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Topping out a record breaker
Steelwork erection for the Shard’s uppermost levels, known as the Spire, has been completed. NSC reports from western Europe’s tallest building, a project …
Venue kickstarts town centre development
Structural steelwork is playing a starring role in the construction of a new performance venue in Doncaster. Big changes are afoot in Doncaster town centre as …
Steelwork incorporation
Retained façades and original steel framework have been incorporated into a new and enlarged modern and reconstructed office building in London. Martin Cooper …
Big is best for distribution
A large distribution centre in Reading is being constructed for Tesco, and steelwork’s speed of construction is ensuring a tight programme is being adhered …
A design in isolation
A number of performance spaces, all needing to be acoustically isolated, have been constructed with a complex steel design at the new Guildhall School premises …
Sustainable office accommodation
The EcoCampus at Hamilton is a sustainable business community providing open plan modern accommodation across three carbon neutral office buildings. …
Higher sustainability costs less says report
A new report based on research by quantity surveyor Gardiner & Theobald, consultant Peter Brett Associates (PBA) and contractor Mace shows higher …
BCSA participates in health and safety myth busting
“Health and safety is often incorrectly used as a convenient excuse to stop what are essentially sensible activities going ahead,” said Peter Walker, BCSA …
Royal opening for Media City
Her Majesty the Queen has completed the official opening of the Media City UK complex in Salford, a project which required more than 8,000t of structural …
London cable car stretches across the Thames
Construction work on London’s Emirates Air Line (cable car) has reached a major milestone with the completion of all three steel towers and the installation …
