This month’s featured stories
AWARD – Friends’ School Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Utilising its aesthetic appearance, weathering steel was the chosen material for a pavilion canopy, spanning a teaching and performance space at an Irish …
AWARD – Kepax Bridge, Worcestershire
A new River Severn crossing in Worcester has created a sustainable commuting option for the city’s northern neighbourhoods. FACT FILEArchitects: Moxon …
AWARD – The Porsche Sculpture at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed
A complex sculpture, supporting six Porsche sports cars, is an exemplary application of steelwork efficiency and design. FACT FILEArtist: Gerry Judah …
Investing in the Future
Barrett Steel’s in-house investments are preparing the UK steel construction sector for the next era of growth. Barrett Steel is investing £7.5 million in …
Just the ticket
Structural steelwork has provided the framing solution for the Haverfordwest Public Transport Interchange, which includes a bus station and multi-storey car …
College in the frame
Early engagement between the main contractor and the steelwork fabricator has resulted in a fast and trouble-free erection programme for Wigan & Leigh …
Education needs steel
Steelwork offers the educational sector a fast and efficient framing solution, as a school currently under construction in the Rhondda Valley illustrates. FACT …
Cornish waste and recycling solution
Structural steelwork has proven to be the ideal framing solution for the Hallenbeagle Waste Management Facility, one of the largest ongoing construction …
Steel tees off at St Andrews
Structural steelwork has provided an aesthetic and economic solution for the design and construction of The R&A’s global headquarters. FACT FILER&A …
Floors with heavy loading – what are the implications?
In this article, Dr Graham Couchman considers the implications of high levels of loading, and how they can change expected failure modes and the design rules …
