Kenny Robertson and Nicola Fraser

KR Group makes ‘significant’ progress with distillery projects worth £1.5m

ABERDEENSHIRE-based steel and cladding specialist, KR Group, is making 'significant' progress on two major distillery projects. The two projects, which are nearing completion, have generated...

Back to the future on Glasgow cladding works

LYNDON SGB is providing a comprehensive access package on a project to remove and replace ACM cladding panels from residential apartment blocks at Glasgow...

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,...

Vivalda launches ‘dust-free’ fabrication services nationwide

VIVALDA Group, the parent company of Cumbernauld-based MSP Facades, Prism Powder Coating and Vivalda Scotland, has announced the completion of its roll-out of ‘dust-free’...
Wicona

Glazing offers a new slant on energy-efficient design

A bespoke and energy-efficient aluminium and glass façade solution has been developed and engineered by Wicona, providing a landmark new headquarters in the Black...

Setting the standards for porcelain facades

Brian G Newell MBE, founder and chief executive of British façade manufacturer, Shackerley, and the technical lead for a new international porcelain cladding standard...
Kelly Phipps

Glidevale Protect appoints head of sales specification for fire rated solutions

GLIDEVALE Protect has appointed Kelly Phipps to the role of head of sales specification for fire rated solutions. The move builds on the launch of...

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...

Brick clad system certified

SHACKERLEY has announced it has secured a BBA Agrément Certificate for the company’s BrickClad mechanically fixed brick cladding system. Launched last year to allow specifiers...
Protect FrameSafe FR A2 fire rated wall breather membrane

Glidevale Protect confirms collaborative partnership with RGB Facades

GLIDEVALE Protect has announced a partnership with RGB Facades, bringing its new range of fire rated external wall membranes to RGB Facades’ customers. RGB Facades,...
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Vivalda Scotland now offering Cedral Facades on three-day cycle

CONTRACTORS and merchants in Scotland can now order Cedral’s core cladding range in just 72 hours thanks to a new distribution agreement with Vivalda,...

Cladding solution for Edinburgh ‘fortress’

SCOTLAND’S oldest youth club has undergone a makeover with the help of a fortress-like facade. FetLor Youth Club in Edinburgh, which dates back to 1924,...
THE indoor sports complex at The Peak in Stirling is the focus for a new sports village adjacent to Forthbank football stadium and the new County Cricket Ground.

Fit for purpose – New sports village for Stirling

THE indoor sports complex at The Peak in Stirling is the focus for a new sports village adjacent to Forthbank football stadium and the...
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Scottish ministers get new powers to tackle ‘unsafe’ cladding

THE Scottish Parliament has unanimously approved legislation giving Scottish ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where consent of the...
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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...

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...
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Political uncertainty hampering future planning for roofing contractors

NEW research has revealed that political uncertainty has presented a growing challenge for UK roofing businesses. The findings are revealed in NFRC’s latest State of...
Highrise recladding

Re-cladding projects gather pace both north and south

BESPOKE cladding systems manufacturer MSP Facades has revealed  the business is seeing an increase in remediation projects – both north and south of the...

Putting on a façade with metal profiled sheet

By Anthony Millington, creative director at Amron Architectural ALONG with the roof, the façade is one of the most important elements of the building envelope....
Previously used by Dundee College, the building will become a centre for gymnastic excellence in Tayside and Fife and provide the facilities to give the area’s gymnasts the opportunity to reach their full potential in the build-up to the Games. The Dick McTaggart Centre is named after the boxer who won Commonwealth gold in 1958.

Boxing clever aids gymnastics hopes

A Dundee building that had fallen into disuse has been rescued in time to play an important part in preparations for Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games...