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Differing bay heights at new distribution centre
Conder Structures has erected an out of the ordinary distribution centre, containing high and low bays, at Manchester’s Trafford Park, the UK’s oldest …
Steel goes to top of the class in Manchester
Improved construction time and a challenging roof slab meant steel was chosen as the predominant framing material for a new secondary school in Manchester. …
Quick connections to city tower
One of Manchester’s largest ever city centre developments is benefiting from a steelwork contractor’s rationalised supply and forward planning. Once …
Steel tops the shopping list
A steel framed structure was the answer to a very tight construction programme for the latest IKEA store. The fifteenth and latest IKEA store is due to open in …
Big cores going up in Bi-Steel
Erection of the largest example yet of the Corus Bi-Steel Corefast system is underway at the 40 Springardens office development in Manchester. A four-bank …
40 Years Ago: Football stand for 1966 World Cup Series
Taken from Building with Steel, 1965 The directors of Manchester United Football Club had for some time been thinking in terms of developing the north side of …
Courtroom appeal
Manchester’s new Civil Justice Centre dramatically rethinks what a court building should look like. Think of a court building and the image that comes to …
First UK contract for Corefast
Corus Bi-Steel has won its first contract in the UK for its Corefast prefabricated core system. It will provide lift and stair cores on the Forty …
First of five blocks goes up on Manchester island
The AA Group (TAAG) has completed the first of five residential tower blocks at St George’s Island in Manchester. The tallest block, with 15 floors, has been …
Legal landmark gets complex design
Erecting unusual cantilevered ‘fingers’ is one of the main challenges facing steelwork contractor William Hare at the new Manchester Civil Justice Centre. …
