100% recyclable

At the end of a structures useful life, its steel frame can easily be disassembled for re-use or recycling. Steel is infinitely recyclable without loss of property or performance.This sets steel apart from other construction materials, as does its inherent adaptability and ease of reuse. Today’s designer can be confident that steelwork specified today will never become an environmental burden in the future.

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The new OCS Stand at the Brit Oval, scene of the final chapter in the England Ashes victory, provides 13,850 new seats below a sweeping aerofoil roof withhospitality and catering areas on four tiers. It features a 180m long 20m in height which wraps itself around the rear of the stand featuring hundreds of climbing and trailing plants to provide a seasonal changing display.The 1900 tonne structure uses steel that was recycled from a decommisioned steel plant at the Corus Teesside steelworks. Around 20,000 tonnes of structural steelwas recovered from the buildings demolition and tracked through the recycling process to a variety of end uses. These inlcuded other construction projects, such as Heathrow Terminal 5 and new building works at Londons Paddington Station, as well as new car bodies and domestic products.