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IN PICTURES: SIX INNOVATIVE USES OF CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK CM LOOKS AT SOME INVENTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL, FROM A NEW WHARF FOR THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY TO A STATE-OF-THE-ART TRAINING GROUND FOR A PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB
Steel erection in extreme conditions The steel-framed wharf of the new Rothera Research Station in Antarctica was completed late last year. Four-Tees Engineers fabricated 1,000 tonnes of steel in the UK, before shipping it nearly 9,000 miles for assembly on one of the most inhospitable construction sites on earth. BAM Nuttall is main contractor for the British Antarctic Survey project.
Powering ahead at Battersea Phase two of the redevelopment of south London’s iconic former power station includes restoration of the original Grade IIlisted building and the addition of shops, restaurants, offices and apartments. William Hare is installing some 24,000 tonnes of steelwork – connected into the existing structure in places – working with construction manager Mace.
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