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Frame completed on Excellent development
Steelwork contractor William Hare has completed the structural steel erection on the £170M Central Saint Giles development in central London. The …
Skanska’s landmark office for City of London
A new and prestigious office development is rapidly taking shape in the heart of the City of London. The Walbrook comprises ten above ground floors and three …
Lights, camera and action
On a former dockland site in Salford, Media City UK will accommodate the BBC as well as other major broadcasters, large media corporations and a myriad of …
SSDA 2008 – Unilever House, London
A new eight-storey steel framed headquarters was constructed for Unilever within a retained Grade II listed façade built in 1931. Approximately 2,000t of …
Doing Manchester justice
In the first of a new series on completed steel framed buildings Nick Barrett looks at Manchester’s celebrated Civil Justice Centre, the biggest court …
News in Brief: January 2008
Kaltenbach’s UK Managing Director Manfred Saenger will relinquish his position to Simon Smith, the company’s Sales and Marketing Director from 1 January …
Transfer structures kick-start Cardiff retail project
The original design for the St David’s 2 project in Cardiff has been modified to incorporate greater use of steel. This has produced a scheme which is …
SSDA 2007 – Palestra, Blackfriars Road, London
Dancing columns and cantilever floors have formed an architecturally striking office building. Palestra is a state-of-the-art 103,000m² 12-storey office …
News in Brief – June 2007
William Hare has appointed David Thomas as its Health, Safety and Environment Director. Mr Thomas was previously the Health and Safety Executive’s Principal …
Steel tops sustainability study
Analysis of the emissions produced by steel and concrete in construction of an Oxford University building confirms the significant sustainability benefits of …
