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Plans submitted for City of London’s tallest tower
The City of London’s skyline could be radically altered yet again as plans for a 309.6m-tall tower have been submitted for planning approval. The new tower …
Recladding of St Thomas’ Hospital East Wing completed
Contractor ISG has completed the £21M recladding of the 1966 built east wing at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London. The scheme involved the retention and …
Steel up for Met office supercomputer buildings
Steelwork erection has been completed on the £97M project to build accommodation for the Met Office’s new weather forecasting supercomputer at Exeter …
Building publishes latest Steel Insight
The latest in the Steel Insight series of supplements, sponsored by Steel for Life, has been published in Building Magazine and is also available for free at …
Aberdeen Union Square expansion announced
Developer Hammerson has announced that Union Square in Aberdeen has formally submitted an application for planning permission in principle (PPiP) to Aberdeen …
Steel construction sector remembers Victor Girardier
Leading engineer Victor Girardier, who is said to have presided over the revolution in structural engineering that occurred in the latter decades of the 20th …
BBC Wales opts for a steel-framed HQ
More than 2,000t of structural steelwork will be fabricated, supplied and erected by Severfield for the new BBC Wales Broadcasting House in Cardiff. The scheme …
Galvanizing helps revitalize carbon plant
Manchester Galvanizing (part of the Wedge Group) has provided its hot-dip galvanizing treatment to a project which has seen the successful reactivation of a …
Steel proves a safe bet for Stoke headquarters
Steel erection for a new headquarters for online gambling giant bet365 has been completed. Working on behalf of John Sisk & Son, James Killelea has …
Chelmsford’s new John Lewis store tops out
The final block of the new 11,000m² steel-framed John Lewis store at Chelmsford’s Bond Street development has been laid during a topping out ceremony. John …
