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Ice cold frame
A steel frame has proven to be the only viable solution for a cold storage facility near Peterborough. A £10M, 5,667m2 cold storage facility for national …
SSDA celebrates 50 years
Having started in 1969, the Structural Steel Design Awards are this year celebrating their 50th anniversary. In the third of a series of articles, NSC looks …
Shopping for steel
A large retail extension and refurbishment programme, with added flexibility, is being carried out at the Frascati Shopping Centre in County Dublin. With two …
Design software for SIN beams now available
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has completed designing a software programme for Ireland-based steelwork contractor Kiernan Structural Steel, covering …
Commercial addition for St James’s redevelopment
The latest scheme in London’s ongoing St James’s redevelopment is the eight-storey steel-framed Duke’s Court office block which will help to further …
Big beams installed on confined Dublin site
Working on behalf of main contractor MP Construction, steelwork contractor Fox Bros. Engineering has successfully installed two 11t transfer beams as part of …
Distribution park expands with steel
Magna Park is forging ahead with its expansion plans as the latest steel-framed distribution centre, offering 72,000m² of floor space, nears completion. …
Seaside leisure
Sporting pursuits are set for a substantial boost in the West Sussex seaside town of Littlehampton as a new £17M leisure centre is under way. A buoyant sector …
Spanning a congregation
Including a large flexible auditorium and a sports hall, the Green Pastures Church in Ballymena is benefitting from using a steel framing solution. Martin …
Academic design exposed
A famous London seat of learning has chosen to use an aesthetically-pleasing exposed steel frame for its latest redevelopment project. Martin Cooper reports. …
