2021 SSDA winners announced
The 53rd Structural Steel Design Awards took place this week, sponsored by the British Constructional Steelwork Association and Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd. It was a great event, celebrating the potential of steel with regards to cost-effectiveness, sustainability, innovation, and aesthetics.
Out of a shortlist of 20 shortlisted entries, four winners were finally announced. The winners are as follows:
According to New Steel Construction, Chairman of the Judges, Chris Nash said: “This year there was a wide range of projects entered for the scheme. Scales of entry range from the largest prestige city office buildings to beautiful bridges.
“The judges were particularly interested in projects that reflected a re-use of existing structures, and this year the commitment to examining the real impact of construction on carbon use by deep analysis by some practitioners was impressive and welcome.”
To read about each winner in detail, view the SSDA Winners Brochure.
Congratulations to the winners and everyone who took part.
(Photo by Artur Kraft on Unsplash)
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Read our latest newsletter – hot off the press today! Read about the structural performance of steel sections in fire, the RIDBA 2021 awards event, hot dip galvanized steel at The Wave in Bristol, long-time service appreciation, and new members of our Walsall sales team.
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The start of Autumn has seen a string of anniversaries for various team members at Joseph Ash Galvanizing, with six of our colleagues celebrating long-time service ranging from 15-25 years.
The six team members are Balbir Singh, Charanjit Singh, Noulla Heath, Alan Jackson, Karen Walls, and Tony Hagen.
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Joseph Ash Walsall
Balbir Singh – 20 years
Balbir initially joined the Joseph Ash team in 2001 as a Pot-man. However, following the closure of the Birmingham plant, he was transferred to the Walsall division.
During his career, Balbir became a shift supervisor, where he remains in place today.
Balbir is well regarded as an all-round excellent worker, who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to Joseph Ash Galvanizing throughout a career spanning two decades. He is well thought of and respected by all within the division, and it is a pleasure to have him working with us.
Charanjit Singh – 15 years
Charanjit joined our Telford plant in 2006 as a Jigging Operative and later a pot-man. In 2013 Charanjit transferred to the Walsall division as a Jigging Operative.
Since transferring over to Walsall, Charanjit has become a key team member. He is an extremely hard-working, loyal and all-round excellent team member.
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Joseph Ash Chesterfield
Noulla Heath – 25 years
Noulla works in administration/invoicing at Joseph Ash Chesterfield. She is an integral part of the team, especially as her knowledge is second to none. She is a great person to have around as she is friendly, enthusiastic, and always has a positive outlook.
Alan Jackson – 20 years
Alan has undertaken several positions at Chesterfield, ranging from working on the bath and with the loading team. He was the assistant supervisor on his shift for many years and now supervises the MRS goods out.
Alan is a key team member at Chesterfield and has been instrumental in the improvements relating to material shipping.
Alan has provided an excellent level of support for change on the site, and we hope he remains in the team for many years to come.
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Joseph Ash Head Office
Karen Walls – 15 years
Karen joined Head Office in 2006 as a Credit Controller. Since then, she has been responsible for managing the payments of JA customers. During this time, Karen has been a hardworking and valuable staff member. Her positive attitude puts a smile on colleagues and customer’s faces.
Tony Hagen – 20 years
Tony is a very experienced HR professional who began working for the British Coal Board and then Sterling (part of the Doncaster Group). Tony leads our HR function, is well known and liked by all in the business and has done some excellent work raising the standards of ‘Our People’ practices.
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Two new joiners have joined the Sales Team at Joseph Ash Walsall. Please meet Jordan Sanders and Lesley Elcock.
Jordan Sanders – Sales and Customer Service Advisor
Jordan has a flair for sales and all things customer-related and is a whizz with IT. We’re sure she has a great future ahead of her with Joseph Ash.
jordans@josephash.co.uk
DDI: 01922 709 982
Lesley Elcock – Sales and Customer Service Advisor
Lesley joins us with a wealth of experience in sales and customer service. Her enthusiasm and experience will be a great asset to the Division.
