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Norwich schools PFI programme gets under way
Steelwork has been completed on the new £5M Heartsease School project in Norwich, the first of six educational establishments being built by Kier Eastern as …
40 Years Ago: A ‘Grand Stand’ at Lords
Taken from Building with Steel, 1969 It was in 1814 that Mr T Lord leased the now famous ground to the Marylebone Cricket Club and the story of Cricket made …
Full marks for steel design
Triangular in plan, a new and iconic steel framed Academy is taking shape in south Liverpool. Improving students’ educational performance often goes hand in …
Arts and education boost for Orkney
Structural steelwork is playing a major role in the construction of a new grammar school and theatre in Kirkwall. Martin Cooper reports from the Orkney …
A beacon for the arts
Installing a vast array of time-consuming acoustic pads was the key to a successfully completed steelwork programme on a new arts venue. Martin Cooper reports. …
Best practice with steel
Medical facilities in the town of Frome are being centralised with the construction of a new eye catching steel framed healthcare facility. Work to build a new …
Siemens advances with steel
Steel construction is playing a pivotal role in the development of a large new business park on the outskirts of Lincoln, providing a major boost to the local …
Frames for feature façade
A large mixed use scheme currently being developed near Regent’s Park in London is relying on steel construction’s inherent qualities for its commercial …
Steel makes a stand at Edgbaston
Metsec lightweight steel framing products have been used on the new stand at Edgbaston Cricket Ground to create accommodation for catering facilities and …
Transport museum inspires art exhibition
Glasgow’s steel-framed Riverside Transport Museum is the focus of prize-winning artist Patricia Cain’s ‘construction art’ exhibition, being held at a …
