{"id":28337,"date":"2019-04-10T10:34:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=28337"},"modified":"2019-04-10T10:34:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:34:30","slug":"steelwork-complete-for-citys-tallest-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/steelwork-complete-for-citys-tallest-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelwork complete for City\u2019s tallest tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/22BG-190411.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28331 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/22BG-190411.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/22BG-190411.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/22BG-190411-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Multiplex and Severfield have announced that they have successfully placed the last steel beam at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Twentytwo,_22_Bishopsgate,_London\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twentytwo at 22 Bishopsgate<\/a> \u2013 the City of London\u2019s tallest building.<\/p>\n<p>It is the culmination of over two years work on the 62-storey, 278m-tall project\u2019s superstructure, which began when the first piece of steel was placed in January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The completed building will contain 17,023t of steelwork, made up of 14,593 individual pieces of steel, more than 300,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Steel_construction_products#Fasteners_and_fixings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bolts<\/a> and approximately 170,000m\u00b2 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Steel_construction_products#Decking_for_floors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metal decking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Multiplex Project Director Andrew Feighery praised the teamwork of everyone involved and commented that the installation has gone \u201cremarkably well, considering the unique challenges of a such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Multi-storey_office_buildings#Tall_commercial_buildings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tall building<\/a>\u201d also pointing out that the amount of steel in Twentytwo at 22 Bishopsgate is twice what went into the Eiffel Tower.<\/p>\n<p>Severfield Project Manager Kyle Fletcher said: \u201cIt\u2019s not all that often you are presented with the opportunity to work on a project of this scale, and it was a great, landmark moment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Construction#Steel_erection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">erect<\/a> the last piece of steelwork. A project of this scale in the centre of London possesses a variety of inherent and unique challenges, which, due to the skillset and experience of all involved, did not affect our ability to deliver to programme with an outstanding safety record.<\/p>\n<p>When complete, Twentytwo at 22 Bishopsgate will provide over 92,000m\u00b2 of flexible, modern workspace including a gym, indoor market, cycle storage hub, art gallery and social spaces, while the fifty-seventh floor will be home to the highest public viewing platform in Western Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiplex and Severfield have announced that they have successfully placed the last steel beam at Twentytwo at 22 Bishopsgate \u2013 the City of London\u2019s tallest building. It is the culmination of over two years work on the 62-storey, 278m-tall project\u2019s superstructure, which began when the first piece of steel was placed in January 2017. 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