This month’s featured stories
Bespoke Steelwork
One of the many benefits of steel is its limitless possibilities for the manufacture of bespoke structural components. Construction design, coupled with ever …
Restraint to chords
BS 5950 indicates that purlins can be assumed to provide out-of-plane restraint to trusses. David Brown of the SCI discusses the intended scope of the advice …
Steel creates office landmark
Featuring three cantilevering façades, No.1 Spinningfields will be Manchester’s third tallest office building and the last structure to be built in the …
Design first for commercial scheme
Standout architectural features have driven the steel design for an anchor commercial block at Manchester’s First Street development. Martin Cooper reports. …
Lakeside centre shops for steel
Steel-framed buildings have taken centre stage at the Rushden Lakes retail and leisure complex. Shopping and nature may not necessarily go hand in hand, but a …
Boxed up
Topped with a steel-framed roof structure, an innovative eating and drinking venue has recently opened in Croydon as part of a large-scale redevelopment …
Accommodating steel frames
Three accommodation blocks in Newcastle are being built to a tight programme in order to satisfy the city’s increasing demand for student flats. tSteel …
Family firm invests for growth
Barrett Steel is a leading force among UK steel stockholders, celebrating 150 years of family ownership this year. NSC reports on the company’s ambitious, …
Innovations for fabrication
Manufacturers of steel fabrication equipment have invested heavily in research and development to deliver technological advances. Today’s fabrication …
Steelmaking’s sustainable future
As global supply and demand for raw steel moves into balance, steelmakers focus on a sustainable industry. The World Steel Association estimates that global …
