This month’s featured stories
Purlins play vital role
Available in three section types, Z, C and M, light gauge steel purlins, rails and mezzanine sections are a ubiquitous component in a wide variety of …
Olympia gets future-proofed
A number of new steel-framed structures will create a cultural hub, including a theatre and music venue, at one of London’s oldest exhibition venues. FACT …
Steel stacks up
Structural steelwork’s numerous attributes have come to the fore on a school project in north west London, where the material has helped produce an efficient …
Riverside refurbishment
A 1980s-built City of London office block is being redeveloped and enlarged with structural steelwork forming a south elevation that overlooks the River Thames …
Steel solution for city centre site
Structural steelwork’s flexibility has come to the fore on a city centre project in Dublin, where a new structure occupies over 98% of an existing plot and …
Technology framed with steel
A high-spec technology park near Oxford is realising its expansion plans with the aid of structural steelwork. FACT FILEOxford Technology ParkMain client: …
Rafter stiffeners – needed or not?
Zealous application of the rules in EN 1993-1-8 has resulted in stiffeners being provided in rafters at the “sharp end” of portal frame haunches – where …
It’s a wrap
A steel-framed iconic public artwork that surrounds an electrical substation in north London has been unveiled. FACT FILEBrent Cross Town public artworkMain …
Dundee regeneration
A steel-framed solution has proven to be the right choice for a mixed-use project incorporating student accommodation, retail units and a new regional …
Leisure in the frame
Speed of construction and the requirement for large column-free areas were the reasons for choosing a steel-framed solution for a new leisure centre in West …
