Weekly News
Tekla BIM software benefits steel construction
Tekla’s Building Information Modelling (BIM) software enables steelwork contractors to move beyond 3D modelling and embrace the future of construction …
Scottish academy starts with steel
Forming part of the ongoing hub Scotland initiative, a new steel-framed secondary school is being delivered in the Fife town of Anstruther. Working on behalf …
Sponsors sign up for Steel for Life
The first sponsors have signed up to the constructional steelwork supply chain’s new market development programme, Steel for Life, which has been established …
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 …
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 …
Planning granted for £79M Cambridge research facility
The University of Cambridge has been granted planning permission for ‘Project Capella’ – a new £79m research facility being delivered by Kier and …
voestalpine Metsec scoops digital award
The ‘Best Digital Campaign’ category at the annual Construction Marketing Awards (CMA) was won by voestalpine Metsec for its video case study of the …
Recladding of St Thomas’ Hospital East Wing completed
Contractor ISG has completed the £21M recladding of the 1966 built east wing at St Thomas’s Hospital in central London. The scheme involved the retention …
Biomass energy plant for Teesside
Work on a £160M biomass energy plant on Teesside is set to kick-off shortly. Following in the footsteps of a number of similar projects in East Anglia and …
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 …
