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Corefast delivers quicker cores
A new structure on Park Lane in London is being erected by a tower crane bolted on top of the building’s Corus Bi-Steel core. Construction of the first of …
SSDA 2008 – Bourbon Lane housing, London
A landmark Anglo-French affordable housing scheme, Bourbon Lane’s steelwork design has heralded a radical change for housing in the UK. “This is exactly …
RSC awards starring role to steel
Billington Structures has recently secured a multi-million pound contract for the redevelopment of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. The …
News in Brief – April 2008
The following National Annexes have been approved for publication subject to minor amendment: EC3 Part 1.1 – General rules and rules for buildings; EC3 …
Leaning columns create visual masterpiece
It’s all change in the Yorkshire city of Wakefield which is in the midst of a large regeneration programme, with one of the initial phases centred around a …
Steel shapes speculative office development
Billington Structures has fabricated, supplied and erected 1,161t of structural steel for a multi-storey speculative scheme for Scarborough Developments in …
Feature columns support new university laboratory
Steelwork for the new Digital Laboratory at Warwick University will be completed early this month (October). Billington Structures will erect a total of 340t …
Rigid frame ensures high-tech distribution
To allow four computer- driven stacking cranes to operate the recently completed Automated Distribution Centre at the Corus Scunthorpe works required a steel …
Modular cores save time in Liverpool
Shepherd Construction is cutting 21 weeks off its construction programme by installing Corus Bi-Steel’s Corefast system at its St Paul’s Square scheme in …