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Intumescents reducing developers’ costs
Nick Barrett reports from a London seminar which launched the new design and contractual guidance for offsite application of intumescent coatings. One of the …
Avant-garde geometry takes wing
Rowecord Engineering has supplied 350t of structural steel for TAG Aviation’s new executive terminal at Farnborough Airport. The terminal, which will be …
Europeans learn secret of growing UK steel market
European steel industry firms have visited London to learn how they can raise their market shares in multi-storey steel construction to the heights enjoyed by …
April 2005 – International effort will boost use of steel
News of a major International drive by steel manufacturers to enhance the attractiveness of their products to construction should come as welcome news to UK …
New guide on intumescent coatings
Design and contractual guidance is being provided by an updated model specification for off site applied intumescent coatings, which will be launched this …
Better predictions for cellular beams
Designers using the old Yellow Book guidelines may have been led to be more conservative than needed. SCI’s Manager for Fire Engineering, Gerald Newman, …
Tackling the residential market
The use of steel in multi-storey residential projects is increasing. It offers economic and fast solutions. There are strong positive trends in the UK market …
AD 272: Guidance on fire protection available
The report entitled Interim Guidance on the use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with web openings is now available on Steelbiz. This …
AD 269: The use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with circular web openings
In order to retain the accurate formatting, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download and view
June 2005 – Steel success message spreads
The message about the remarkable success of the steel industry in capturing market share in the multi-storey sectors over the past 20 years has clearly spread …