KR Group to fly the flag for Scotland at Façade Awards

CLADDING and steel specialist KR Group (Scotland) is celebrating after being shortlisted for the UK-wide Façade Awards 2022. The firm's work at Northfield Swimming Pool,...
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Setting your ‘sites’ on training

Scott Horner of Marley Contract Services looks at how their apprenticeship programmes are helping address the skills shortage in the roofing and cladding sector. THE...

Scotland’s proposed building safety levy could raise £30m a year

PROPOSED new legislation could raise around £30 million per year to help fund work to fix residential buildings with unsafe cladding which have no...

Roofing and cladding skills shortage a ‘ticking time bomb’

THE National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has warned that the skills shortage in roofing and cladding is a 'ticking time bomb'. It comes following...

NFRC introduces two new membership benefits

NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has announced two new benefits to help member companies safeguard their people and strengthen technical competence. Members can now...

Materials manufacturer pledges support for construction industry charity

CONSTRUCTION materials manufacturer, TN International, has announced it has joined the industry charity CRASH as a corporate patron to support its work in helping...
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Progress made on Macduff Aquarium project despite harsh weather conditions

THE extension of Macduff Marine Aquarium is now wind and watertight, despite weeks of harsh weather conditions in Aberdeenshire. More than 50 tradespeople are currently...
Chabanne & Partners

Luxurious protection

A leisure complex in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France has showcased a range of façade options using aluminium curtain walling. The swimming pool and spa...
The installation, the latest phase of which has just been completed, is one of the largest factory solar panel projects 
in the UK and saves West Midlands extrusions company Selecta Systems £16,500 a month in electricity bills.

The power station that’s on the roof

IT has been dubbed the ultimate rooftop power station, producing enough electricity for 60 houses. The installation, the latest phase of which has just been...
Horizon Construction

Innovative space solution leaves students in the shade

MORE space for students and staff at Beths Grammar School in Bexley, South East London has been created, thanks to a £1.1million renovation project...

A façade for all seasons

Aliva UK worked with Belfast architects White Ink to provide a stunning, durable facade for the Holiday Inn Express hotel at Aberdeen Airport. White Ink...

Cladding remediation, reports, resources and rumours…

Is Scotland ready and prepared to deal with the recladding of high-rise buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, asks William Barlow,...
ENTRIES have now closed for the 2013 European Copper in Architecture Awards, the showcase for architects designing with copper and its alloys to promote their work to an international audience.

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...

Waterproofing supplier has room to grow after relocating

ICB (Waterproofing) Ltd has announced it has relocated its Scotland branch to a new unit in Coatbridge following ‘continual growth’. Previously based in Bellshill, the...
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A Sure thing: engineered stone cladding solution boosts student living

SHACKERLEY’S SureClad engineered stone system has reportedly brought benefits to a Glasgow student living scheme. Constructed by Watkin Jones, a contractor that has built more...

RED letter day for Glasgow hotel

PROCLADD (Scotland) teamed up with fastener provider SFS to help produce a striking appearance for the new £30 million Radisson Red hotel on the...
(L-R) - Duncan McLean, former director of Calvay Housing Association; Steven Blomer, chair of Calvay Housing Association; Nick Dangerfield, director of Calvay Housing Association.

Calvay Housing Association marks 40th anniversary with major upgrade project

CALVAY Housing Association has marked its 40th anniversary with the transformation of 263 homes in Barlanark. The Glasgow-based housing association invested more than £5 million...

Façade access strategy is collaborative process

By Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman FACADE access is not limited to cleaning, as it must also support other maintenance...
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The importance of a ‘golden thread’

FOLLOWING London’s Grenfell Tower disaster, a review by Dame Judith Hackitt made key proposals relating to the reform of building safety. This has resulted...

Cladding our future towards net zero

By Ellen Delph, project manager, KR Group (Scotland) THE days of us living our lives within, what might be termed a linear production model -...