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Steel construction gets the red carpet
One of Europe’s largest retained façades is being incorporated into a new steel-framed mixed-use development on London’s famous Leicester Square. Martin …
All change at Victoria
Phase one of Nova Victoria , which will transform a huge island site opposite the mainline railway station, is in full swing and due to complete next year, …
Hanging cantilever
A 17-storey cantilevering section of the building is hung from a large rooftop girder to create a column-free entrance area for a City of London office scheme. …
Economy drives steel design
A new London headquarters for a multinational advertising and public relations company, is rapidly taking shape with the aid of steel construction. Martin …
SCI event to reflect on the past and the future for steel construction
Coinciding with its 30th birthday, the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) will be reflecting on the past, and looking at predictions for the future to provide …
Steel supports power station project
Steel contractor Adey Steel will soon begin work to fabricate and install more than 700t of façade retention steelwork at Lots Road power station in Chelsea, …
News in Brief – September 2015
AceCad Software has released its BIMReview V8, a collaborative Building Information Modelling (BIM) project review tool for use across construction projects. …
Award – Merchant Square Footbridge, London
A moving footbridge with a deck that unfurls like a Japanese fan has become a landmark structure at Merchant Square in Paddington. Spanning the Grand Union …
Certificate of Merit – Kew House, Richmond
Located in the Kew Green Conservation Area of London, a four bedroom house has been formed with two prefabricated weathering steel volumes behind a retained …
Steady outlook for steel
Financial markets have been rocked again recently, raising fears that we might be looking at a new financial crisis. Calmer minds have been advising however …