This month’s featured stories
Yin and yang towers
Steelwork has been completed on the second of twin commercial buildings in King’s Cross, that have been designed to look like they have been pulled apart …
Prime offices spur regional activity
Manchester’s commercial sector has seen record levels of activity in recent years and Eleven York Street is one of the projects set to complete this year. …
Hotel accommodates steel
Speed of construction was one of the main reasons for changing the design of Adventure Parc Snowdonia’s hotel to a steel frame. Martin Cooper reports. …
Education in the frame
A tried and tested method, using steelwork in conjunction with precast flooring planks, is being successfully used for a sixth educational scheme in Fife. …
Powered up with waste
A new steel-framed waste-to-energy facility in Cheshire will help the nation reduce its reliance on landfill sites for refuse disposal. Hooton, near Ellesmere …
Supplying the sector
Steel stockholders play a vital part in the steel construction supply chain, ensuring the market is supplied with what it needs when it is needed. From an …
Bearing splice in a column
The design of column splices is covered in BS EN 1993-1-8 where it is lumped together with the moment resistance of beam-to-column joints. Richard Henderson of …
Signature structure highlights regeneration
Spanning an important London underground station and featuring an architecturally-detailed exposed steel frame, 21 Moorfields is a feat of engineering. Martin …
Made to measure
A 30-strong workforce of skilled costume makers have been temporarily relocated, while the Royal Shakespeare Company redevelops its workshops with the aid of …
Retain and enlarge
A complex project that has included a partial demolition programme, strengthening of existing steelwork and the addition of new upper floors has extensively …
