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Ravenscraig regeneration gathers pace
The site of the former steelworks at Ravenscraig in North Lanarkshire will be the UK’s first new town in more than 50 years and home to more than 10,000 …
Completing the mountain top challenge
Building a new visitor centre on the summit of Mount Snowdon presented a number of unique challenges, not least how to get all the materials to site. Martin …
Britain’s first commercial monorail
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 It is well recognised that one solution to easing transport problems in Britain’s densely populated towns and cities …
New look for Hull city centre
The new multipurpose St Stephen’s development has benefited from a number of important steel elements including more than one mile of shop front steel. The …
On the waterfront
Liverpool is gearing up to become European City of Culture 2008 with the construction of an impressive new arena and convention centre. Martin Cooper reports. …
Hull city centre gets a make-over
Steel is playing an important role in Kingston-upon-Hull’s on-going city-centre regeneration scheme. Overall known as St Stephen’s, the £160M retail and …
Steel checks in at the YMCA
More than 330t of structural steelwork has been used for the construction of a new YMCA complex in St Helens. The project consists of two main parts: a two and …
40 Years Ago: The new Coventry Swimming Baths
Taken from Building with Steel, 1966 These splendid new swimming baths are now in full operation: a number of interesting design features are incorporated in …
40 Years Ago: Moving along with Steel
Taken from Building with Steel, 1966 Britain’s first holiday camp monorail Steelwork, 320 tons of it, is used in Britain’s first monorail at Butlin’s …
A roof within a roof
Formerly known as the Millennium Dome, London’s giant big top is set to be reborn as a US-style entertainment centre with a 23,000 seat arena, bars, …
