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Quick treatment
Flexibility and speed of construction were crucial factors in the decision to use structural steelwork for a new extension at the Royal Oldham Hospital. …
Framing hospital excellence
A new 800 bed acute hospital is rapidly taking shape in north Bristol, a project which is making use of more than 6,000t of structural steelwork and aiming to …
Steel frame quickens hospital extension
Due to open next year, steelwork has been completed on a £30M extension at Kettering General Hospital. Working on behalf of main contractor Interserve, …
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. …
Steelwork completed at Salford hospital
More than 3,000t of structural steelwork has been erected for the new Hope Hospital project in Salford. The project consists of a new 222 bed acute hospital, …
Galvanizing operation at new hospital
Wessex Galvanizers, part of the Wedge Galvanizing Group, has completed the latest phase of galvanizing for Portsmouth’s new Queen Alexandra Hospital which …
Around the Press: June 2010
Construction News 6 May 2010 Heron tops out to tower over the capital The steel structure gives the the north side of the building a distinctive look, with …
Glasgow hospital scoops third award
The new Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow has won the ‘Best Healthcare Building 2009’ at the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) Awards, its third prestigious …
Hospital gets steel treatment
Changing the cores to a steel braced design as well as incorporating a bespoke flooring system helped create an efficient steel programme at Peterborough’s …
January 2011 – Thermal mass – the sustainable view
As the drive towards sustainability gathers pace, the steel sector is devoting considerable resources on a number of fronts to ensure that designers have all …