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High speed rail college set to arrive
In anticipation of the construction of high-speed rail infrastructure, a national college to train specialist engineers is being built. Martin Cooper reports …
Met Office supercomputer hub handed-over
Main contractor Willmott Dixon has completed construction work on the Met Office’s supercomputer facility at the Exeter Science Park. Fit-out and …
SSDA 2016: National Finalists
Energy from Waste Facility, Peterborough FACT FILE Architect: BHP Design (UK) Ltd Structural engineer: MLM Consulting Engineers Ltd Steelwork contractor: …
Bristol to get first BREEAM 2014 Outstanding offices
Willmott Dixon has been awarded the £17.5M contract to construct Bristol’s first commercial office space to be BREEAM 2014 ‘Outstanding’. Known as the …
A lesson in offsite fabrication
The construction of a North Wales school has reaped the benefits of using offsite fabrication as weeks have been shaved off of the construction programme. …
News in Brief: February 2016
Bernard Shuttleworth, BCSA President from 1986-88, died on 28 December. During his long career in the steelwork sector, Bernard was Managing Director of Robert …
Town centre renaissance
Steel is playing a leading role in the biggest regeneration scheme of its kind in the East Riding of Yorkshire The construction of Flemingate, a large …
News in Brief – October 2015
The Met Office has announced plans to build a £20M home for the final part of its new supercomputer, which will help with more accurate weather predictions. …
Steel supports sporting life
Structural steelwork has proven to be the ideal framing material for a new sports centre in Oldham. Once the textile spinning capital of the world and a …
Lincoln transport hub will be driven by steel
A £29M scheme that will improve Lincoln’s transport infrastructure and modernise its city centre will be constructed predominantly with structural …
