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Robustness

Steel framing has a high strength to weight ratio which makes is ideal for off multi-occupancy and multi-use constructions built over several floors. Additionally, steel framing delivers a lightweight structure with excellent acoustic insulation and robustness to impact.
Apollo Court, Greek Street, Liverpool Case Study
Apollo Court, Greek Street, Liverpool
Liverpool is home to some 32,000 students and UNITE’s new development at Apollo Court in the city centre is helping t...
The Heights, Corporation Street, Birmingham Case Study
The Heights, Corporation Street, Birmingham
Located on the northern edge of Birmingham city centre, close to Aston University campus, this brown-field site redev...
Six-storey Housing using Light Steel Framing and Bathroom Modules Case Study
Six-storey Housing using Light Steel Framing and Bathroom Modules
The Peabody Trust chose light steel framing for its social housing development in London, because of experience on ot...
Infill Walls in Light Steel for Cambridge Apartments Case Study
Infill Walls in Light Steel for Cambridge Apartments
Leading architectural practices Feilden Clegg Bradley (FCB), Alison Brooks Associates (ABA), and Macreanor Lavington ...
Alexandra Works, Plymouth Case Study
Alexandra Works, Plymouth
The redevelopment of a redundant builders yard and offices to the north of the city centre, this 246 bedroom building...
Lightweight steel fast tracks three Scottish apartment projects Case Study
Lightweight steel fast tracks three Scottish apartment projects
Scotland’s house building boom is paying dividends for Metsec Building Products who has won contracts worth nearly £3...
Quality Apartments using New Metframe Flooring System Case Study
Quality Apartments using New Metframe Flooring System
An innovative building concept using composite floors and light steel framing was demonstrated in this Thames-side re...
First seven storey light steel framed student accommodation Case Study
First seven storey light steel framed student accommodation
Metsec Building Products is supplying over £0.5 million of light gauge steel framing to build a seven storey student ...
Fast-track steel framed apartments for Edinburgh Residential Buildings Case Study
Fast-track steel framed apartments for Edinburgh Residential Buildings
A six storey block of apartments in Edinburgh is the latest in a string of flatted developments to be built using Met...
Metsec fast tracks flats Case Study
Metsec fast tracks flats
Metsec’s fast track light gauge steel framing system has been used to speed up construction of a six storey apartment...
Metsec infill walling lightens the load at Devonshire Court Case Study
Metsec infill walling lightens the load at Devonshire Court
Over 12,000m2 of Metsec infill walling has been used as a fast, efficient and lightweight way to enclose Berkeley Hom...
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