Hambleton Steel delivered the complete 400-tonne structural steel package for Space Studios Manchester, a major film and television production facility delivered for VINCI. The development comprised a large trussed stage building alongside four ancillary buildings, providing purpose-built facilities for high-performance broadcast and production use.
The steelwork package incorporated both hot rolled and cold rolled structural systems, including approximately 83 tonnes of trusses, with the main stage achieving an impressive 212ft x 140ft clear span. Specialist acoustic requirements were incorporated into the structure, including acoustic bearings and carefully coordinated framing systems, demonstrating Hambleton's capability in delivering technically demanding steelwork packages where structural, acoustic and operational requirements must work together.
A key challenge was the constrained live-site environment, with the works taking place adjacent to an operational television recording studio and occupied residential apartments. Hambleton's delivery required detailed planning and coordination, restricted working hours and enhanced controls for noise, dust and vibration to minimise disruption while maintaining the construction programme.
The project showcases Hambleton Steel's ability to deliver large-scale, complex structural steelwork for specialist film, television and media facilities, from fabrication through to erection, coordination and safe delivery in challenging operational environments.
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Earning industry experience and a qualification has been invaluable. Not every opportunity gives you on-the-job experience and I've found that this has really helped my development
One of the reasons I chose an apprenticeship was because I could earn and learn at the same time. Working at Hambleton Steel has provided me with day-to-day training and experience which has helped me understand the industry and business.
Working with Hambleton Steel on Manchester City Campus College was an enjoyable experience for ourselves and the wider design team. Hambleton brought their knowledge and skill by collaboratively working with the whole team from RIBA Stages 2/3 until completion by problem solving, giving advise on buildability and bringing efficiencies to the design to ensure it maintained within budget.
They’ve done a cracking job on here for us and I personally would have no hesitation in using them again.
Pleasure working with you and your team, and great turnround on the scheme and a good finished product with no major issues on site along with a final account agreed, cant do much better than that. Happy to put you forward where we can and would definitely work with yourselves again.
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