Winners of the Structural Steel Design Awards
Awards for efficiency, cost effectiveness, aesthetics, sustainability and innovation.
On Wednesday 5 October 2016, the 48th Structural Steel Design Awards took place at the Museum of London. The awards, hosted by the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA), in conjunction with Steel for Life, celebrated the UK excellence of the steel construction industry.
The competition was open to completed steel based structures in the UK or overseas that had been built by UK or Irish steelwork contractors, and the five winners were:
- London Olympic Roof Conversion
- Thames Tower Redevelopment, Reading
- Etihad Stadium
- Harlech Footbridge
- The Memorial Spire, International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln.
President of the BCSA, Wendy Coney said: “Tonight’s shortlist demonstrates that steel is … the structural material of choice for schools, offices, sports stadia, power generation facilities, footbridges, and a wide range of other structures. Much has changed since our 2015 Awards ceremony. It has been a tumultuous year for UK steelmakers. But the supply of structural steel was unaffected and confidence in steel as the framing material of choice has been maintained.”
Congratulations to the winners!
Structural Steel Design Awards – Wednesday 5 October 2016.
On Wednesday 5 October, the 48th Structural Steel Design Awards will be taking place in London, and Joseph Ash Galvanizing will be in attendance supporting all the winners and runners-up.
Hosted by the British Constructional Steelwork Association, in conjunction with Steel for Life, the awards celebrate the UK excellence of the steel construction industry, with particular reference to cost effectiveness, aesthetics, efficiency, innovation and sustainability.
The competition was open to completed steel based structures in the UK or overseas that have been built by UK or Irish steelwork contractors.
In July 2016 the BCSA announced that out of the many entries they had received, the shortlisted projects had been narrowed down to 21. The winners will be chosen from the following list:
- Kiosk and Shelter, Bournemouth Pier Approach
- Leeds Station Southern Entrance, Leeds
- Thames Tower Redevelopment, Reading
- Energy from Waste Plant, Fengate, Peterborough
- Whyke Horizon Footbridge, Chichester
- South Bank Tower, London
- Energy from Waste Facility, Ardley
- Plant-support Structures, Ferrybridge Multifuel 1
- New Watford Market, Watford, Hertfordshire
- Information Age Gallery, The Science Museum, London
- The Diamond Engineering Building, Sheffield University
- The Memorial Spire, International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln
- Sports Hall & Sixth Form Centre, Channing School, London
- London Olympic Roof Conversion, London
- South Stand Expansion, Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- University of Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge
- Harlech Castle Footbridge, Gwynedd
- Lagan Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Belfast
- Strabane Footbridge, Co Tyrone
- 6 Bevis Mars Roof Garden, London
- Landrover BAR Americas Cup HQ Building, Portsmouth
Details about each of these projects – as well as related images – can be seen on the Steel Construction website.
Further details about the event in general can be also be viewed in this excellent video made by the BCSA.
The Awards event is set to be a great night, and we’ll report on the winners after they have been announced.
Good luck to all the shortlisted finalists!
Thank you to everyone who visited our stand. Over 5660 people attended the event!
From Tuesday 9th until Thursday 11th February Joseph Ash Medway exhibited at the Surface Design Show at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. It was a great event and we were very pleased to be there.
5000+ architects and designers attended throughout the 2.5 days, visiting many different stands and listening to excellent speeches and seminars. We saw some interesting interior and exterior coatings ideas, and we were happy to be showcasing our own superior duplex coatings – a mixture of galvanizing and powder coating – to attendees and exhibitors alike.
If you attended the Surface Design Show 2016 and visited our stand, we’d like to say thank you. It was a pleasure to meet you.
Thank you also to the team from Joseph Ash Medway who worked very hard to make the exhibition a success.
Unique Roundhouse steel frames showcase at the Livestock Event 2015.
Roundhouse Building Solutions Ltd is renowned for designing and developing a uniquely round agricultural building which not only optimises animal welfare, but also significantly reduces operational and building costs for farmers. The company is a valued client of Joseph Ash Galvanizing and our Chesterfield plant regularly galvanizes the steel for the roundhouse frames.
When Roundhouse Building Solutions recently exhibited at Livestock 2015 – the leading event for the UK livestock sector – they asked Joseph Ash Galvanizing to showcase our steel finishing capabilities by exhibiting too. We were more than happy to attend in order to support Roundhouse Building Solutions and to display the superior quality and finish of the galvanized frames.
Because the roundhouse buildings are covered in a fabric canopy it is very important that there were no imperfections (rough or sharp edges) on the galvanized coating. Roundhouse Building Solutions uses Joseph Ash Galvanizing to galvanize many of these buildings because we pride ourselves on the quality of our finish.
The building shown in the photos was hot dip galvanized by Joseph Ash Chesterfield, and shipped directly to the exhibition at the N.E.C. in Birmingham for erection. You can also view a selection of roundhouse steel buildings here.
Geoff Simpson from Roundhouse Building Solutions said:
“To erect a full size Roundhouse livestock building at the National Exhibition Centre was a big promotion for our company and we wanted the highest standard of galvanized finish to display our steelwork to its best advantage. Joseph Ash Galvanizing have always delivered first class galvanizing both in appearance and finish. The steelwork always arrives on time and in good condition and the delivery drivers are a pleasure to work with. It may sound like a cliché but we really cannot recommend Joseph Ash Galvanizing highly enough”.
Joseph Ash Galvanizing looks forward to working with Roundhouse Building Solutions for a long time into the future.