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Logistics hub planned by Midlands car manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has submitted plans to build a new logistics hub on land near to its plant in Solihull. The site will be used by the car manufacturing …
Construction booms in UK regions
The UK’s regional cities are experiencing near-record levels of construction activity as developers invest heavily in commercial and residential real estate, …
Steel checks in for town centre redevelopment
The steel-framed Porter Building is one of the most prominent schemes in the wide-ranging redevelopment of Slough town centre. Martin Cooper reports. With the …
Eight-year high for London office construction
The volume of office construction currently under way across London has hit an eight-year high according to the latest Deloitte London Office Crane Survey. …
London’s Scalpel building takes shape
Eventually reaching a height of 190m, 52 Lime Street – otherwise known as the Scalpel – is rapidly taking shape in the City of London. Joining a …
Steel creates office landmark
Featuring three cantilevering façades, No.1 Spinningfields will be Manchester’s third tallest office building and the last structure to be built in the …
Design first for commercial scheme
Standout architectural features have driven the steel design for an anchor commercial block at Manchester’s First Street development. Martin Cooper reports. …
Steelwork contractor confirmed for City’s tallest tower
Severfield has confirmed that it has won the contract to fabricate, supply and erect the steel frame for 22 Bishopsgate, a structure that will on completion be …
Award: Thames Tower Redevelopment, Reading
A 1970s office block has been given a new lease of life with enlarged floorplates and four extra steel-framed floors above level 11. The project’s original …
Channel island finance centre goes up
The next phase of Jersey’s International Finance Centre [IFC] is under way with the steel frame for Building Four nearing completion. Elland Steel Structures …
