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Hold the front page for steel
A new extension to the Johnston Press works in Portsmouth required some hefty steel bracing to support a narrow and tall structure. What a building will …
Grandstand finish
The redevelopment of Doncaster Racecourse is set to transform the site into one of the most modern and impressive sporting venues in the UK. Martin Cooper …
New office block for former newspaper site
A 14-storey office development is taking shape on the former Birmingham Post and Mail site in Snow Hill, Birmingham. Colmore Plaza will offer 300,000ft² of …
Delivering a new market for London
More than 800t of structural steelwork will be fabricated and erected by Atlas Ward Structures for two new buildings at the Western International Market in …
Five steel framed schools for Leeds
The recent completion of steel erection at the John Smeaton School in Leeds represents one of the final phases of a £100M PFI project for Leeds City Council. …
Largest UK office park underway
What is claimed to be the UK’s largest office park is taking shape on the northern outskirts of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Cobalt Park will eventually offer 2.25 …
Hopes high for adjudication review
Hopes are high that industry pressure for a change in the Construction Act will result in removal of the need for contracts to be ‘in writing’ before …
Hospital extension gets fast track construction with Metsec framing
A new £26M extension at the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has used 3,000m² of Metsec SFS site fixed, light gauge, galvanised steel framing as infill walling. …
Quick answers from fixing selector
Lindapter has launched a second generation of its on-line steelwork fixings design software, adding more beam sizes and improving the user interface. Known as …
