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Construction companies are being urged to check their rebar stocks following the latest warning over the quality of Chinese imports.
Trade body UK Steel claims there could be problems with imported rebar containing small amounts of other elements added in order to qualify the steel as “alloy” and thus benefit from an export tax rebate.
UK Steel said a “significant” proportion of the Chinese rebar sold in the UK contains boron in excess of 8 parts per million with some samples tested containing boron at 30 ppm.
Experts at the Welding Institute have issued guidance that rebar containing boron in excess of 5 ppm requires changes from the normal welding techniques used.
The only way of telling which Chinese rebar contains boron would be to test each bar.
Ian Rodgers Director, UK Steel, said: “Our advice to any fabricator with stocks of Chinese rebar is that they should urgently identify any bars containing more than 5 ppm of boron and segregate them.
“These bars should not be used in structures requiring welding until staff have been trained in the specific welding techniques required.
“Coming on top of the quality problems affecting some Chinese bars last year, this latest development does raise questions about the cost effectiveness and safety of sourcing outside of Europe.”
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ISG has been confirmed as the preferred construction partner as part of the successful consortium bid led by GLL for the circa £41 million York Community Stadium and Leisure Complex scheme. The project comprises a new home stadium for York’s professional football and rugby teams, as well as including leisure, retail, office and community facilities. Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it? Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday Continue ReadingDesign unveiled for City of London’s tallest skyscraper
The headquarters of insurance giant Aviva in London could be demolished to make way for what would be the city’s tallest tower.
Architect Avery Associates has been working up a design for the site known as 1 Undershaft, which would see the existing building replaced with a sloping sided skyscraper rising to almost 270m.
The unique profile of the building has already prompted one contractor to dub the building “The Fang”.
A spokeswoman for the architect said: “It is very early days and a planning application has not been submitted yet.
“We have come up with a scheme that is sympathetic to the surrounding buildings.”
The architect has aimed to preserve the views of the nearby Gherkin with a building that has sloping sides and mirrors the Cheesgrater tower on its other side.
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