September issue of New Steel Construction out now

The September issue of New Steel Construction (NSC) is now available in both digital and print formats that will be arriving in the post this week.

Anyone who does not receive the print magazine and would like a free subscription (UK and Ireland only) should visit: www.steelconstruction.info while readers who prefer the digital offering of NSC, this is available at: www.newsteelconstruction.com

This month’s cover story is 103 Colmore Row, which on completion, will be Birmingham’s tallest office tower. One of the structure’s main features is a series of mega columns that form a four-storey winter garden.

Part of a large regeneration scheme, taking place on a former brewery site, Sunderland is constructing a new City Hall. Steelwork has proven to be the ideal solution to form the two blocks and the large atrium that connects them together.

A new leisure centre is under construction in the Buckinghamshire town of Amersham. Known as the Chiltern Lifestyle Centre, it features a number of interlinked column-free spaces, that are efficiently created with steelwork.

A new 127m-long weathering steel pedestrian and cycle bridge, which has been described as a striking addition to the landscape, provides access to the mixed-use development known as Airport City Manchester

Structural steelwork has played an important role in the construction of Northern Railway’s new maintenance depot in Manchester. A portal-framed structure will house 300 staff who will be responsible for the routine servicing, maintenance, upkeep and repair of trains.

NSC also features a headline sponsor article from Barrett Steel, industry news, a technical article and advisory desk from the Steel Construction Institute, and codes and standards updates.