This month’s featured stories
Cold formed sections
The forming process affects the toughness of cold formed sections and their use in external structures. Welding is prohibited near the corners of cold formed …
Peak development
Cambridge’s tallest office block will form the centrepiece of the city’s ambitious CB1 master plan. Cambridge is currently a hive of construction activity, …
Shape shifter
Transforming from a parallelogram at its base to a rectangle at the top, the 40-storey 100 Bishopsgate project is the City of London’s latest stand-out …
Anyone for tennis?
A retractable roof, which will allow uninterrupted play irrespective of the weather, is being installed over Wimbledon’s No.1 Court. Martin Cooper reports …
Science campus expands
A steel-framed facilities building at the Harwell Science Campus has been designed to provide column-free testing and storage space, as well as to fit …
Sport and fitness in the frame
A steel-framed solution is the answer for a leading retailer’s first new build outlet in Scotland. Sports goods retailer Sports Direct is building its first …
Phoenix drives confidence in steel
UK steel manufacturing has been lifted by the success of the renamed and reinvigorated British Steel. A new era of customer focused service has been ushered …
An introduction to section bending
Bending steel sections to help create stunning architectural designs not only allows steelwork to show its flexibility in construction, the process is also …
Stainless steel in construction
Stainless steels may appear to be more suitable for teaspoons and kitchen sinks than for structural elements, but they can be used for support and other …
Offices boost finance sector
Steel-framed office blocks are providing the much-needed Grade A office accommodation for Jersey’s finance sector. Martin Cooper reports. Jersey is a leading …
