{"id":20031,"date":"2015-07-13T00:01:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T00:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=20031"},"modified":"2015-07-13T09:43:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T09:43:49","slug":"news-in-brief-july-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/news-in-brief-july-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"News in Brief &#8211; July 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new off-the-shelf Adjustable Lifting Point (ALP) from <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Lindapter<\/span><\/strong> is said to be suitable for rigging and lifting up to three metric tonnes at an angle +\/- 18\u00b0. The assembly includes four M12 Type AAF clamps that self-adjust to suit flange thicknesses from 5mm up to 26mm.<\/p>\n<p>A new and updated version of Tedds, the software for automating repetitive civil and structural calculations for engineers, has been launched by <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tekla<\/span><\/strong>. New features allow engineers to better analyse and design beams to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Design_codes_and_standards#Introduction_to_Eurocodes\" target=\"_blank\">Eurocode<\/a>, the harmonised technical rules developed by the European Committee for Standardisation for the structural design of construction works in the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>StruM.I.S, the management information and production system by <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">AceCad<\/span><\/strong> for steel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Fabrication\" target=\"_blank\">fabrication<\/a> has announced its partnership agreement with ShopData Systems, which it says will boost its product portfolio of CAD\/CAM nesting integration. AceCad Managing Director Simon Inman said: \u201cWe are pleased to announce a partnership with another nesting software provider to differentiate the diversification StruM.I.S really has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Severfield<\/span><\/strong>\u2019s UK order book at 1 June 2015 strengthened to \u00a3194M providing the company with a platform to return to growth in 2015\/16. In its annual results for the year ending 31 March 2015, the company also reported underlying pre-tax profits doubling to \u00a38.3M while operating margins stood at 4.5% up from 3.3% for the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>The developers of Freeman\u2019s Reach in Durham have hosted a \u2018Topping Out\u2019 ceremony to mark the completion of the structural work on the new building for Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office. The steel-framed project is aiming for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Sustainability#Understanding_BREEAM\" target=\"_blank\">BREEAM \u2018Excellent\u2019 rating<\/a> and <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Harry Marsh (Engineers)<\/span><\/strong> of Sunderland fabricated, supplied and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Construction#Steel_erection\" target=\"_blank\">erected<\/a> 276t of steel for the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new off-the-shelf Adjustable Lifting Point (ALP) from Lindapter is said to be suitable for rigging and lifting up to three metric tonnes at an angle +\/- 18\u00b0. The assembly includes four M12 Type AAF clamps that self-adjust to suit flange thicknesses from 5mm up to 26mm. 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