Projects and Features
SSDA National Finalists
The Balfour, Kirkwall, Orkney A steel-framed design helped NHS Orkney realise its wish to have a unique hospital that attended to the Islands’ needs. Known …
AI: the future of iterative design
Craig Johnson, Regional Account Manager – Steel Division at Trimble, explores the future potential that Artificial Intelligence could bring to the world of …
Second city landmark
A steel-framed solution has been chosen for the construction of 103 Colmore Row, which on completion will be Birmingham’s tallest office tower. Martin Cooper …
Weathering steel checks in for airport bridge
The innate beauty of weathering steel meant it was the material of choice for a new pedestrian and cycle link to Airport City Manchester. A significant …
Flexible spaces created with steel
Sport, leisure and community facilities in the Buckinghamshire town of Amersham are set to get a significant boost when the steel-framed Chiltern Lifestyle …
Steel frames civic pride
Sunderland’s new City Hall is the latest project on a large regeneration scheme, which is transforming a former brewery site into a mixed-use neighbourhood. …
Steel’s the ticket for new rail depot
Structural steelwork has played an important role in the construction of Northern Railway’s new maintenance depot in Manchester Train services in the North …
Continual supply
Barrett Steel has been affected, along with many other businesses across the UK by the pandemic lockdown, but it has remained operational throughout, focussing …
Steel tower provides regeneration centrepiece
Structural steelwork continues to be the preferred framing material for Manchester’s burgeoning commercial sector. Manchester’s commercial sector shows …
Retail boost for Cumbria
A steel framing solution has provided a new retail development in Carlisle with the required open-plan floor space and a quick construction programme. Retail …
