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News in Brief: February 2017
London Stansted Airport has announced plans for a new £130M arrivals building as part of its multi-million pound expansion programme. The proposed 34,000m² …
Accommodating steel frames
Three accommodation blocks in Newcastle are being built to a tight programme in order to satisfy the city’s increasing demand for student flats. tSteel …
Student accommodation opts for Metframe
Student accommodation provider Unite’s latest development in Coventry has made use of voestalpine Metsec’s light gauge steel Metframe system to meet the …
SSDA 2016: National Finalists
Energy from Waste Facility, Peterborough FACT FILE Architect: BHP Design (UK) Ltd Structural engineer: MLM Consulting Engineers Ltd Steelwork contractor: …
Cast iron challenge
A steelwork contractor’s expertise has been used to re-erect three Listed Victorian cast iron gasholders. Martin Cooper reports. Three cast iron Victorian …
Historic gas holders return to Kings Cross
Three Victorian cast iron gas holders have been refurbished and are now being re-erected as part of a residential development at Kings Cross, London. Bourne …
Steel tower starts at Shell Centre site
Construction of Southbank Place, the new £1BN mixed-use property development on the globally-recognised Shell Centre site on London’s south bank, has begun. …
Work starts on Sunderland’s former brewery site
The former Vaux brewery site in Sunderland, which has lain dormant for more 16 years, is being redeveloped with a steel-framed office block representing the …
World Steel Association campaigns for steel houses
The World Steel Association (WSA) is running a campaign #lovesteel, which demonstrates how steel is the ideal material for aesthetically pleasing and …
New town makeover
Steel construction is playing a leading role in a £250M retail scheme that will transform a large swathe of Bracknell town centre. One of the new towns built …
