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Mixed use development retains historic façade
A new steel framed commercial and residential project in a London conservation area required some intricate designing, around a retained façade, to allow it …
Energy efficient warehouse
Steelwork has recently been completed on what is described as the most environmentally-friendly distribution centre in Europe. Atlas Ward Structures has …
Steel is designed for minimum waste
Minimising and where possible eliminating waste from construction operations is a key part of the UK’s sustainability drive. Nick Barrett details why …
Project gains from multi material approach
A new extension to a shopping centre in Windsor has made use of a hot rolled steel frame alongside another light steel four-storey hotel structure, all built …
Complex design checks in at luxury hotel
A new steel framed hotel in Dublin, originally tendered as concrete, is rapidly taking shape in the city centre. Martin Cooper reports on one of the most …
The fortress of steel
Five metre thick internal walls encasing a proton beam and target, and a steel frame incorporating a floor loading of 50t per square metre contributed to an …
Son of former BCSA President follows in father’s footsteps
Big, bald, very bright, charismatic and canny – these are adjectives used to describe Richard Barrett, incoming President of BCSA. ‘His father’s son’ …
Steelwork complete for cross channel service station
Caunton Engineering has completed the erection of 450t of structural steelwork for the new Stop 24 Motorway Services Station at Junction 11 on the M20 near …
Former contracts director assumes full control at DGT
Norfolk based steelwork contractor DGT Steel and Cladding has a new owner, former Contracts Director Barry Heyne. Mr Heyne, 44, has assumed full control of the …
