Light Steel Frame News

The UK's Premier Light Steel Conference, Focus On Framing is set to return with an expanded format this May, offering professionals from every corner of the construction industry the opportunity to scrutinise the safety, sustainability and cost...

Modern Methods Of Construction (MMC) such as Light Steel Framing Technology are incredibly valuable with robust protocols and standards to ensure quality is maintained. The industry is working to gain a better understanding of how new safety...

With a 12-strong in-house team of designers and engineers, Frameclad are gearing up to meet the demands of the Future Homes Standard which comes into force next year. The more stringent regulations should ensure that all new homes will...

The construction industry is under constant pressure to establish and maintain high standards in all areas of it's operations and is undoubtedly one of the most scrutinised industries - Fire Safety, Acoustic and Thermal Performance, Energy...

Award-winning manufacturer of Light Steel Framing Solutions, Fusion Steel Framing, has been brought on board as a contractor for a five-star housebuilder. The Hill Group and L&Q's car dealership in Kew Bridge Rise, Brentford. Fusion...

Intrastack, part of the Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions division and leader in steel framing systems has announced collaborations with two construction contractors. Affordable Social Housing The first collaboration is...

Morgan Sindall Construction is to design and build a £20million R&D facility in Neath Port Talbot to help steel and metal industries decarbonise. To be known as SWITCH – South Wales Industrial Transition from...

Hadley Group has secured a Stage 1 System Certification from the SCI, NHBC, LABC and Premier Guarantee, for demonstrating the effectiveness of its HadleyFRAME light steel framing system.  The certificates mean projects made...

Claimed to be the biggest change in over 40 years, the new building safety act came into force with little fanfare – creating barely a ripple across the construction landscape. But the significance of this...

Focus on Framing, the UK's premier light steel conference, returns for 2024 with an expanded format, inviting professionals from all corners of the construction industry to learn about the advantages of light steel framing solutions. ...

The light steel frame industry can play a vital role in achieving a circular economy, reducing the burden on nature by ensuring resources remain in use as long as possible. Chair of the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA), Ben Towe –...

There has been a surge in demand for scrap steel recently – but there are better ways of reducing carbon emissions in constructional steelwork, Nick Barrett says.

McCarthy Stone, the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, is driving forward its 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...