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Shared campus rises with steel
A new secondary school development is under construction in Port Glasgow, a shared campus which will bring together the existing Port Glasgow High School and …
Transport museum inspires art exhibition
Glasgow’s steel-framed Riverside Transport Museum is the focus of prize-winning artist Patricia Cain’s ‘construction art’ exhibition, being held at a …
Sculpture immortalises Big Yin
A steel sculpture of Billy Connolly (Big Yin) has been erected to signal the completion of the first phase of a landmark residential housing project in …
Steel supports major Clydeside success
The latest in our occasional series of visits to completed projects takes Nick Barrett to Glasgow, where the Riverside Museum of transport is proving to be a …
Galvanizing keeps tall ships afloat
Glasgow-based Scottish Galvanizers, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, has provided its hot dip galvanizing treatment to 100t of steelwork used to build 60 …
Feature trusses form sporting mecca
Steelwork has played an integral role in the construction of one of the most important venues to be used during the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The …
Around the Press – July/August 2011
Construction News 19 May 2011 Dramatic challenges on new BBC studios “Since the BBC decided on this site we have worked closely with its programme-makers to …
50 Years Ago: Steel for Ecclesiastical Buildings
From Building with Steel, May 1961 Temples and, later, churches were probably the world’s first architect designed buildings. Art flourishes best when …
Highland takes the lead at Glasgow Velodrome
One of Scotland’s leading galvanizing firms, Highland Galvanizers & Colour Coaters, has joined the winning team delivering the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in …
Spanning river and rail
Crossing numerous electrified railway lines and the River Clyde respectively, the last two steel bridges for Glasgow’s M74 project have now been …
