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Bespoke offices in Mayfair near completion
A landmark office and retail development at 49-51 Conduit Street in Mayfair, central London is rapidly taking shape. Replacing two former retail/gallery/office …
Footbridge links two Liverpool venues
Main contractor ISG has successfully connected ACC Liverpool to its new interconnected sister venue Exhibition Centre Liverpool with the installation of a 30t …
Steelwork to remain the most competitive material
Structural steelwork prices will increase steadily, in contrast to other construction materials which are seeing sharp jumps in price, making steelwork …
Cheesegrater reaches practical completion
Main contractor Laing O’Rourke has reached practical completion on the Leadenhall Building (Cheesegrater), an iconic addition to London’s skyline. The …
Thames crossing plans unveiled
A proposed £600M Thames crossing linking Beckton and Thamesmead has been revealed by architect HOK and engineering consultancy Arup. The concept called …
News in Brief – September 2014
The new Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) ‘Yellow Book’ (5th edition) covers the fire protection of structural steelwork to provide …
Westfield development boosts regeneration of Bradford
Having stalled for a number of years, Westfield’s £275M Broadway development in Bradford is now approaching an important milestone as the 6,800t steel frame …
Forth Crossing construction passes half way stage
Transport for Scotland has announced that construction of £790M Forth Replacement Crossing has passed the half way point as all three towers are now higher …
Bus station begins journey at Blackburn
EvadX, working on behalf of main contractor Thomas Barnes, has erected the first curving columns for Blackburn’s new £5M bus station. Approximately 100t of …
Steel checks out second largest Midlands supermarket
More than 1,100t of structural steelwork has been erected to form a Sainsbury’s superstore in Wolverhampton; a 6,689m² building that boasts a café, …
