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Award: London Olympic Roof Conversion
The stadium built for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games has been transformed with the addition of the world’s largest spanning tensile roof. …
Commendation: Land Rover BAR America’s Cup HQ Building, Portsmouth
The headquarters building for Sir Ben Ainslie’s challenge to host the America’s Cup in 2021 is a steel-framed structure combining a manufacturing area with …
Amazon flows into central England
The centrepiece of a new distribution park is a huge warehouse for the world’s largest online retailer. Distribution centres don’t come much larger than …
Rebuilding a City tower
Situated within the Bank of England Conservation Area, the 1970s-built One Angel Court is being rebuilt with a steel frame to create a standout City of London …
Market trades in steel
Two steel-framed structures are spearheading the multi-million pound redevelopment of London’s New Covent Garden Market. Martin Cooper reports. One of the …
Bridging the A1 gap
Eight steel composite bridges are being installed as part of the A1 upgrade in North Yorkshire. As the only section of non-motorway on the strategic M1/A1(M) …
Retail arrives at Sussex station
The construction of a Waitrose superstore and accompanying car park represents the largest element of the £35M Haywards Heath station upgrade. Big changes are …
Sky’s the limit for steel
Steelwork’s long span qualities have created the lightweight roof for a new mixed-use building at the Sky campus in London. Phase two of the redevelopment of …
Weathering steel highlights offices
An exo-skeleton, fabricated entirely of weathering steel, has created the standout appearance and the column-free spans for the final commercial development at …
The strong chain that links steel
Steelwork contractors are widely acknowledged for their key role in the construction supply chain, but what is less widely appreciated perhaps is steel …