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Steel shows a sustainable future
A strong and clear picture of a constructional steelwork industry in robust good health and confidently looking forward emerged from the 2005 Steel …
Sustainable and flexible steel lifts Olympic gold
London’s successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games was anchored in a promise that many of the new sport venues would be flexibly designed to allow …
Plan for re-usable Olympic stadium revealed
A radical plan to make the main 2012 Olympic stadium fully relocatable is to be put forward by a UK architect when the Olympic Delivery Authority seeks tenders …
Bishop’s Bridge deck launch completed
The second and final deck launch of Westminster City Council’s new Bishop’s Bridge has been carried out by Hochtief Construction. The 74m launch was …
Children help create hospital with ‘wow’ factor
The new Evelina Children’s Hospital in London sets new standards for design and patient care, as Margo Cole reports. During the Victorian era hospitals, like …
40 Years Ago – Bridge travels from Glasgow to London
Taken from Building with Steel, 1965 Motorists eagerly await the completion of the M1 Southern Extension which will give much greater significance to the …
Rebirth of St Pancras
Extending St Pancras station to handle Eurostar trains called for an extension in harmony with the existing structure. A slender steel canopy is the result, …
Wembley Arena trusses placed
Three trusses, one of 65 tonnes and two of 55 tonnes were successfully lifted into place on consecutive days by Bourne Steel as part of a £35m refurbishment …
Charter to be launched at conference
The Steel Construction Sustainability Charter will be launched at next month’s Steel Construction Conference and Exhibition by Professor Roger Plank of …
Steel bridge installed safely over live railway
Rowecord Engineering has pre-assembled and installed a 900 tonne railway viaduct over the London Underground Hammersmith and City line at White City. Engineers …
