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Northampton’s £20M station open for business
Northampton’s new steel framed railway station building (NSC Sept 2014), designed to meet the growing number of commuters and visitors travelling to and from …
Façade retention in the frame
A new six-storey mixed-use development is taking shape behind a retained listed façade on London’s world-famous Regent Street. Martin Cooper reports. …
Steel in service for community centre
A steel frame has given a local church and its parishioners the community facility they were praying for. Church and community groups in Stoke Gifford, Bristol …
Steel gets heads up for hub development
A supermarket and leisure centre will form part of a new gateway hub to the Buckinghamshire town of High Wycombe. NSC reports. Conveniently located adjacent to …
Market design checks out with steel
Two eight-storey steel framed commercial buildings are spearheading a major investment programme for the St James’s area in central London. Martin Cooper …
Steel ribs span station restoration
The centrepiece of Manchester Victoria station’s restoration and conversion into a regional transportation hub is a curving steel framed roof. Martin Cooper …
Primary schools in the frame
Two primary schools in Perth have reaped the benefits of having structural steel frames. The education sector in Perth is set to get a boost with the …
Research centre chooses steel
Long spans and the ease of internal reconfiguration over the life of the building were key reasons for choosing a steel solution for a research facility in …
Foundation reuse creates sustainable landmark
An extensive sustainability agenda, incorporating the reuse of existing piles, resulted in a 16-storey London commercial development replacing an old …
Hybrid design for leisure park
The requirement for lightweight flexible structures has resulted in steel being used on all leisure facility buildings at the latest Center Parcs development. …
