PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Manchester city centre
8 NSC
January 19
Containing 1,800t of structural
steelwork, a Manchester city centre
commercial development, known
as the Landmark, is rapidly taking
shape.
Due to complete later this year
the Landmark in St. Peter’s Square
is a 14-storey steel-framed building
that will offer 16,700m2 of BREEAM
‘Excellent’ office space and 50 car
parking spaces in two levels of
basement.
The steel frame offers clear
spans and maximum flexibility for
the floorplates, with an offset core
situated along one elevation.
Squire & Partners Project
Architect Stephen Barrett said:
“From a spatial point of view a steel
frame was chosen at the initial stages
as this would allow for larger spans,
which provide an open-plan office
space without any interruption.
“The benefits of steel also allow
for a quicker programme in terms
of installation and coordination
of services where steel beams
can be penetrated offsite to allow
for sufficient openings for the
distribution of services within the
ceiling void.”
Working on behalf of main
contractor Bowmer & Kirkland,
Billington Structures is fabricating,
supplying and erecting the steelwork.
Premier League football club
Huddersfield Town has revealed plans
for the redevelopment of its training
complex to bring the facility up to elite
standards.
The new complex is scheduled to
be completed in time for the 2020/21
pre-season and is set to create new
elite sports facilities for the club’s first
team and academy.
A new showpiece pitch will be
developed in the first stage of the
work, which is being managed by
Frank Whittle Partnership Group,
with TRP Consulting providing
civil, structural and environmental
engineering services.
In the second stage, a new steelframed
first team building will be
created featuring a hydrotherapy
suite, new changing rooms and
gymnasiums, medical treatment
areas, analysis theatre, a new media
suite and office and dining spaces
for staff.
An estimated £15M to £20M has
been committed to the project by club
Chairman Dean Hoyle and the board
of directors.
Huddersfield Town Chief Executive
Julian Winter said: “It’s been fantastic
to see the response to the initial
announcement and to hear directly
from fans in the early stages of our
consultation process. It’s clear that they
all understand how important these
plans are to the long-term, sustainable
success of their football club.”
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I’ve written before about the benefits that accrue to
clients, main contractors and specifiers from using a
BCSA member for their structural steelwork. This is
due to BCSA’s membership assessments which cover
competence, capability and recommended contract
size, but also because BCSA members are always up-todate
with the latest regulatory requirements and best
practice, and have member-only access to a wide range
of education and training.
Structural engineers and architects have their own
professional bodies to support their education and
professional development, but many of them also
benefit from the wide-ranging role that BCSA and its
sister organisation Steel for Life play in keeping them
knowledgeable about structural steelwork.
BCSA owns and keeps up-to-date the National
Structural Steelwork Specification (NSSS), which is
used across the UK and Ireland for the specification
of structural steelwork. Without it, the specification of
steelwork would be considerably more difficult, as well
as much more variable. The NSSS also reduces tender
risk because it is so well understood across the sector.
The NSSS is updated regularly, when required, and
provided at a subsidised cost to specifiers.
Engineers will be very familiar with the SCI / BCSA
Eurocodes steel design guides. These key documents
provide detailed guidance to engineers on designing
to the Eurocodes and were funded by BCSA and Tata
Steel. As issues are brought to the attention of BCSA’s
main technical committee, it commissions research and
design guidance, all aimed at structural engineers and
architects. One recent example is the guidance on steel
connections to concrete cores. Again, all design guides
are provided at subsidised prices to specifiers.
And what about this magazine which is circulated
to 12,000 readers 10 times a year and consistently
publishes useful information and interesting case
studies for its readers? Or the www.steelconstruction.info
website that provides detailed, up-to-date information
on steel construction for engineers and architects?
Both are managed and funded by Steel for Life, BCSA’s
market development arm.
Steel for Life is funded by BCSA and a number of
its Industry Members. These companies are showing
a huge commitment to best practice in the structural
steelwork sector – have a look on the page 5 of this
magazine to see who they are.
Steel for Life has bold ambitions for this year and
beyond. It will be running more seminars for engineers
and architects to provide them with face-to-face
information and education on steel design. It will of
course, continue to publish NSC magazine, support the
www.steelconstruction.info website, maintain the vital
Blue Book and provide quarterly updates on the allimportant
cost of structural steelwork.
Tim Outteridge
BCSA President & Sales Director Cleveland Bridge
landmark formed in steel
Milestone reached at Jedburgh Campus
The new steel-framed Jedburgh
Intergenerational Community
Campus project has reached an
important milestone as financial
close has been achieved.
The £32M educational facility is
being delivered by Hub South East
in partnership with Scottish Borders
Council, with BAM Construction
appointed as main contractor and
Hescott Engineering as steelwork
contractor.
Jedburgh Intergenerational
Community Campus will replace
all three schools in the town, with
provision for nursery, primary and
secondary school children alongside
further education.
Community facilities will include
a multi-use games area, 2G hockey
pitch, 3G sports pitch, 100m running
track, external changing pavilion and
rural skills area.
Scott Brown, Hub South East’s
Projects Director, said: “Reaching
financial close is the latest significant
milestone in making the new
Jedburgh Campus a reality, so we’re
delighted this has been achieved.
“A great deal of work has gone
into the development and design of
the new campus and construction
works are progressing at pace, with
the steel structure already taking
shape.
The fact that discussions began
from a standing start only 18 months
ago is demonstrable evidence of
what can be achieved when the true
partnership working ethos of the
Hub initiative is embraced.”
Huddersfield reveals plans
for new training complex
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