Projects and Features
Portal frames flexibility
The latest development at Mercia Park is a purpose-built warehouse, cross-dock terminal and office scheme for a global logistics
Three bridges for Preston link
The installation of the first of three steel bridges that will form key elements of a major infrastructure project in Lancashire has been
Safe keeping
The self-storage market has grown rapidly in the UK over the last decade and steel construction has proven to be the ideal framing solution for these projects. …
Steel answers sustainability
In the first article of a two-part series, NSC publishes five frequently asked questions on sustainability for the steel construction
Bolts and fasteners
Structural bolts are one of the key elements of a steel frame and there are two types of bolted assemblies generally used in the UK and Ireland.
Proposed revisions to lateral torsional buckling
Several of the revised Eurocode Parts are close to their final version – they are in a mature state and significant changes now would be a surprise. David …
Steel forms City’s sustainable tower
An evolving design and high sustainability credentials have both been key ingredients for 8 Bishopsgate, the City of London’s latest landmark high-rise …
Inland port expands with steel
SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway is continuing to expand with the construction of one of the largest temperature-controlled distribution centres in …
Power in the frame
Steel construction has proven to be the ideal framing solution for an energy-from-waste facility with a complex and challenging











