Light Steel Frame News

Alex Norris replaces Rushanara Ali as building safety minister

18th November 2024
Ali lost the brief after it came to light that she had attended a conference sponsored by a cladding firm linked to Grenfell Alex Norris has been was appointed building safety minister after Rushanara Ali quit the role...
 

SCI and industry partners from the Light Steel Forum have carried out a series of fire tests

18th November 2024
SCI and industry partners from the Light Steel Forum have carried out a series of fire tests on loadbearing light steel framed walls subject to fire from both sides. Loadbearing walls within a fire compartment can be exposed to fire on two sides...
 

Remagin Drives Affordable Housing in Greater Manchester Retirement Community

14th November 2024
Leading offsite construction manufacturer Remagin, part of Etex Group, is playing a key role in developing a new affordable retirement community in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The project, called Sydney Grange and set to open later this...
 

The new Building Safety Act amendments construction should know about

12th November 2024
The government has just brought into force three sections of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act that amend the Building Safety Act and have implications for construction. Douglas Rhodes and Cecilia Busby explain these changes. ...
 

NBS and CPI set to improve the quality and standard of product information within the construction industry

6th November 2024
NBS, a leading specification and construction product platform for the construction industry, announces its partnership with CPI Ltd, the independently governed, not-for-profit...
 

BCSA publishes light-gauge steelwork specification

30th October 2024
The British Constructional Steelwork Association has published a light-gauge steelwork specification to promote light steel usage
 

Joint Managing Directors Acquire Frameclad

29th October 2024
Light steel specialist Frameclad, announced that following a transitional period, Joint Managing Directors Nicholas Teagle and Martin Jamieson, have acquired the company from founder Mark Munns and his wife Diane. Back in...
 

Launch of the National Light-Gauge Steelwork Specification (NLSS)

23rd October 2024
BCSA launches Light-Gauge Steelwork Specification (NLSS) to support a national drive to tackle the housing crisis, as highlighted at an exhibition opening on the 24 October 24 at the Building Centre, London.
 

Launch Of The First Production Management Platform For Steel Framing

22nd October 2024
Framecad launches Nexa, the First Cold-formed Steel Production Management Platform Nexa opens up access from all design software to FRAMECAD roll-forming equipment and delivers customers complete end-to-end visibility and control of their...
 

Leveraging panelised steel construction and intelligent software to address the construction skills shortage

21st October 2024
Panelised steel frame buildings, constructed offsite, coupled with genuine consideration of the advantages of intelligent software models and AI, could help the industry tackle the impacts of the ongoing construction skills shortage, says Andy...
 

British Offsite is supporting Weston Homes’ accelerated delivery of 171 homes in the centre of Bury St Edmunds.

18th October 2024
The Tayfen Court project involves the installation of 513 UNipanelLB panels for external walls, 397 UNiwallLB panels for internal compartmentalisation, and the UNifloor system, all integrated to form UNisystemLB.  This...
 

FAA Installations Secures Million Pound Contract on Student Scheme

16th October 2024
FAA Installations has secured the contract to install the light steel framing system on a planned 82-bed student accommodation building in York. The scope of FAA Installations work is to install passive fire protection, internal partition...
 

Kingspan Appointed to Supply Light Steel Frame to £85M School Development

15th October 2024
Kingspan has been appointed to design the light steel frame for a new grammar school development in Scotland. Working in conjunction with Morrison Construction and Ryder Architecture, the Paisley Grammar School development is expected to cost...
 

Vacant Office Building to be Converted to Hotel Using LSF

11th October 2024
A vacant office building in East London is set to become a new Travelodge, with light steel frame being utilised in the retrofit. Barnes Construction is leading the way on the retrofit, with GA Interiors installing firestopping, drylining and...
 

London School Building ‘Unlike Any Other’ to be Delivered Using LSF

8th October 2024
Light steel specialist Stanta has lent its hand to the construction of a major expansion to a junior school in Kingston-upon-Thames. Construction is nearly complete onsite at Burlington Junior School to deliver major...
 

 

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