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Steep, confined streets. Salt air and sea winds. A skyline full of Regency-era buildings that can’t be knocked down…There are many unique challenges to building in Brighton, but the flexibility of steel can often enable builders to overcome them.

From Spectra in Hatfield to Sky Studios Elstree, see how steel shaped Hertfordshire — then order structural steel beams online for your next project.

Historic Gravesend’s location has given the town strategic importance in the south east of England. By the 19th century, the town’s industrial base included major engineering works alongside its paper and cement industries.

Glasgow was built on steel engineering. The city that once launched some of the world’s great ships from the Clyde now relies on structural steel for a new generation of structures, office towers, cultural spaces, bridges and housing.

Think Coventry and you may picture its magnificent cathedral, the tale of Lady Godiva riding naked through the streets, or even the Sky Blues, aka Coventry City, the club once managed by Jimmy Hill.

Surrey often conjures up visions of leafy commuter towns, ancient market squares and the rolling North Downs. It’s not, at first glance, a hotbed of steel construction. Steel has, however, been a key part of some of Surrey’s most important recent building developments.

From Waterbrook Park to the QEII Bridge, see how steel shaped Ashford and Kent — then order structural steel beams online for your next project.

From Waterbrook Park to the QEII Bridge, see how steel shaped Ashford and Kent — then order structural steel beams online for your next project.

From Waterbrook Park to the QEII Bridge, see how steel shaped Ashford and Kent — then order structural steel beams online for your next project.

When it comes to steel, Liverpool’s most distinctive legacy is architectural. The city was an early adopter of steel-frame construction techniques, most notably in the Tower Building on the Strand, built opposite its sister structure, the Royal Liver Building.