Projects and Features
Building success in Shanghai
Janet Kealey reports. Over 10 years in China, Atlas Ward Structures Ltd has worked through changes in regulations, in the environment and competition. This was …
Met Office Relocation to Exeter
New offices are being built in Exeter for the Met Office. It is a major development, accommodating a large staff and a huge computer system in an …
A new generation hangar for Farnborough Airport
Farnborough airport, long the home of the famous air shows, is being re-developed as a business airport. TAG Aviation, the new owners, wanted hangars with a …
Making the Dublin Spire
The 400-foot high stainless steel spike recently erected in Dublin needed some very careful manufacturing and erection techniques. Craig Barnshaw reports. …
Shaldon Bridge Strengthening
Shaldon Bridge is a concrete viaduct, with a lifting span, across the River Teign and adjacent marshes. It has been strengthened with steel. Work was …
Construction of the Boyne Bridge
Environmental constraints prevented this very large cable-stayed bridge from being assembled by normal techniques. It had to be put together on one side and …
The New Bullring Shopping Centre
The Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham consists of approximately 170,000m² of retail space. It comprises an open central street with glazed roofing over …
Multi-Storey Car Park Building
Automated pigeon-hole car stackers are a building type that has largely disappeared from Western cities. This is a new one, which uses full computer operation …
Health and Safety – The First Priority
Tony Fairweather reports. Within the steel construction sector, the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) Health and Safety Group is a …
Heathrow Bridge Travels at Night
On 28 October 2002, a 320-ton steel bridge was moved across the south runway at Heathrow Airport to complete the link between two gate lounges of the £37m …
