Projects and Features
New college heralds rebirth of Ravenscraig
An old steelworks site in Lanarkshire is now one of Europe’s largest regeneration projects. Martin Cooper reports on the first construction job to get under …
Iconic structure comes together
A new landmark is taking shape on Liverpool’s waterfront. NSC takes the ferry across the Mersey to visit the city’s new cultural museum. Sydney has its …
Multiple trusses span complex dairy
Accommodating various processing facilities over four floors required some complex steelwork and a number of large lattice truss arrangements. Martin Cooper …
Leaning columns create visual masterpiece
It’s all change in the Yorkshire city of Wakefield which is in the midst of a large regeneration programme, with one of the initial phases centred around a …
Steel writes a new chapter for Tyneside
Newcastle’s new City Library incorporates a complex steel and glass design and is set to be a stand-out civic building when it opens in Summer 2009. …
Creating a retail destination
Steelwork’s flexibility has come to the fore on a new retail development in Livingston town centre. Martin Cooper reports. The growth in large retail …
School for the future
The decision to use steel for a new school in Leicester allowed the construction team to meet very tight deadlines, as well as lending an important degree of …
Tanks roll in to world class home
Part of a £16M Heritage Lottery Fund sponsored project, the world’s largest tank collection will soon be housed in a new steel framed hall replete with …
Bridges will keep the traffic flowing
An innovative approach is being used to construct and erect bridges across the A1 between Peterborough and Blyth, where six roundabouts are being replaced with …
Super green building
Vulcan House is one of the UK’s greenest buildings. The Home Office’s new Sheffield headquarters has also received the city’s first Excellent Rating in a …
