Light Steel Frame News

Mansell appointed to Stockport intergenerational care home

13th February 2025
Mansell Building Solutions has been appointed as part of the delivery team at Stockport's forthcoming Academy of Living Well, a purpose-built multigenerational care facility with 82 beds set over four...
 

LSFA Share Insights to Help Meet Challenging Housing Targets

12th February 2025
As we enter a new era of building safety, the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA) share insights to help developers gain a better understanding of the speed and safety benefits light steel frame construction can...
 

London council backs sale of site to developer for £80m MMC-led scheme

11th February 2025
Southwark Council has agreed the sale of a London site to Weston Homes to build 200 mixed-tenure homes, which will have an estimated market value of £80m. The Essex-based developer will bring forward the Folgate site scheme, subject...
 

Mace completes largest Passivhaus building in the UK

10th February 2025
Mace, the global delivery consultant and construction expert, has successfully achieved Passivhaus standard accreditation for its purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project in Battersea for urbanest. The certification from the...
 

Galliford Try's One in a Million carbon initiative saves 7,225 tCO2e in 2024

7th February 2025
Galliford Try’s One in a Million initiative to save a minimum of one tonne of carbon (tCO2e) per £1m spent in 2024, has smashed through its target over the course of the past 12 months. Launched...
 

Why is steel reuse uptake low despite proven benefits?

6th February 2025
Steel reuse promises big wins for circularity and carbon reduction in construction, but for now, projects are being driven by a small number of pioneers. The idea of circularity is gaining fresh urgency in light of the climate crisis...
 

A. Proctor Group launches A1-rated, Wraptite® compatible sheathing board

4th February 2025
The A. Proctor Group is introducing a score and snap sheathing board to its range of facade solutions. Used in conjunction with Wraptite® external air barrier, the Proctor A1 Cement Board can help specifiers and contractors move more towards...
 

McAlpine clinches £1.25bn Port Talbot low carbon steelworks job

29th January 2025
SIR ROBERT MCALPINE has been named as the main works contractor by Tata Steel for its £1.25 billion investment in low-carbon 'green' steelmaking at Port Talbot steelworks. The project marks a major step in Tata Steel UK's goal of...
 

Independent Site Visit Inspection

27th January 2025
SCI has always had strong technical expertise in cold formed light gauge steel construction, initially projects in this area formed a relatively small proportion of SCI’s activities. However, over the years the quantity of work in this...
 

McGoff appoints director to steel frame business

25th January 2025
Steel frame specialist Panacea Building Systems has strengthened its senior team. In his new role as director, Mike Foy will oversee all live and...
 

Launch Of The National Light-gauge Steelwork Specification (NLSS)

22nd January 2025
Modern Methods of Construction are widely expected to prove invaluable in tackling the UK's housing shortages over the coming years, and light-gauge steel will have a key role to play. To support the more widespread use of cold-formed,...
 

Pioneering techniques to be used in construction of new retirement homes in Telford

21st January 2025
Work has just begun at the site of what will become a brand-new thriving retirement community for the over 60s in Telford.
 

Home help with light-gauge steelwork

13th January 2025
A new light-gauge steel specification offers help for housebuilders looking to accelerate delivery. Modern methods of construction (MMC) will be invaluable in tackling the UK's housing shortages,...
 

Preston Youth Zone Vault’s steel frame completed

10th January 2025
Preston's Youth Zone 'Vault' has moved to the next stage in its multi-million pound construction. Steel frames have now been put up at the site in Lord Street opposite Preston Bus Station.
 

World-Class Nottinghamshire Planetarium now complete

8th January 2025
Pivotal works on the new £6.8 million state-of-the-art Sherwood Observatory Planetarium & Science Centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield are now finished ready to welcome the public.
 

 

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