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April 18
British Steel has opened a new metal centre facility at its
Scunthorpe headquarters to supply a wide range of constructional
steel products and services to businesses of all sizes.
The new Scunthorpe Metal Centre, which replaces a smaller
facility on the outskirts of the town, has created 10 jobs and is said
to have further strengthened British Steel’s nationwide network of
metal and service centres.
Richard Farnsworth, British Steel’s Managing Director
Construction, said: “Our new metal centre is an exciting development,
not only for us but for the region’s construction industry.
“Moving to bigger facilities allows us to offer customers an
extended range of steel products including our UK manufactured
structural sections with next day delivery as standard. We’ll also
have further processing facilities including cutting to length so we
can tailor our products to customers’ precise requirements.
“We want to become the supplier of choice to this region’s
construction industry and believe our new Scunthorpe Metal
Centre, supported by our facility in Hull, will help us lead business
and community re-development throughout the Yorkshire and
Humber area.”
Following a four-month market research
programme on product certification
in the cold rolled steel sector, the
Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has
developed its own product certification to
this sector.
The research was carried out by Mark
Wilkinson, a consultant employed by SCI
who has almost 30 years’ experience in the
construction industry.
Mr Wilkinson visited and talked with
manufacturers, warranty providers
and trade associations to gain an
understanding of the current certification
available. His discussions are said to have
had a particular focus on the service levels
and support received from the certification
bodies, as well as the value of carrying
such certification.
“As a result of the high levels of interest
and very positive research results we are
pleased to announce that from the 1st
March SCI began the detailed development
of a certification scheme, for which it
will seek UKAS accreditation,” said Mr
Wilkinson.
The initial focus will be on the following
product sectors: cladding/roofing/decking/
flooring, non-load bearing infill panels,
light steel frames and modular units.
Companies interested in the potential
scheme should contact: m.wilkinson@
steel-sci.com
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IN BRIEF
Trimble has introduced three
new versions of its software
for structural engineering,
fabrication and construction
teams: Tekla Structures 2018,
Tekla Structural Designer
2018 and Tekla Tedds 2018.
These solutions are said to
provide increased control and
improved documentation
through constructible Building
Information Modelling workflows
for stakeholders in structural
steel, including designers,
detailers and steelwork
contractors, general contractors
and structural engineers.
Sunderland City Council has
confirmed it is now rebidding
Carillion’s stalled Vaux brewery
project, which was the first
speculative office scheme in the
city for many years. A tender
process for the large regeneration
scheme has now begun with
tenders due to be returned on
the £16M project later this month
(April).
Architect Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill (SOM) has revealed visuals
for a 56-storey tower in the City of
London featuring a slanting glass
façade that resembles the nearby
Cheesegrater building. Expected
to rise 263m-high, the 100
Leadenhall development would
provide up to 110,000m2 of office
and shopping space, with public
plazas planned at the front on
Leadenhall Street and adjacent to
St Andrew Undershaft church.
The States of Jersey has selected
J3 Limited as pre-construction
partner for the ongoing project
to develop Jersey’s new hospital.
J3 is a joint venture between
Sir Robert McAlpine, Channel
Islands construction company
Garenne Construction Group, and
infrastructure, support services
and facilities management
business FES Group.
McLaughlin & Harvey has been
appointed by Liverpool City
Council to prepare a new cruise
terminal on the River Mersey.
The new facility will enable the
city to welcome the world’s
biggest cruise ships to its
UNESCO World Heritage listed
waterfront.
SCI starts product certification
British Steel opens new Scunthorpe Metal Centre
Dublin shopping centre expands with steel
The Frascati Shopping Centre in Blackrock,
south Dublin, is undergoing a major
redevelopment which includes the
construction of new retail extensions.
Because the shopping centre will remain
open during the construction programme,
the works have been scheduled into four
phases.
Working on behalf of main contractor
Collen Construction, Steel & Roofing
Systems has completed the initial two stages
that comprise 500t of structural steelwork
and 7,000m² of metal decking.
A further 350t of steel is now being
erected for the last two phases. The project
is due to complete in early 2019.
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