Kay checks in at EJOT
BRYAN Kay has been named sales engineer for Scotland at EJOT UK.
He has been tasked with developing the firm’s customer base north of the...
Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival line-up confirmed
ORGANISERS of the Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival, which will take place online due to Covid-19, have revealed this year's line-up.
The event is normally part...
Timber cladding offers ‘striking’ exterior look
CHARRED Kebony timber cladding has been used on a new luxury development on the outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire.
BoBen Construction’s Bilton Fields project has...
Working flat out – Awards for Glasgow projects
TWO projects in Glasgow have landed top honours in this year’s Roofing Awards.
Organised by the National Federation of Roofing Contractors, the event in London...
Innovation was the name of the game at RCI Show 2019
MANY of the biggest names in the roofing, cladding and insulation sectors made their way to Coventry’s Ricoh Arena in late March for the...
Pushing the envelope on stunning V&A Dundee
SFS has revealed the firm’s A4 austenitic stainless fasteners are helping the landmark V&A Dundee stand out visually.
The building envelope fastener systems specialist teamed...
Two Fife flats to undergo £4.5m improvement project
TWO Fife Council-owned blocks of flats in Methil are to undergo £4.5 million worth of improvement works.
The work at Swan and Memorial Court comes...
ROCKWOOL strengthens UK position with acquisition of Wetherby Building Systems
ROCKWOOL Group has announced it is acquiring Wetherby Building Systems Ltd in a move described as marking an 'important milestone' in the firm's quest...
Products help bring Metal to hospital
METAL Technology products have been used in a state-of-the art teaching and learning centre for medicine at Glasgow’s Southern General Hospital.
The £27million scheme, created...
Older buildings could have vital role to play in meeting net zero targets
AN architect involved in a ‘first of its kind’ project to transform a pre-1919 Glasgow tenement into an energy efficient building has revealed that...
Windows of opportunity
An Edinburgh hotel, recently opened in the city’s Old Town, has been fitted with 25 bespoke roof windows by specialist manufacturer Fakro.
The 208-room...
Shingle minded design – Diamond shapes from Sotech
A new-build office building has become a ‘jewel’ in the landscape with the installation of diamond-shaped shingles.
The building, the workplace for hundreds of people,...
Lakesmere seals acquisition deal
SPECIALIST contractor Lakesmere has acquired the trade and assets of Northern Ireland façade contractor McMullen Architectural Systems.
The acquisition follows deterioration in the company’s financial...
Closing date for copper & alloy awards
ENTRIES have now closed for the 2013 European Copper in Architecture Awards, the showcase for architects designing with copper and its alloys to promote...
External wall insulation gives lift-off to rebuilds
AIREY houses in Norfolk are being restructured and clad with External Wall Insulation by Saint-Gobain Weber to improve their thermal performance and aesthetics. ...
Reflective membrane solution delivers thermal efficiency for large social housing development
A combination of a low emissivity, insulating breather membrane and internal air and vapour control layer from Protect Membranes has been installed as part of an award-winning social housing development in Greater Manchester
Stylish hotel helps bring to life rejuvenated Edinburgh site
An area of Edinburgh gutted by fire 12 years ago is set to have new life breathed into it.
Metal Technology has provided a range...
Class W1 reflective membrane delivers in extreme conditions
An innovative design and build café project on a busy coastal sea front open to high winds and driving rain, has received added protection to its external wall structure thanks to the installation of Protect Thermo Extreme.
Brick cladding – changing mindsets in Scotland
Conventional handset brickwork remains a popular method of protecting buildings in Scotland. If this method was a new solution, however, architects and contractors wouldn’t...
Steel-clad building in Chernobyl safety role
WORK is expected to start later this year on a new solar energy park near the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine after...
