News
Wave-shaped roof for Olympic pool bid
Zaha Hadid Architects has been chosen to design London’s Olympic Aquatics Centre, which will form part of London’s Olympic Park in Stratford. Structural …
Plant blitz speeds distribution centre
Atlas Ward took just eight weeks to erect the main frame of a 72,800m² distribution centre in the North-East. The project comprises over 2500t of steelwork …
A good place to unwind
Steel imitates life in the spiral ribs fabricated from plate steel to form the structure of the Spiral Café in Birmingham’s Bullring Centre. The shape of …
Major investment at Scunthorpe
Corus has announced plans to invest £130M at its Scunthorpe steelworks to significantly strengthen its manufacturing capability and competitiveness in …
Hemel’s new centre nears completion
Severfield-Reeve is nearing completion of the third and final building of Hemel Hempstead’s Riverside retail development. It comprises two retail levels and …
Letters: February 2005
NSC welcomes letters from readers on steel construction related issues. Please keep your letters brief — the Editor reserves the right to condense. …
News in Brief: February 2005
A stainless steel surface finishes pack, targeted for use by architects, has been published by the British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA). It contains …
School’s safer span
The first cable-stayed bridge over an electrified rail line is providing residents of Nuneaton with a safer pedestrian and cycle route across the West Coast …
Steel – the safe solution
Steel is inherently safer than other structural framing solutions, argues a new brochure aimed at steelwork designers. ‘Steel – the safe solution’ is …
