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Bridging the Tees
Cleveland Bridge has nearly reached the halfway stage on its Surtees Bridge replacement project near Darlington. The £3.3M contract, awarded by the Highways …
Steel conversion for Twickenham
The new South Stand at England’s home of Rugby Union will increase the ground’s capacity and incorporate a hotel, conference and banqueting facilities, and …
News in Brief – May 2006
The new Stainless Steel Specialist Course brochure from the British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) is now available. The course consists of 16 self-study …
Steel scores at new Twickenham stand
Steelwork erection for Twickenham’s new £90M South Stand is well underway and is scheduled for completion by December. The official home of English Rugby …
Barnshaws completes Dubai beams and tubes
Barnshaws Steel Bending has successfully completed curving sections for the steel structure of the new Concourse 2 at Dubai International Airport. The work is …
Steel acclaimed in construction industry awards
One of the most technically demanding bridge strengthening projects ever undertaken in the UK emerged as the winner of the Major Projects category at last …
News in Brief – November/December 2005
A consortium headed by contractor Impregilo has provisionally won the contract for the final design and construction of the Strait of Messina bridge. The …
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 …
Smooth operations
Launching a new bridge of complex geometry across busy railway lines is demanding some heavy structural engineering, both temporary and permanent, reports Jon …
News in Brief: July/August 2005
The Steel Construction Institute’s Steelbiz information has been upgraded with state of the art technologies and a greatly simplified interface. The new …
