Project: Wimbledon Centre Court Roof | Product: Purlins | Architect: HOK | Engineer: Capita Symonds | Fabricators: Watson Steel Structures and voestalpine Metsec A roof doesn’t get much more complex than that created for Wimbledon’s Centre Court. The design, from architects HOK, includes a retractable centre portion with an intricate and unusual fixed perimeter. The … Read more

Metsec supplied 41 tonnes of light gauge galvanised steel zed purlins for the highly complex curved roof of the new OCS Stand at the Brit Oval cricket ground in south London. The new stand has increased the ground’s capacity from 18,500 to around 23,000. Structural challenges on the £25 million stand’s roof included curvature in … Read more

  Project: Ricoh Arena, Coventry Product: Purlins Metsec supplied over 200 tonnes of light gauge, galvanised steel zed purlins and side rails to the £54 million Rioch Arena home of Coventry City FC. The complex also includes a hotel, exhibition and conference facilities. Wind loading was critical in the design of the stadium roof support … Read more