British Iron Industry.
AN IMPORTANT CHANGE.
INTRODUCTION :OF: OF STANDARD SECTIONS.
CUTTING OUT FOREIGNERS.
United Press Association: — By Eleotrie, Telegraph. — Copyright. Received March" 3; 10.42 a.m. Lcmdon,^ March 2. The newspaper "Engineering" states that /a report "prepared-- by the Standard Committee expresses .', r ihe hope that British standard vsecf ions will come into operation within twelve months. ■It is estimated that the reduction in the cost of .structural steel' alone will amount to £750,000 per annum.
A series of sectional standards are being issued approximating closely to' those Used by foreign competitors, so that makers, by readjusting "their'ma•chinery, will bey enabled to stock material, included that needed for bridge building and locomotive building, and thus prevent orders. ,from going abroad. s . ,
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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12204, 3 March 1903, Page 5
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121British Iron Industry. Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12204, 3 March 1903, Page 5
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