Lesleye@josephash.co.uk
DDI: 01922 709 997
Please join us in welcoming both Jordan and Lesley to the Joseph Ash Sales family. Good luck to them both in their new and exciting roles.
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In 1854, a ‘Dinosaur Court’ opened on an island at Crystal Palace Park. The attraction consisted of 30 plus life-size dinosaurs, sculpted by acclaimed sculptor and natural history artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Described as the “birthplace of ‘Dinomania’”, the ‘Dinosaur Court has been “a symbol of British influence” ever since.
The Grade I Historic Site has been available to the public for nearly 170 years, and it needs regular care and attention with conservation monitoring, repair of the sculptures and grounds maintenance. Volunteers help, however access to the dinosaurs became challenging in 2017 when the footbridge leading to the island was removed. Something had to be done! Enter the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, who successfully raised money through crowdfunding to reinstate a bridge. Not the same bridge as before. Instead, a new fit-for-purpose pedestrian bridge in a new location.
The structural designer for the bridge was Arup, and the architect was Tonkin Lui. Joseph Ash Chesterfield provided the steel protection. The main contractor, design collaborator and steel fabricator was Cake Industries.
Cake Industries – the bridge fabricators
Cake Industries is a design and fabrication firm that produces beautiful objects, from sculpture and staircases to bridges and small buildings. They take an idea or a set of drawings and turn it into reality, carrying out the full design (including structural engineering) and assembling the elements.
Cake Industries built the bridge in their South London workshop. Starting with precise laser-cut pieces, a female mould was used to assemble the triangular spine beam. Laser-cut combs were heated locally and bent by hand so that the shape of the deck was gradually revealed. The deck pieces were welded to the central beam before a handrail and deck mesh was attached.
The entire structure was then galvanized in one dip at Joseph Ash Chesterfield to provide a protective and decorative coating.
Bridge installation
The new bridge was installed at Crystal Palace Park in January 2021. To protect this batch of dinosaurs from extinction, it was designed on a pivot to open or close to control traffic to the island prevent unauthorised access to the site.
Watch this short film by Cake Industries to see a timelapse of the bridge fabrication, through to hot dip galvanizing and installation. You can also see how it opens and closes.
Known affectionately as the ‘Dinosaur Bridge’, it has been an acclaimed success due to its functionality and beauty. It has also been shortlisted for the Institute of Structural Engineers 2021 Award for Pedestrian Bridges. (Good luck Cake Industries!)
A long-time partnership
Joseph Ash Galvanizing has worked on several projects for Cake Industries and each one is interesting, challenging, and exciting. (Read about some recent projects: The Living Room and The Hothouse.) A bit like the Crystal Palace dinosaurs, our company also started life in the 1850’s, so we were delighted to assist with this project!
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If you’d like to see the ‘Dinosaur Court’ and the Dinosaur Bridge, visit the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs website. For more pictures of the bridge visit Cake Industries and The Trianglese blog.
(Photos by James Balston)
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Earlier this month, the Structural Steel Design Association (SSDA) announced the shortlist for the 2021 Awards. Are you on the list? We hope so.
Every year, the best-of-the-best in steel construction in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, are celebrated at the annual Structural Steel Design Awards. Sponsored by the British Constructional Steelwork Association and Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd, the event awards companies and individuals who demonstrate the potential of steel with regards to cost-effectiveness, sustainability, innovation, and aesthetics.
The Awards will take place this year on 28 September in London, and the 20 diverse shortlisted entries have been announced.
