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Steel-framed office block completed at London’s Pancras Square
The penultimate building on the prestigious Pancras Square scheme, which forms an integral part of the Kings Cross development in north London, has been …
London Royal Mint scheme gets go ahead
Plans to transform the historic 5.2 acre central London former Royal Mint site into a campus of up to five buildings, providing modern flexible office …
News in Brief: September 2016
Cellular beam specialist Kloeckner Metals UK | Westok has upgraded its Cellbeam software package with the launch of Version 10.2. The software is typically …
Multi-million pound blast resistant headquarters completes
Chemical giants INEOS Olefins & Polymers’ new steel-framed Grangemouth headquarters building has been completed by BAM Construction. Utilising 950t of …
MediaCityUK set to double in size
Salford City Council planners have given the go ahead for plans that will see MediaCityUK double in size. A £1bn expansion will create up to ten new …
Sunderland College gets keys to campus
Accommodating up to 2,000 students and 120 staff, Sunderland College, Holmside Vocational Campus has been officially handed over. The multi-million pound …
Flagship Welsh school opens to pupils
Holywell School in Flintshire, one of the first projects in Wales’ 21st Century Schools Programme has opened this week to pupils. The flagship £30M …
Software creates iconic station entrance
Steelwork contractor William Hare has utilised Tekla Structures from Trimble to construct the new southern entrance to Leeds’ train station. The company said …
Wedge-shaped City tower completes
Skanska has completed One New Street Square, a multi-storey City of London steel-framed commercial scheme. Occupying a tight plot bounded on three sides by …
The strong chain that links steel
Steelwork contractors are widely acknowledged for their key role in the construction supply chain, but what is less widely appreciated perhaps is steel …