KR Group confirms sheet metal fabrication investment
ABERDEENSHIRE-headquartered steel and cladding business KR Group has announced expansion plans after sealing a deal to purchase the metal fabrication department of a local...
Collaboration creates new shared campus
A new development to create a shared campus for four schools has benefited from a roofing and cladding package by Lakesmere.
The new scheme has...
Hard work pays off for Kovara
KOVARA Projects Ltd triumphed at the Kalzip Annual Teamkal Conference and Awards Ceremony by scooping the Contractor of the Year award.
The company achieved further...
Roofing and cladding contract awarded at £45m Meadowbank sports centre
Curtis Moore (Cladding Systems) has announced it has been awarded the roofing and cladding contract for the new £45 million Meadowbank Sports Complex in Edinburgh.
Old Plean Roofing is reaching new heights
STIRLING-based contractor Old Plean Roofing has already started expanding its new premises – just six months after moving in!
The family-run business, founded in 2019...
Fibre cement façade provides stylish finish to unique Kilmacolm home
A unique new build home in Kilmacolm has utilised Cedral fibre cement façade to achieve a ‘perfect’ finish.
Architect Graeme Andrew of ataSTUDIO in...
Deadline to enter UK Roofing Awards extended by one week
NFRC has announced a one-week extension for firms wishing to enter projects for consideration in the UK Roofing Awards 2023.
The new deadline is...
Funding boost brings fresh urgency to Scotland’s cladding crisis
Dan Lowe and Dr Benjamin Ralph from Hollis explain why money alone will not solve cladding issues across Scotland
MORE than eight years after Grenfell...
Collaboration holds the key to tackling cladding challenges
INSITE Group has called on the construction industry to continue working collaboratively in navigating its way through the current cladding challenges amidst ‘more demands...
Scottish roofing excellence celebrated at awards lunch
THE winners of the 2025 Scottish Roofing Awards have been announced at a ceremony held in the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow.
Special guest Tam...
Kilmarnock-based business joins hub supply chain framework
HUB South West has welcomed Kilmarnock-based Hugh LS McConnell to its supply chain framework as a new Tier 1b contractor partner.
This means the company,...
Cladding still causing concern for builders
MORE than two years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, cladding issues are continuing to cause concern for housebuilders.
Andrew Leslie, an associate in Gillespie...
Documentary looks to ‘change the culture’ within Scottish cladding sector
A film exploring the construction industry’s response to the Grenfell Tower disaster has been produced by a cladding firm with strong roots in Scotland.
Made...
Steadmans’ is breeding marvellous
A range of materials has been supplied by products manufacturer Steadmans for the construction of five livestock buildings at a Perthshire cattle breeder.
Netherton Aberdeen...
McConnell ramps up growth plans with opening of new East Kilbride base
MCCONNELL, previously known as Hugh LS McConnell or McConnell Roofing, has announced it is relaunching the 'McConnell' brand and has opened a new office...
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 contractors face business survival fears over cost pressures
NEW research has found that 71% of roofing and cladding contractors fear for the survival of their business due to price inflation and soaring...
Construction law specialist calls for more protection for consumers over cladding ‘crisis’
A Scottish construction law specialist has warned that consumers need more protection amidst the cladding 'crisis'.
The New Homes Quality Board has recently been formed...
Curvaceous finish adds style to new Glasgow hospital
RUUKKI has supplied its external cladding and roofing products on a number of large hospital projects in recent years.
These include Queen Alexander Hospital in...
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...
