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Teamwork produces agricultural buildings in Norfolk
Steelwork contractor AC Bacon Engineering, which specialises in fabricating buildings for the agriculture industry, has teamed up with Worksop Galvanizing …
12 Hammersmith Grove makes practical completion
Practical completion has been achieved on the second and final phase of Development Securities office-led regeneration scheme in Hammersmith, west London. The …
Seven up for schools
As part of the Government’s Priority School Building Programme, Interserve and Kajima Partnerships JV has been awarded the design and build contract for …
New town makeover
Steel construction is playing a leading role in a £250M retail scheme that will transform a large swathe of Bracknell town centre. One of the new towns built …
Tower tops out with steel
A 1970s concrete office block is being given a new lease of life with enlarged floorplates and four extra levels, all with the aid of steel construction. …
Ensuring a safe design
INEOS Olefins & Polymers UK, the country’s largest privately-owned company and one of the world’s largest chemical businesses, is building a new, …
Steel dives in for pool restoration
Akin to inserting a ship into a bottle, a steel-frame has been delivered through a narrow doorway piece-small and erected inside a renovated former Victorian …
Plans submitted for City of London’s tallest tower
The City of London’s skyline could be radically altered yet again as plans for a 309.6m-tall tower have been submitted for planning approval. The new tower …
Recladding of St Thomas’ Hospital East Wing completed
Contractor ISG has completed the £21M recladding of the 1966 built east wing at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London. The scheme involved the retention and …
Steel up for Met office supercomputer buildings
Steelwork erection has been completed on the £97M project to build accommodation for the Met Office’s new weather forecasting supercomputer at Exeter …
