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Vibrant waterfront development

The £215 million waterfront development at Millbay in Plymouth is transforming what was once an unused docklands area into a vibrant waterside community, by bringing together some 140,000 square metres of housing, workspace, retail and leisure accommodation. Steeped in maritime history, the heritage of the wider Millbay area can be traced back to the 12th … Read more

5 Broadgate, London

Metsec steps up with cable management for prestigious London office development Cold roll-formed steel specialist, voestalpine Metsec plc, has supported the construction of newly developed office space, 5 Broadgate in London through providing crucial cable management solutions. The development was office space for a global financial services company. Located in the heart of central London within … Read more

BBC Studios, Cardiff

Project: BBC Roath Lock Studios, Cardiff Category: Commercial Products: Purlins Scale: 15,800 sq. m. television production studios. Client: BBC Developer: Vinci voestalpine Metsec, the UK’s largest supplier of lightweight galvanised steel, has supplied purlins and siderails for the BBC Studios state-of-the-art Drama Village at Cardiff Bay. Costing in the region of £25m, the new Roath … Read more

Metsec Purlins Create Leisure Centre Roof

Metsec has won the contract to supply 25 tonnes of lightweight galvanised steel purlins to support the roof of the prestigious new Bilston Leisure Centre. Project: Bilston Leisure Centre, West Midlands Category: Leisure Products: Purlins Scale: £14.9m leisure centre forming part of prestigious urban village. Main contractor: Shepherd Construction Client: Wolverhampton City Council The facility, … Read more

AWS Eco Plastics’ Recycling Plant, Hemswell Cliff

Metsec has supplied approximately 40 tons of lightweight cold-roll formed steel purlins to help create the largest and most technologically advanced plastic bottle recycling facility in Europe. Project: AWS Eco Plastics’ Recycling Plant, Hemswell Cliff Product: Purlins Scale: A £10m facility, covering 9,000m2 and including 40 tons of Metsec purlins. Engineer: Peter Eaton & Associates Fabricator: … Read more

Next Distribution Centre, Doncaster

Purlins and side rails allow high street retailer to take the next step in distribution. Specialist structural steel manufacturer, voestalpine Metsec, has supported construction of the Next distribution centre in Doncaster through supplying its specialised, rolled to order, steel purlins and side rails. The distribution centre, which is located at the West Moor Park site, … Read more

Ardley Energy From Waste Facility

Metsec Wastes No Time at Ardley Metsec, the cold-roll formed steel manufacturer, has supplied a range of purlins and side rails for the construction of the secondary steel structure at the Viridor Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Ardley, Oxfordshire. Short lead times for its galvanised products gave the manufacturer the edge. Constructed adjacent … Read more

Canary Wharf Crossrail Station

Cable Management Goes Underground Metsec Cable Management’s Jon Hillier explains why the fast and accurate availability of high quality, compliant products is important in the supply of cable management to Canary Wharf Crossrail station. When it comes to very large scale projects and supplier frameworks, the availability of high quality products is crucial to ensuring … Read more

Shangri-La Hotel, The Shard, London

Metsec Cable Management Reaches New Heights At 1,016 feet high, The Shard is regarded as one of the most ambitious architectural endeavours in the United Kingdom. Its form and shape, however, required a versatile cable management solution for distributing the cables that service the Shangri-La Hotel inside The Shard. Metsec Cable Management convinced on aspects … Read more

Thetford Riverside Travelodge

Metsec Delivers Framing Solution for Thetford Riverside Redevelopment voestalpine Metsec plc has provided its Metframe pre-panelised steel-framing product for a new Travelodge hotel on the Thetford Riverside Development in Norfolk. The use of modern methods of construction allowed efficiency savings to be made and ensured the initial build phase of the project was completed within budget and … Read more