Sunderland UK based Building Design Northern has been enlisted as lead architect and engineer of a GBP 26 million industrial development. Building Design Northern has been appointed to design British Steel’s new processing facilities at Skinningrove, which mark the company’s largest investment in its special profiles business for more than 30 years.BDN provided an initial architectural and engineering feasibility study of the site prior to the work going to tender and has now been appointed to carry out all of the design work on the development. British Steel has seen strong growth for its products in recent months, particularly those used in the mining and construction sectors, and the new service centre will see the company bring an extended range of profiles for the forklift industry to market.Work is expected to start late 2022 with commissioning expected to start in August 2023. The large scale of the scheme will involve a wide range of contractors covering an array of skills, from construction to turning and milling expertise, to automated warehousing companies.
Sunderland UK based Building Design Northern has been enlisted as lead architect and engineer of a GBP 26 million industrial development. Building Design Northern has been appointed to design British Steel’s new processing facilities at Skinningrove, which mark the company’s largest investment in its special profiles business for more than 30 years.BDN provided an initial architectural and engineering feasibility study of the site prior to the work going to tender and has now been appointed to carry out all of the design work on the development. British Steel has seen strong growth for its products in recent months, particularly those used in the mining and construction sectors, and the new service centre will see the company bring an extended range of profiles for the forklift industry to market.Work is expected to start late 2022 with commissioning expected to start in August 2023. The large scale of the scheme will involve a wide range of contractors covering an array of skills, from construction to turning and milling expertise, to automated warehousing companies.
