Projects and Features
Stadium kicks off regeneration
A former glassworks site in Chesterfield is the main focus for a large regeneration scheme which has a new football stadium as its centrepiece. Chesterfield …
Automation framed in steel
The British Library’s recently opened storage facility combines cutting edge technologies to offer shelf space for seven million items from the UK national …
Banking with steel
A steel frame along with a Bi-Steel core with the strongest panels ever erected are helping a new commercial development for a banking institution achieve its …
Bright future provided by steel framed schools
Steel sourced from Corus, which has a large manufacturing plant at Scunthorpe, is making a substantial local impact by being used to construct two new schools …
Launching a viaduct
At 750m long the Port Eglinton Viaduct is the longest bridge on Glasgow’s M74 Completion project. Crossing some of the city’s busiest roads and rail lines, …
Restoring a seaside institution
The Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare will reopen this summer following a rebuilding programme after much of the original structure was damaged by a fire in …
Community spirited school
NSC reports on the continuing National Academies framework in Liverpool where the new £24M Litherland High School for Sefton Council is under construction. …
Going good for steel
A new architecturally prominent three-storey grandstand is set to turn Fontwell Racecourse into one of Sussex’s main conference and exhibition venues. Work …
The carbon footprint of steel
How the embodied carbon content of steel should be calculated using the system expansion method which is widely regarded as the most comprehensive formula. To …
Bridging the new road to Bedford
Steel has proven to be the most cost effective and efficient solution for the construction of seven bridges along the new A421 dual carriageway in …
