http://www.corusconstruction.com Latest press releases available from Corus in the construction industry website. en 12-Mar-2010 13:00:01 Corus Vignette 7 Framework Copyright: (C) Corus 15 http://www.corusconstruction.com/static/images/rss.gif http://www.corusconstruction.com/ Corus CEP will be exhibiting at Intertraffic Amsterdam, the world’s largest trade fair for Infrastructure, ITS Traffic Management, Safety and Parking. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/2010_cep_intertraffic_amsterdam 07cddff720f27210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Straight and smooth curved Kalzip aluminium standing seam and galvanised liner sheets have been used to create the building envelope of the Influenza Resource Centre. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/2010_overclad_kalzip_solution da3d1933ade16210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD New structural steel design guidance has been launched to help designers with the transition from British Standards to the Eurocodes, which are introduced from March 2010. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/2009_eurocode_launch 9f58b1b7e6535210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Kalzip’s new dual-insulation roof system achieves U-values as low as 0.1 W/m²K and has been installed on the CO2Zero-LiveWorkbuilding, Bristol. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/2009_new_low_U-value_roof_for_CO2Zero d09bcd85f6545210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Portsmouth’s Mountbatten Leisure Centre has been crowned ‘Best of the Best’ at Kalzip’s recent Teamkal Conference and awards ceremony. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_mountbatten_leisure b583486d05df4210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus and the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) have launched the steel sector’s sustainability strategy, setting out its vision for the future of sustainable development using steel construction. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/2009_steel_sector_sustainability_nr 8eb58f00e4035210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus Panels and Profiles, has supplied 10,500m2 of its innovative Trisomet® 333 System to a new £3.5million wholesale fruit facility at Priory Park Business Park in Hull. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/2009_envelope_hull 7889b1b7e6535210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Over 50,000m² of straight, curved and tapered convex curved Kalzip aluminium standing seam sheets have been installed on Dublin Airport’s impressive new Terminal 2, Pier E and associated buildings. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_dublin_airport b4d61d5962e54210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus Panels and Profiles, has supplied 10,400m2 of Trisomet® 333 System for use in Rainham Steel’s new steel storage facility in Scunthorpe. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/pandp_trismet_rainham ae7b2f29be334210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Sisk+Corus Modular Construction, the UK’s first provider of end-to-end modular construction solutions has secured a contract to build a 198-bedroom hotel in Glasgow city centre. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/citizen_living_solutions_galsgow c616f207848c3210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Over 800m² of straight and tapered copper Kalzip sheets were installed on the complex roof of the impressive new Burns Monument Centre in Kay Park, Kilmarnock by Teamkal contractor, CDW Ltd. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_copper_kalzip_blends_well 12820164c84a3210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD The new bi-directional Kalzip FC Façade System is stylish, non-penetrative and extremely cost effective. Installed on vertically fixed modular click rails, each lightweight panel is simply hooked at the top and then clicked into place at the bottom - quick, easy and ingenious! http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_new_facade 21d7fe1dd10e2210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD The 2009 Corus Student Design Awards – the 21st in the series - once again revealed the depth of architectural and engineering talent that is coming through UK universities and colleges, said Corus Chief Executive Officer Kirby Adams who presented the prizes at the Structural Steel Design Award ceremony at London’s Science Museum on 9 July. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/student_awards_2010 6e47a739f0db2210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Dave Watts, MP (Labour) for St Helens North, today met with the proud employees of Kalzip Ltd to mark the official opening of a new £1.4 million manufacturing and training facility at Haydock. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_new_fcaility_opening 2aa2dd238ed03210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD The five Award winning entries for this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards were announced at a special ceremony at London’s Science Museum on 9 July 2009. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/ssda_2009_winners 6de196ff0ef52210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Kalzip has launched an exciting new international Project Gallery featuring an extensive array of stunning photos and inspiring projects. Created to showcase Kalzip’s countless award-winning projects and the company’s impressive record of continuous achievement throughout the last 40 years, www.kalzipgallery.com is quick and easy to use. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_gallery_news 657afaaa00a52210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Steel is the most sustainable construction material. The basic raw material – iron – is the most abundant of all the earth’s elements. It is an infinite resource as steel can be recycled indefinitely without any loss of property or performance. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/bridge_sustainable_news febfa40be6132210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus Panels and Profiles, part of the leading metal producer Corus, supplied 2500 m2 of Trisomet 333® – its innovative new steel roofing system - to deliver a £4million state-of-the-art school in Eithinog, Bangor. