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London’s Olympic legacy
Nearly three years ago London hosted one of the most successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in modern times, but what has happened to those iconic venues? NSC …
Windsor Park redevelopment continues apace
Windsor Park, Northern Ireland’s national football stadium and home of Linfield FC is being redeveloped into an 18,000 all-seater capacity venue due to open …
News in Brief – April 2015
Two new businesses have been launched by Barrett Steel, Barrett Materials Handling and Barrett Specialist Vehicles, which the company says is part of its …
Anfield expansion work begins
The first steel elements for the £260M redevelopment of Liverpool FC’s famous Anfield stadium have been lifted into place. More than 4,800t of steelwork …
Galvaizing supports Everton
Merseyside Galvanizing, part of the Wedge Group, has galvanized 50t of steelwork used to create a walkway to access, install, and maintain new floodlighting at …
Olympic Stadium races towards conversion
Work on the former London Olympic Stadium is progressing on schedule as main contractor Balfour Beatty has begun installing a new transparent roof, which on …
Steel scores for stadium upgrade
Steelwork played a central role in allowing Cardiff City’s stadium to remain open throughout the construction of a new upper tier to its Ninian Stand. …
50 Years Ago – Sports Stadia
To use a well worn phrase, the ‘wind of change’ is blowing vigorously through those regions where sport is promoted. This wind is soft and balmy quite …
Steel scores at rugby stadium upgrade
Three new stands have been added to Belfast’s Ravenhill rugby ground during a phased construction programme that allowed the stadium to remain open. …
Commitment to innovation with steel
Nick Barrett meets Paul Westbury of Buro Happold, an engineer who has helped design some of the most prestigious steel structures of the last 15 years. There …
