Westminster City Council’s new Bishop’s Bridge has been carried out by Hochtief Construction. The 74m launch was …
40 Years Ago: Developments at Gatwick Airport
Taken from Building with Steel, 1965 Although Gatwick had been granted an æro-drome licence in 1930 the Airport only began operating in 1936 after completion …
40 Years Ago – Bridge travels from Glasgow to London
Taken from Building with Steel, 1965 Motorists eagerly await the completion of the M1 Southern Extension which will give much greater significance to the …
