Projects and Features
Steel solutions for academia
An innovative hanging floor arrangement and modular cores, all behind a retained façade, have all helped to keep a major London academic project to schedule. …
Quick connections to city tower
One of Manchester’s largest ever city centre developments is benefiting from a steelwork contractor’s rationalised supply and forward planning. Once …
Countdown to Eurocode Implementation
Before you can design… You need the Eurocodes for loading and for material resistance. Each part of every Eurocode has a National Annex, unique to the …
Weathering steel links to ease congested junction
More than 4,000t of weathering steel will be used for the construction of four new bridges on the busy A2/A282 junction in north Kent, representing one of the …
SCI leads the debate
Sustainability and off-site steel construction were at the forefront of debate at the recent Futurebuild and Ecobuild events. Held at London Earl’s Court …
All the right credentials
A new sustainability driven factory is relying on steelwork to provide its required long spans and quick construction time. A brownfield site in Ferrybridge, …
Covered streetscape to open up city centre
The huge mixed-use Cabot development includes a steel framed retail zone with a difference. Martin Cooper reports on a project which will remain open to the …
Coastal town goes for retail therapy
A new steel framed shopping centre and residential scheme is set to boost the fortunes of an old seaside town in Kent. Victoria Millins reports. Vital …
Gallery showcases bespoke portals
A visually stunning ammonite-shaped art gallery featuring no internal columns and a frame which gets progressively higher and wider is under construction in …
Steel tops sustainability study
Analysis of the emissions produced by steel and concrete in construction of an Oxford University building confirms the significant sustainability benefits of …
