Abstract: A bracket 13 for use at a node point in a framework between two horizontal members 11, 11' and vertical member 12, said bracket comprising a first channel member 19 having a base 20 and two upstanding side walls 23, 25, the longitudinal axis of which is aligned with the axis of said two horizontal members, said channel member 19 being provided with means defining two transverse partition walls 27, 28 defining a space within the first channel member intermediate the ends thereof for accommodating the base of the substantially vertical member 12, and defining spaces between the partition walls and the ends of the channel to accommodate the ends of the horizontal members, a further element 14 being provided for mounting said channel member 19 on a sub-structure 1.