Light Steel Frame News

Through sharing information and sector knowledge, the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA) is on a mission to highlight the safety and sustainability credentials of steel – so how is the industry decarbonising the production process and creating...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has produced its own manifesto for the party conference season. RICS is hoping to enter the political debate with its 24-page document, Empowering a Sustainable Future. RICS...

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group and housing provider A2Dominion recently celebrated the topping out of Ivy Lane, the new residential development at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, on behalf of Oxford University Hospitals NHS...

Providing innovative solutions and unparalleled service requires a dedicated team of highly skilled steel frame experts. With 15 years of experience in designing and manufacturing a comprehensive range of steel framing systems, Frameclad...

You know all about Design for Manufacture and Assembly, but what do you know about Design for Disassembly? Don't worry, Sean Bignold and Fergus Sweeney, architectural director and research assistant respectively of Ryder Architecture, are here to...

Fusion Steel Framing, the award-winning manufacturer of light steel framing solutions, has been brought on board as a contractor for 5-star housebuilder The Hill Group and L&Q's large-scale redevelopment of the former Citroen garage, Kew...

Transitioning from a merchant to a manufacturer of steel systems and components has said to have been a ‘stroke of genius’ and instrumental in the growth of the Frameclad business. Fast forward 15 years, driven by customer demand – Frameclad...

Across the construction industry, businesses are facing significant changes, challenges, and opportunities that will determine the future of the built environment over the next few years. Nowhere more so than in the offsite sector. Driven by...

Offsite is a vital tool that will make the construction landscape more resilient, efficient and sustainable, writes Angela Mansell We've all said it: building 300,000 new homes a year is impossible to achieve and now,...

The United Kingdom is a world leader in steel construction technology. Steel is the structural framing material of choice across multiple building sectors. There are approximately 100 million tonnes of steel in buildings and infrastructure in the...

The Department for Business and Trade has said that the indefinite extension of the use of the CE marking in products made by UK businesses does not include the construction products sector. In the latest u-turn of...

The construction industry is facing a time of unprecedented change, innovation is happening at pace and keeping up-to date with the latest information is crucial to success. Advanced offsite construction approaches combined with smart digital...

In the UK, the affordable housing market remains underserved and offsite manufacturers are focusing on how their solutions can supplement traditional construction to bridge the gap between supply and...