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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 …
Modular construction checks in
A new 198-bedroom hotel in central Glasgow has been constructed in quick time by using offsite steel modular construction technology. Built on the site of the …
Steel projects triumph at industry awards
Glasgow’s New Stobhill Hospital scooped the prestigious Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award at the British Construction Industry Awards 2010. …
Around the Press – September 2010
Construction News 29 July 2010 Offices get support from strand jacks (Cannon St Station) The solution was to cantilever the floor. However, it is impossible to …
SSDA 2010 – The Riverside Museum, Glasgow
Steel’s flexibility and quality have been highlighted on a challenging design for Glasgow’s new iconic transport museum. One of the most prestigious and …
50 Years Ago: More Distinctive Buildings
From BUILDING WITH STEEL, May
Steel for joined up bridges
Why steel is usually the most suitable material for highway and railway bridges, footbridges and moveable bridges was highlighted at the Steel Bridges …
Steel projects honoured at ACE awards
Steel related projects came out on top in a number of categories at the ACE Engineering Excellence Awards. In the Building Structures (Large Firm) category the …
