Steel Construction News

Security storage building grey

A steel building isn’t a small purchase, so it’s a completely fair question to ask before you commit: is this ...

Steel frame erection at the Teesworks LV Building

This is the question that trips up more people than almost anything else. Go too small and you’re back in ...

Steel building refurbishment in progress showing yellow-trimmed cladding and repaired brick elevation

It’s usually one of the first questions anyone asks before they commit to a steel building, and fair enough. Nobody ...

Steel portal frame for Building 2 at Lewhurst Farm

Steel or timber? It’s one of the first decisions on any new building, and the one people tend to make ...

Concrete slab foundation poured at Lewhurst Farm

Nobody gets excited about foundations. They’re buried, invisible, and by the time the building is up nobody will ever see ...

Open bay of the Simply Food Solutions steel building extension

“How much will it cost?” is the first question almost every client asks us, and the honest answer — “it ...

Close-up of a green corrugated steel roof on a Hamilton Steel garage building at sunset

Planning a new garage is one of those decisions that seems simple until you start pricing it up. Brick feels ...

Simply Food Solutions steel building extension reception entrance

Every growing business hits the same wall eventually: you run out of room. Stock piles up, machinery gets shuffled around, ...

Green-clad maintenance building with an open canopy area, built for the Welsh Football Association

Think about the last time you handed your car keys to a stranger. Before they’d touched a single panel, you’d ...

Steel frame under construction for a Durham building project

It’s one of those questions that sounds simple but gets complicated the moment you dig into it. Is steel cheaper ...

Green steel building with roof lights for Paramount Plants

If you’ve got a steel framed building, or you’re planning one, and you’ve been wondering whether solar panels are a ...

Concrete slab foundation poured at Lewhurst Farm

So, you’ve decided to go ahead with a steel building. Brilliant choice. Whether it’s a new workshop, warehouse, agricultural unit ...

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