Projects and Features
Deep piles take the weight for new Corus facility
The new Automated Distribution Centre now under construction for Corus at its Scunthorpe works required an extremely rigid structure to guarantee its …
Portal frames expand software boundaries
Designing one of the UK’s largest ever distribution centres required some close cooperation between Atlas Ward and its software provider. Two adjacent portal …
New look for Hull city centre
The new multipurpose St Stephen’s development has benefited from a number of important steel elements including more than one mile of shop front steel. The …
Advancing ahead
It’s four months since Corus launched the Advance branding for its beams, columns, channels, angles, and bearing piles manufactured in the UK, and many …
Competitive gap crushes concrete
Steel frames remain the fastest and most cost effective framing solution for both commercial offices and residential apartments according to the latest Cost …
Glasgow banking on steel
One of Glasgow’s most iconic buildings is getting a new steel framed interior behind a retained 1920s listed facade. Martin Cooper visits the former banking …
Steel takes the honours
Three new steel-framed buildings form the initial stage of the University of Reading’s on-going redevelopment programme. Martin Cooper goes on campus. This …
New source for health and safety help
BCSA has launched a new subsidiary company designed to help members cope with growing health and safety regulatory requirements. A national network of advisers …
High speed construction
A new state-of-the-art office block in Leeds has demonstrated the speed, flexibility and ease of steel construction. Clarence Dock, in the centre of Leeds, is …
Overground underground
Among some prestigious and highly visible steelwork at Heathrow Terminal 5, one contractor has completed some equally important steelwork below the surface, on …