Here’s who made the list:
100 Bishopsgate, London
Architect – Allies & Morrison
Structural engineer – Robert Bird Group
Steelwork contractor – William Hare
Main contractor – Multiplex
Client – Brookfield Properties
Glasgow Queen Street Station
Architects – BDP and IDP
Structural engineer – Arup
Main contractor – Balfour Beatty
Client – Network Rail
Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Transformation
Architect – Pascall + Watson
Structural engineer – Buro Happold
Steelwork contractor – William Hare
Main contractor – Laing O’Rourke
Client – Manchester Airport Group
60 London Wall
Architect – EPR Architects
Structural engineer – Heyne Tillett Steel
Steelwork contractor – Severfield
Main contractor – Skanska
Client – La Salle
Brentford Community Stadium
Architect – AFL Architects
Structural engineer – Arup
Main contractor – Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd
Client – Lionel Road Developments Ltd
80 Charlotte Street, London
Architect – Make
Structural engineer – Arup
Steelwork contractor – Bourne Group Ltd
Main contractor – Multiplex
Client – Derwent London
100 Liverpool Street, London
Architect – Hopkins Architects
Structural engineer – AKT II
Steelwork contractor – William Hare
Main contractor – Sir Robert McAlpine
Client – British Land
Brundholme and Low Pearson Bridges, Cumbria
Architect – Capita
Structural engineer – Beaver Bridges Ltd
Steelwork contractor – Jamestown Manufacturing Ltd
Main contractor – Cubby Construction Ltd
Client – Lake District National Park Authority
Hams Way Footbridge, Worcester
Architect – Moxon Architects
Structural engineer – COWI
Steelwork contractor – S H Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd
Client – Worcestershire County Council
Heron Quay Pavilion, Canary Wharf, London
Architect – Adamson Associates
Structural engineer – Arup
Steelwork contractor – Elland Steel Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Canary Wharf Contractors
Client – Canary Wharf Group
Leicester City FC Training Ground
Architect – KSS Group Ltd
Structural engineer – TRP Consulting
Steelwork contractor – BHC Ltd
Main contractor – McLaren
Client – Leicester City Football Club
Majestic, Leeds
Architect – DLA Architecture
Structural engineer – Buro Happold
Main contractor – Sir Robert McAlpine
Client – City Square Developments Ltd
Murdoch’s Connection, A63 Castle Street, Hull
Architect – Matter Architects
Structural engineer – Arup
Steelwork contractor – S H Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Tilbury Douglas Construction
Client – Highways England
Pinewood Studios Phase II
Architect – McAlpine Design Group
Structural engineer – McAlpine Design Group
Steelwork contractor – Billington Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Sir Robert McAlpine
Client – Pinewood Studios
Pooley New Bridge, Cumbria
Architect – Knight Architects
Structural engineer – GHD
Main contractor – Eric Wright Civil Engineering
Client – Cumbria County Council
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Union Street
Architect – Bennetts Associates
Structural engineer – Integral Engineering Design
Main contractor – 8build Ltd
Client – The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Catalyst, Newcastle upon Tyne
Architect – GSSArchitecture
Structural engineer – s h e d
Main contractor – Bowmer and Kirkland Ltd
Client – Newcastle University
The Hickman, London
Architect – DSDHA
Structural engineer – Heyne Tillett Steel
Steelwork contractor – Hillcrest Structural Ltd
Main contractor – Ellmer Construction
Client – Great Portland Estates plc
The University of Winchester, West Downs Campus
Architect – Design Engine
Structural engineer – Heyne Tillett Steel
Steelwork contractor – Hillcrest Structural Ltd
Main contractor – Osborne
Client – The University of Winchester
Wenlock Works, London
Architect – Buckley Gray Yeoman
Structural engineer – Heyne Tillett Steel
Steelwork contractor – Billington Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Sir Robert McAlpine
Client – Stanhope PLC
Good luck to all the shortlist entries!
To see last year’s winners, click here.
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We’re celebrating after landing the internationally-recognised RoSPA Award for the eighth year in a row!
Joseph Ash Galvanizing has received a RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure our staff, customers, clients, and contractors get home safely to their families at the end of every working day.
Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world-leaders in health and safety practice. Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running H&S industry awards.
Mick Jackson from Joseph Ash Galvanizing said: “It’s great that we have won the RoSPA Gold Award. This is the eighth consecutive year we have been recognised for our excellent health and safety standards, performance and systems, and it gives us immense pride.”
Julia Small, RoSPA’s achievements director, said: “The RoSPA Awards scheme is the longest-running of its kind in the UK, but it receives entries from organisations across the globe, making it one of the most sought-after achievement awards for health and safety worldwide.
“RoSPA is very proud of the achievements of its entrants, and with this award we recognise the best of the best, those organisations that have gone the extra mile, raising the bar for the delivery of safety in the workplace. Employees, wherever they may be, should be able to go to work safe in the knowledge that they will return home unharmed and healthy at the end of every day. Our RoSPA Award winners are central to achieving this goal. By entering they are driving up standards and setting new safety benchmarks for organisations across the world. Currently, around 7million people are directly impacted by the RoSPA Awards, but the scheme’s global influence is even wider – with nearly 2000 organisations from 46 countries represented this year. I would also particularly want to thank our main sponsor NEBOSH, the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health – for their continued support for the 16th consecutive year.”
For more information about the RoSPA Awards visit www.rospa.com/awards
Next pageA beautiful structure with a stark warning – fabricated by Cake Industries and hot dip galvanized by Joseph Ash Galvanizing.
In the Summer of 2020, a large-scale installation called ‘The Hothouse’ was erected at Stratford. As a landmark feature for London Design Week, it was intended as a stunning showcase for the public to look at, experience and enjoy, as well as a reminder and celebration of the rich East London history of the 1930s when there were 1,300 acres of greenhouses positioned along the Lee Valley corridor, growing ornamental plants, flowers, and fruits.
Additionally, however, The Hothouse was also designed to deliver a serious message about the world’s rapidly changing climate. A climate that has already increased by 1°C temperature since pre-industrialisation, which could have catastrophic consequences if it reaches 2°C.
Over the last year, orange, guava, gourd, pomegranate, chia seed, lemon, mango, sugarcane, loquat, and pineapple have all been grown under controlled conditions inside The Hothouse. While it’s interesting to see how these species grow, it’s a stark warning that should the planet continue to heat up, by 2050 the UK climate will be warm enough to produce these tropical plants outside.
The project
The Hothouse is at the International Quarter London, a business development built in Stratford and close to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The architect for the project was Studio Weave, whom Lendlease commissioned. Studio Weave worked with horticultural designer Tom Massey and planting team Hortus Loci to fill and landscape The Hothouse.
At seven metres tall, the design was inspired by Victorian glasshouses and is held up by galvanized steel CHS sections (rolled to create the form), and cables.
Cake Industries was chosen as the main contractor, fabricator, and detailed structural designer of this project. With a reputation for working with the finest materials, bringing concepts to life, and taking a design-focused approach to all projects, Cake Industries was also chosen as the fabricator for The Living Room project, installed at Stratford in 2020.
As a long-standing supplier to Cake Industries, Joseph Ash Galvanizing was chosen to manage the hot dip galvanizing process for the steel CHS sections.
Hot dip galvanizing is imperative for steel-based projects because it provides a long-life, low-maintenance corrosion protection which safeguards steel from atmospheric attacks that cause rust.
Hot dip galvanizing is also an apt coating for this project because it is environmentally friendly. It fits perfectly into a circular economy, optimising the durability of steel (enabling it to be used again), facilitating the ease of reuse, and it can be recycled. (Read more about this here.)
Additional suppliers included:
JJ Carter (fabric roof), Artura Engineering (tensile fabric design), Amorim, and JMR (section benders).
If you’d like to visit, The Hothouse will remain at Stratford until September 2021.
Photography by Ed Reeve.
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