Cladding

WELSH Slate was specified for the new £21 million Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park. The building features Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn...

VIVALDA Group, a manufacturer of façade solutions, has appointed Kristy Driver as MD – distribution. Kristy has spent the majority of her career within the...

With a more buoyant construction market, it is those firms continuing to invest in training that are best placed to help housing providers bring their homes up to modern standards. Billy Baird, Projects Director at roofing and cladding services provider Marley Contract Services, looks at how the company has managed to maintain its skills base. THE skills shortage is particularly acute in the construction industry and encompasses a wide range of disciplines from bricklaying through to plumbing. A lack of...

By Matthew Evans, technical manager Kingspan TEK ONE of the most important aspects of any new build today is to get the energy efficiency of...

DIRECT employment levels 'plateaued' in the second quarter of 2023 among roofing contractors, new research has revealed. The findings were made in the latest State...

NFRC has announced a one-week extension for entries to the UK Roofing Awards 2025. The new deadline is Friday, 17 January and has been made...

ALL insulation specifications for inverted roofs should include specific detailing to prevent cold bridging around the roof parapet where the horizontal insulation board meets...

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...

STEEL, sheet metal and cladding specialist KR Group has announced successful recertification of its UKAS ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 standards, as well as...

THE new £270 million Dumfries and Galloway Hospital is using Kawneer curtain walling, windows and door systems. The facility, developed by the High Wood Health...

  CONSTRUCTION of the £16 million Scott Brownrigg-designed Milltimber Primary School in Aberdeen has been completed. Designed for Aberdeen City Council, the new facility, built by...

AN ambitious new development to create a shared campus for four schools has benefited from a roofing and cladding package by Lakesmere. The new scheme...

By Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD Dunbar Boardman

ALREADY recognised as one of Rotterdam’s most striking landmarks, the new Collection Building of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen has been nicknamed ‘The Fishbowl’. Designed by...

AN off-site panelised building system played a crucial role in helping two projects gain recognition at this year’s Greenbuild Awards. The awards, presented by Patrick...

AN £18million education facility has achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating thanks, in part, to the use of Senior Architectural Systems’ groundbreaking Hybrid curtain walling,...

NEW research has revealed the majority of roofing and cladding contractors have increased their tender prices amid 'spiralling' costs of materials, labour and energy. The...

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...

THE RCI (Roofing, Cladding & Insulation) Show is back for 2019. The dedicated trade event for the roofing, cladding and insulation industry will turn its...

GLAZING systems by architectural aluminium supplier Kawneer feature on one of the largest and most comprehensive regeneration schemes in Scotland. Kawneer’s AA®110 curtain walling and...