50 & 20 Years Ago
Manchester Road Bridge
Using a principle of mechanics centuries old this new bridge has been described as a ‘shaduf in steel’. This design however makes use of the latest …
Packaged buildings for cash and carry
From Building with Steel, May 1970 Butler Buildings (UK) Limited, London office at 113 Upper Richmond Road, SW15, are at present engaged in a program for Crest …
Cardiff Arms Park
When rugby is in the lifeblood of a nation it needs fine stadia for important matches. Mr J. F. James here describes the new stands being raised at the Arms …
Acklam Base Schools
From Building With Steel, February 1970 Despite poor site conditions and the need to incorporate many types of accommodation these two schools at …
High-Rise Trusteel
The Trusteel steel-framed system is well known in the low rise housing field, 37,000 Trusteel homes equally in the Local Authority and Private Housing fields, …
Nottingham Flyover
Roads are getting more congested, junctions are becoming bottlenecks – often the only solution is to build a temporary flyover. Mr F. I. Lees, Director and …
Structural Steel Design Awards 1969
From Building with Steel, November 2019 Efficient, economical and elegant – that is design in steel, as demonstrated by the winners in the Structural Steel …
Erskine Bridge
There has been a ferry across the River Clyde between Erskine and Old Kilpatrick for centuries but the density of traffic has increased so much that one is now …
British Steel in Bahrain
by D. K. Doran, BSc(Eng), DIC, MICE, Manager, Structural Design Department, George Wimpey & Co. Ltd The foundation stone for Isa new town was laid in …
Head office for Hearts of Oak Benefit Society
The Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, which operates within the framework of the Friendly Societies Act, has grown from humble beginnings in 1842 to become one of …