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Trusses top leisure arena
A civic gateway to the town of Downpatrick is being created by a leisure centre with a bespoke hybrid design. Martin Cooper reports. The Northern Ireland town …
Trusses span sporting haven
A series of storey-high trusses create the transfer deck between a leisure centre and a residential scheme in London. Replacing a number of old Victorian …
Steel up for Midlothian community asset
More than 1,100t of structural steelwork has been erected for the Newbattle Centre in the former mining town of Easthouses, Midlothian. The project consists of …
Hot and cold
A swimming pool and an ice rink are being built within one large steel-framed structure in Romford, presenting several challenges. Constructing two large …
Romford gets a new ice rink and swimming pool
Steel construction is nearing completion on the £28M Romford Ice Rink and Swimming Pool complex being erected by Billington Structures on behalf of main …
The new Coventry Swimming Baths
These splendid new swimming baths are now in full operation: a number of interesting design features are incorporated in the structure, one being the …
Steel supports the sporting life
Housed within a steel frame, one of London’s largest leisure centres is under construction in Waltham Forest. Waltham Forest Council is in the midst of a …
Steel school provides community resource
A multi-million pound project in Wick will deliver first-class educational and community facilities, all housed within two steel-framed structures. Martin …
Steel supports sporting life
Structural steelwork has proven to be the ideal framing material for a new sports centre in Oldham. Once the textile spinning capital of the world and a …
Northerly outpost gets new school and community centre
Work is progressing on schedule for a £48M school and community leisure centre project in one of the UK’s most northerly towns. The Wick Community Campus …
