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News in Brief: March 2016
This year’s MACH 2016, the UK’s premier manufacturing technologies event, to be held at Birmingham NEC April 11-15, will host the latest innovations in …
Football Stand for 1966 World Cup Series
The directors of Manchester United Football Club had for some time been thinking in terms of developing the north side of the ground but it was not until late …
Windsor Park redevelopment continues apace
Windsor Park, Northern Ireland’s national football stadium and home of Linfield FC is being redeveloped into an 18,000 all-seater capacity venue due to open …
Anfield expansion work begins
The first steel elements for the £260M redevelopment of Liverpool FC’s famous Anfield stadium have been lifted into place. More than 4,800t of steelwork …
Steel in the running for grandstand finish
A new multi-million pound five-storey grandstand is the centrepiece of Cheltenham Racecourse’s redevelopment plans. Martin Cooper reports. The four-day …
Steel scores for stadium upgrade
Steelwork played a central role in allowing Cardiff City’s stadium to remain open throughout the construction of a new upper tier to its Ninian Stand. …
50 Years Ago: New Ascot Grandstand
Steelwork was used for the frame of the new Queen Elizabeth II Stand at Ascot, which was opened last June after a construction period of only ten months, …
40 Years Ago: A ‘Grand Stand’ at Lords
Taken from Building with Steel, 1969 It was in 1814 that Mr T Lord leased the now famous ground to the Marylebone Cricket Club and the story of Cricket made …
Epsom grandstand ready for Derby Festival
Ahead of this year’s Derby on 6 June, Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall has officially opened the new grandstand at Epsom Downs Racecourse. Named …
SSDA 2008 – Killanin Stand, Galway Racecourse
Galway Racecourse plays host to one of Ireland’s most popular sporting events and a new grandstand was constructed to keep pace with a year-on-year …
