This month’s featured stories
Bigger and better
The UK’s first distribution park is continuing to expand as logistics developer GLP is constructing its largest speculative unit to date. FACT FILEMagna Park …
Leading the charge in a transforming industry
The past year has presented undeniable challenges for the construction sector, but Barrett Steel says it refuses to stand still in an ever-changing industry. …
Carbon reduction
A sustainable design, using steelwork sourced from facilities powered by renewable energy, is delivering a desirable City of London commercial scheme. FACT …
Hub spurs regeneration
Big changes are afoot in Radcliffe, as a town centre redevelopment is underway with a steel-framed Civic Hub that includes a swimming pool and library taking …
Looking to the future
Teesside University’s ambitious masterplan is continuing with the construction of the £40M steel-framed Digital Life building at its Middlesbrough campus. …
Back to school
Structural steelwork is proving to be the ideal framing solution for a school rebuilding programme near Newtownards in Northern Ireland. FACT FILEStrangford …
Steel gives lesson in efficient design
In the first of two articles highlighting the educational sector in Northern Ireland, NSC reports on a steel-framed scheme bringing together two schools from …
What is fire resistance?
Graham Couchman of the Steel Construction Institute charts the history of fire resistance in structural engineering, and concludes that designs, in the most …
Quick delivery
Flexible long-span office spaces, coupled with a fast erection programme are two of the reasons why a steel-framed option was chosen for Dublin’s latest …
Steel by design
Structural steelwork is helping the Leeds City Academy to expand its premises with a teaching block extension and an enlarged dining hall. FACT FILELeeds City …
