Glasgow firm goes back to school on Highland project
GLASGOW-based roofing and cladding firm Curtis Moore is putting the finishing touches on its furthest north project to date – the Wick Community Campus...
Roofshield will protect the Black Watch Museum
The £3 million regeneration of a historic Perthshire castle has reached completion with the installation of the roof to its adjacent museum.
Balhousie Castle’s...
McConnell strengthens senior team with new appointments
MCCONNELL has announced it has strengthened its leadership team on the back of 'stronger than forecasted' growth, recent major framework successes and a 'burgeoning'...
Repairs give students room with a view
“A hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design”. This is Robert Louis Stevenson’s description of Arthur’s Seat which is the...
KR Group secures contracts exceeding £2 million with Morrison Construction
ABERDEENSHIRE-based steel and cladding company KR Group has announced it has been awarded a series of new contracts exceeding £2 million in total with...
Pro-viding means to help creative architecture win top design prize
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...
Passivhaus made simple
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...
Steel and cladding business marks landmark year with key developments
ABERDEENSHIRE-based steel and cladding business KR Group has marked its 20th anniversary year with several notable contract wins.
The family business, founded in 2003 as...
27 firms secure places on £20m fire safety framework
A wide range of businesses have secured a place on a new eight-figure framework aimed at safeguarding social housing and public buildings and their...
Roofing and cladding supply chain invited to AI-powered skills forum
THE National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) is set to host an AI-powered skills forum next month.
Delivered in partnership with the Liquid Roofing and...
Protect Membranes chosen for first multi-storey Passivhaus building in Scotland
Protect BarriAir and reflective VC Foil Ultra, the air and vapour control layers from Protect Membranes, have been specified and installed by specialist design and build contractors Stewart & Shields in Scotland’s first multi-storey Passivhaus building.
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...
Eye in the sky: the rising role of drones in roofing
THE use of drones in the roofing sector is surging – and it’s not difficult to see why.
The technology is ideally placed to reach...
Automotive engineering inspires building products
By Brian Mack, technical business development manager, EJOT UK Ltd
AS fastener manufacturers, our building products often benefit from having dedicated teams of automotive engineers...
Energy efficiency must play vital role in new build plans
Simon Wild, European category marketing manager at Formica Group, discusses the importance of building envelopes in combating CO2 emissions and their role in energy...
European design awards launched
ENTRIES are now open for the 2015 European Copper in Architecture Awards. A celebration of contemporary architecture and showcase for architects designing with copper...
Tenant mitigation package agreed ahead of £7m project at Fife high-rise flats
COUNCILLORS in Levenmouth have agreed a series of mitigation actions to support tenants as improvement work to two blocks of high rise flats in...
Trade show to shine a light on industry issues
THE RCI (Roofing, Cladding & Insulation) Show is back for 2019. The dedicated trade event for the roofing, cladding and insulation industry will turn its...
High-rise boom boosts Lakesmere
Lakesmere Group has reported record financial results, with huge rises in both turnover and profit.
Group turnover for the period ending January 31 2015 increased...
