Light Steel Frame News

The light steel frame industry can play a vital environmental role by ensuring resources remain in use as long as possible. Ben Towe, Chair of the LSFA, stresses why we need to move away from linear construction principles and embrace...

Mccarthy Stone, the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, is driving forward it's use of modern methods of construction (MMC) and is set to start work on its tenth development to be built in full using this approach since...

Ben Towe, Chairman of the Light Steel Frame Association and Group Managing Director, Hadley Group – will be chairing Focus on Framing taking place for the first time at the ThinkTank in the centre of Birmingham on Tuesday, 14 May. In...

With Trimble's announcement of the 2024 versions of its tekla software for constructible building information modelling (BIM), there is a host of new tools, features and functionalities available for the Light Steel Framing Sector, Including the...

Designing buildings for stability is an important part of the design process carried out by structural engineers, and of course, this is equally associate director at the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) , considers some of the different...

As the UK government looks to the use of steel reuse in the construction industry, Graeme Milligan, National Director at Pick Everard and Mark Allan, Principal risk engineer at HDI Global, explore the legislative changes required.  ...

British Offsite worked with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to help scope out Horizon, with mapping exercises, layout advice and used the existing Skyline facility to help inform its decisions on the production line. When working at full capacity in 2025, the new factory will look to deliver 110,000 linear metres of its UNIsystem with an aim of creating 4,000 homes per year. 

Building safety is a key concern of the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA), our members and end-clients. But safety does not have to come at the expense of sustainability – with light steel frame, construction professionals can achieve...

Light steel specialist Stanta has commenced work on new projects in Cambridge and London to develop housing solutions.  Knights Park, Eddington The Knights Park scheme forms part of the vast north west Cambridge...

For those looking for safe, environmentally friendly and cost-effective construction solutions, Focus On Framing is a must-attend event.  New for 2024 The conference and exhibition has an expanded and more interactive...

Yorkshire-based construction firm Caddick Construction has been appointed as the main contractor to deliver the University of Cumbria's new Barrow-in-Furness campus, with voestalpine Metsec plc appointed to design and supply the light...

Steel framing system (SFS) specialists T Lott has commenced work on two projects for Barratt London. Works are currently progressing at the 454 new build apartment project at Wembley Park Gardens.  This scheme sits...

Being held alongside Offsite Expo on the evening of 17 September 2024, at the Coventry Building Society Arena, the Offsite Awards will return this year, showcasing the best and brightest of the offsite construction sector. The awards...

Following a company-wide investment in new systems and resources, voestalpine Metsec has adopted the Code for Construction Products Information (CCPI). Introduced by the Construction Products Association, the CCPI was created in...