This month’s featured stories
Barrett Steel raising the bar
Barrett Steel’s investment-led growth is consolidating the steel stockholder’s position at the fore of supplying the thriving steel construction market. …
Brittle fracture: selection of sub-grade for ‘quasi-static’ structures
Selection of steel sub-grade is an important responsibility for all steel designers, to manage the risk of brittle fracture. David Brown of the SCI discusses a …
SSDA Shortlist 2017
A total of 17 diverse projects from around the UK and Ireland that highlight steelwork’s numerous attributes have made it onto the 2017 SSDA shortlist. Click …
Challenges rising on President’s watch
Meeting the challenges of continuous change and uncertainty is the day-to-day business of senior management, but new BCSA President Tim Outteridge is becoming …
Historic chapel reborn as student accommodation
A steel-framed structure has been erected inside of a Manchester ecclesiastical landmark as part of a restoration and conversion project. Martin Cooper …
Community spirit
A community hub containing a high school is set to reinvigorate Midlothian’s former coal mining area. A state-of-the-art community hub and high school, known …
Trusses top leisure arena
A civic gateway to the town of Downpatrick is being created by a leisure centre with a bespoke hybrid design. Martin Cooper reports. The Northern Ireland town …
Top marks for steel frame
Structural steelwork has proven to be the best option for a new chemistry teaching block at the University of Oxford. Oxford has been a seat of learning for …
Steel promotes South Bank development
Two steel-framed commercial blocks will provide a central element to a prestigious mixed-use development taking shape on London’s south bank. Martin Cooper …
An introduction to computer software for steel design and fabrication
Steelwork contractors are often held up as being in pole position in terms of the introduction of and increasing use of BIM. In this article, NSC looks at how …
