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‘Excellent’ office block set for London
Billington Structures has erected 1,600t of steel for a new commercial development at One Southampton Row in central London. Due for completion by early 2009, …
Conder office wins first order
Conder Structures’ recently opened southern office in Winchester has won its first contract to redevelop Fareham town centre. Working on behalf of Britannia …
Home Office gives sustainable supplier award for Vulcan House
Drivers Jonas has won the Home Office’s Supplier of the Year Award for the Most Beneficial Contribution to Sustainability. The property consultancy scooped …
Office development nearing its pinnacle
Offering more than 23,000m² of office space, the Pinnacle will on completion be one of the largest commercial schemes in Milton Keynes. The development …
40 Years Ago: The world’s tallest residential-office building begins to climb
Taken from Building with Steel, 1968 The John Hancock Centre in Chicago has to climb to a height of 1,107ft above ground level before it is complete and …
Fast cores aid on-site craneage
A faster construction programme and an extremely tight site meant a number of innovative solutions were called for on a prestigious central London project. The …
SSDA 2008 – Unilever House, London
A new eight-storey steel framed headquarters was constructed for Unilever within a retained Grade II listed façade built in 1931. Approximately 2,000t of …
SSDA 2008 – Transfer Structure, 55 Baker Street, London
This slim, elegant and angular steel structure replaces 12 original reinforced concrete columns and presents a stunning backdrop in the reception area of this …
SSDA 2008 – 14 Cornhill, London
The former London headquarters of Lloyds Bank has undergone a complete redevelopment with the retention of the original façade and a new steel framed …
Services dictate the job
A number of potential headaches have been solved on a new commercial development in central London which has had to incorporate all service portals within an …
