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50 Years Ago: Structural Steelwork for the Motor Industry
Ford’s new Halewood plant In February 1960, Sir Patrick Hennessey, Chairman of the Ford Motor Company Limited, announced his company’s decision to …
Wilkinson at steel’s cutting edge
One of the best known names in UK architecture, whose international repute is growing strongly with ambitious and high profile projects under way worldwide, is …
Students drive regeneration
A large mixed use development, incorporating student accommodation, is set to breathe new life into Gateshead town centre. Martin Cooper reports. Trinity …
Steel is just the ticket
A new steel framed bus station is being heralded as the precursor for the redevelopment of a large swathe of Stoke-on-Trent’s city centre. It’s all change …
Fast delivery for landmark offices
Steel framed construction has allowed a 17-storey Birmingham office block, complete with a feature glazed atrium roof and bow-string trusses, to be built in …
Debunking the myth
Utilising thermal mass can reduce a structure’s operational CO2 emissions while also contributing to overall cost savings, and can be achieved as easily with …
Cost comparison update
Steel remains the most cost competitive framing solution for modern office buildings according to the latest update in the series of cost comparison studies …