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/bangor_student_news 485c064276952210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus Panels and Profiles, part of the leading metal producer Corus, has secured a contract to supply 1000m2 of Trisomet - its innovative new steel roofing system - to deliver a £5million Unite student accommodation scheme at Loughborough University. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/loughborough_news 5fbc064276952210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Qbiss by trimo using Corus Colorcoat Prisma® was instrumental in the successful delivery of The Dolls House - a striking architectural installation created by Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc that greeted visitors as they entered the Superstudio Piu at Milan Design Week. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/colors_milan_facade 9f4c4a5df13f1210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus has awarded three of its distributors - Capital Coated Steel, Corus Colorsteels and Euroclad Limited - ‘Corus Accredited Distributor’ status in acknowledgement of them achieving the highest standards of quality and service in the supply of Colorcoat® pre-finished steel products to the flat sheet market. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/colors_distributor_accreditation 367c4a5df13f1210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus Colors has signed an exclusive agreement with Trimo, one of Europe’s leading producers of fireproof roof and façades, to provide Colorcoat Prisma® for use on its innovative new modular façade system – Qbiss. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/colours_trimo_agreement c01c4a5df13f1210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus Construction & Engineering Products (CEP) has secured a £250,000 contract to supply its innovative Vetex Highway Safety Barriers for two major UK highways projects – Weymouth Relief Road and the A1073 from Spalding to Eye – providing drivers with the highest levels of protection. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/cep_news_vetex_win 276b4cecc25a1210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD The key objective of the Corus Panels and Profiles restructure is the creation of an efficient, service focused organisation, closely aligned to the needs of the markets which it serves. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/pandp_commercial_retructure b78821e487361210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD The new Wall Chart details the Corus Panels and Profiles product range inclusive of all the recent changes. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/pandp_wall_chart_news e6e53d320a261210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD TitanSilver, an innovative, highly durable and malleable building material from Kalzip’s foldable aluminium range, was specified for roofing the Warwick Lodge Dental Centre . http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_warwick_lodge 418db4be19e51210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD During 2009 Corus Panels and Profiles will be consolidating its operations across a single site in Shotton, North Wales - a location that is shared with Corus Colors, the home of Colorcoat® http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/pandp_at_shotton 6ea929c9c7511210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus has announced the launch of a new and enhanced version of the SIDS software which has been developed by SCI. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/sids2_release 6c7def698dbf0210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD The Corus Trisomet System is a robust, one component, factory controlled, made to measure, insulated roof and wall panel system, which has been installed successfully on a numerous quantity of projects over the last 10 years. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/pandp_lpcb_trisomet 133ba1474e3c0210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Over 7,700 sqm of Kalzip aluminium standing seam roofing sheets were specified by Capita Architecture for the striking new Pendle Vale College in Nelson, Lancs. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_pendle_college 8fea6d3e91011210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Further to our recent announcement of our intention to restructure and relocate Corus Panels and Profiles, we plan to make a number of changes to our Product Range to take effect from early May 2009. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/pandp_product_range_changes_news c7efc5e969fa0210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Starting from 2nd February 2009, the Kalzip business unit will no longer be operating under the Corus Building Systems name but instead will be officially and legally trading as Kalzip Ltd. In future, both company and brand name will be Kalzip at all locations around the world. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/introducing_kalzip 47617d29cd12f110VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus International has proved ComFlor® 80 - an innovative composite floor profile that offers the ultimate in lightweight steel decking for all multi-rise buildings - to be the material of choice for two prestigious construction projects in New Zealand – Christchurch’s 23-storey C1 Tower and the luxury Bellagio Apartments in Wellington. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/corus_contrcat_wins_new_zealand 4db1a025efa4f110VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Kalzip has developed a new dual-insulation roof system that achieves U-values as low as 0.09 W/m²K. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/kalzip_low_U 88ac6d3e91011210VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Catnic, part of the market leading metal producer Corus, has published a new Lintel Product Selector to reflect its expanded product and service offering and to directly address increasing customer and legislative demands. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/new_lintel_product_selector 7ae9a025efa4f110VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD Corus Living Solutions is celebrating the manufacture of the 5,000th module under its £100 million plus contract for delivery of 155 36-bedroom buildings as part of Project Allenby/Connaught, the scheme to upgrade British Army garrisons at Aldershot and on the Salisbury Plain. http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/news_and_events/press_releases/Proj_allenby_connaught_dec_08 e0999bc7880de110VgnVCM100000049417acRCRD