Cladding

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.

By Adrian Pargeter, head of technical and product development, Kingspan Insulation Limited THE devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in June has raised many serious questions...

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...

By Hamish Paterson, director and head of building surveying at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group January 2026 marked one year since the Housing...

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,...

Colour is in vogue in lieu of recent research into colour psychology. Ben Warren, managing director at Baumit, provides five points to illustrate how...

One of the most impressive performing arts centres to be built at a school in the UK features a bespoke roof glazing solution from...

WORKING under the guidance of MLA (Michael Laird Architects), façade specialist MSP recently completed a challenging cladding project for the historic Edinburgh Academical rugby...

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...

NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) is urging roofing and cladding business owners across the UK to respond to the UK Government’s consultation on...

THE National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has announced the appointment of Richard Miller as chief operating officer (COO). He will be responsible for all...

ONE of the first applications of a new low-rise glazing system has landed a clutch of awards. Forest Park School is a new primary for...

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...

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...

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...

FIBRE cement panels in three colours of grey allowed the architect for an education complex to emulate the appearance of stone or slate bands. Marley...

ADVOCATES Close in Edinburgh’s Old Town won the much-coveted 2014 RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Prize. The development combined ‘gutsy contemporary’ additions among...

A bespoke Kawneer curtain wall system lies at the heart of Scottish Power’s new flagship headquarters in Glasgow city centre. The largest single-occupier development in...

A NEW award scheme has been set up in honour of a pioneer of the metal cladding industry. The Clifford Dyer Memorial Award will be...