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May 18
Offering 180 students accommodation, a
new campus building for the University of
Leeds has been completed on time with the
aid of Kingspan Steel Building Solutions’
KingBuild System (KBS).
The system was used to provide a
complete building structure and shell
solution, resulting in the project being
shortlisted for the Best Use of Steel Award at
the 2018 OFFSITE Awards.
The contemporary seven-storey
building has been developed by S Harrison
Structural steelwork is going up for a new
ten-screen cinema complex in Kilkenny,
Republic of Ireland.
Designed by locally-based Brian
Dunlop Architects, the 1,400-seat cinema
is located on a prominent city centre site.
The landmark building will form the
centrepiece of a much larger development
on this nine-acre plot.
Steel & Roofing Systems is fabricating,
supplying and erecting 250t of steel for the
project, as well as installing the cladding
and roof decking.
Developments and designed by architects
Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher. It features
a stepped design containing 29 cluster
flats with large shared kitchen and living
spaces, in addition to a range of communal
facilities including a reception area, study
rooms, games area and a common room.
Kingspan Steel Building Solutions was
selected by GMI Construction to design,
engineer, manufacture, supply and
finally install their KingBuild System
(KBS), enabling the external structure to
go up in just 18 weeks.
GMI Construction Contracts Manager
Bob Priestley said: “We chose to work
with Kingspan on this project due to their
excellent reputation, the suitability of their
products for this project, and their in-house
design and installation abilities.”
The proposed structure was first 3D
modelled in-house by Kingspan’s design
team, using Tekla modelling software. The
data was then sent to the production facility
to ensure the panels were manufactured to
the exact project requirements, minimising
on-site waste on the restricted site.
The panelised system is said to have
allowed a rapid, predictable assembly of
the seven storeys, providing a weathertight
envelope that could be worked on internally
even as the external finishes were being
applied.
The use of steel also reduced the
environmental impact of the project: the
light gauge steel is said to offer a high
strength-to-weight ratio and therefore
reduces material usage over traditional
materials, minimising the carbon footprint
and providing structural efficiency.
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IN BRIEF
Elland Steel Structures has
become the first SCCS client
to achieve certification to BS
EN ISO 3834-2:2005, quality
management in the field of
welding. SCCS can now offer
clients an even broader range of
certifications with the addition
of EN ISO 3834-2:2005, creating a
one stop shop for the steel sector.
Billington Holdings has
announced a pre-tax profit
increase of 15.8% to £4.4M in the
year to the end of December, up
from £3.8M in 2016, supported
by strong performance from the
structural steel division.
British Steel has released a
film, giving a never-before-seen
insight into its manufacturing
operations. The film was shot at
its Scunthorpe steelworks and at
its Teesside operations including
Teesside Beam Mill and Special
Profiles mill in Skinningrove.
It can be viewed at:
https://youtu.be/2-Zv2cpLvEw
Prime Minister Theresa May
has announced that £70M of
investment will be earmarked to
transform Alexander Stadium
into a world-class athletics
venue for the Birmingham 2022
Commonwealth Games. It will
host athletes from across the
Commonwealth competing in
track and field, as well as the
opening and closing ceremonies.
Scottish Premier League football
club Aberdeen has been granted
official planning permission
for a new stadium and training
complex. Aberdeen City Council’s
planning department has
formally approved the £50M
development at Kingsford,
near Westhill. The club hopes
to begin construction of the
20,000-capacity stadium in June.
Light gauge accommodation solution
Ten-screen cinema for Kilkenny
Steelwork contractor plans new facilities
Caunton Engineering has announced
plans to extend its production and office
facilities at Moorgreen, Nottinghamshire.
The company has started work on
the first phase, known as the Production
Office.
This phase of the development
will convert part of an existing
manufacturing building into a twostorey
unit with improved and enlarged
welfare facilities for employees working
in production.
The project’s second phase will see the
construction of a new flagship head office
called Caunton House. This building
will house all existing administration,
IT, sales, commercial, contracts, site
management and technical staff.
The third phase of the development
will see the existing offices converted into
new production space. This will allow the
Caunton Secondary Steelwork Division to
move into the main production area from
its existing separate site.
Caunton said the aim of this
development is to increase production
capacity, improve overall efficiency, and
upgrade the resources for all the people
who work for the company.
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