
24
Jan
Bend it like Barnshaws, the art of UK stadia construction
The stadia that host English premiership football matches are often seen as the physical representations of the titanic sporting and financial battles in one of the world's most competitive leagues: the intimidating amphitheatre of the Etihad Stadium, the geometric confluence of the Emirates, the raucous intimacy of Selhurst Park and the traditional fortress that is Old Trafford. All of these arenas share at least one aspect of their construction – they all incorporate curved structural steel from metal bending and fabrication experts, Barnshaws Section Benders.