Tag: construction

BS Fixings competitive stainless steel buckles

BS Fixings bandfix family of stainless steel banding products is equipped with buckles, which can secure the entire system in place.

USA: natural gas storage facility

AGL Resources' Golden Triangle Storage has started construction of a 12 billion cu/ft working gas capacity salt dome natural gas storage facility at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.

USA: sub-sea pipeline

GDF SUEZ Group has announced that it had completed pipeline construction for its offshore LNG project, Neptune.

BSSA approves new modules

The British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) has added two modules to its RIBA-approved seminar programme.

Go-Ahead for Pogo Gold Mine Project

AMEC plc has been awarded a contract to proceed with engineering, procurement and construction management services for the USD 280 million Pogo Gold Mine Project in Alaska.

Major stainless steel rebar application

Carpenter Technology Corp., USA reports the supply of 200 tons of stainless steel reinforcing bar to The Fort Miller Co. of Schyulerville, NY.

New stainless guide for architects

A new guide, titled "Which Stainless Steel Should Be Specified for Exterior Applications?", provides a points system for evaluating the corrosiveness of an exterior site and for selecting the most cost-effective stainless steel.

Stainless House of Victories

Western Europe's biggest mosque (if it can be called such) is about to open its doors in Morden, Surrey, UK (The Guardian, 3 October 2003).

Midwest art museum

St Louis's Contemporary Art Museum, which uses stainless steel in its construction, has just opened.

Stainless-steel reinforcement

A new CD Rom from the British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) contains a previously unpublished report on the "The Use of Stainless Steel Reinforcement in Bridges".