This month’s featured stories
Bridgework is steel fan
Since officially opening last year the Merchant Square Footbridge has quickly become a local landmark especially when the spectacular opening occurs. Located …
Giving Poole a lift
In the latest of our Projects Revisited series, Martin Cooper reports from Poole harbour’s iconic second crossing which has become a benchmark for future …
Ballroom challenge completed with steel
A series of 42m-long steel trusses has been erected to form the roof of Europe’s largest pillar free ballroom at a hotel development in south London. An …
Lifeboat centre in the frame
Steel construction was the only solution to create the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s all-weather maintenance and manufacturing facility. Martin …
Steel in the running for grandstand finish
A new multi-million pound five-storey grandstand is the centrepiece of Cheltenham Racecourse’s redevelopment plans. Martin Cooper reports. The four-day …
Sports company expands with steel
The only viable option for Sports Direct’s new distribution centre was a steel framed solution. On the site of the former Shirebrook colliery, just north of …
Steel college supports residential scheme
Long internal spans and a lightweight roof structure were the reasons why steel construction was chosen for a prestigious student accommodation and college …
Steel lends itself to curving library
The centrepiece of Slough’s town centre regeneration scheme is a highly architectural and uniquely shaped steel-framed library and cultural centre. More than …
Façade retention in the frame
A new six-storey mixed-use development is taking shape behind a retained listed façade on London’s world-famous Regent Street. Martin Cooper reports. …
Steel in service for community centre
A steel frame has given a local church and its parishioners the community facility they were praying for. Church and community groups in Stoke Gifford, Bristol …
