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...
Milestone reached in Citadel Leisure Centre refurbishment project
CONSTRUCTION of a new entrance façade has been completed at the Citadel Leisure Centre in Ayr.
The project forms part of a refurbishment programme, with...
Kawneer glazing systems go the Quartermile
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...
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...
No monkey business as creature comforts come first
Since it opened in 1970, keeping the animals happy has been the key to success at Blair Drummond Safari Park – and contentment levels...
Where’s the fire?
THE safety of Rockpanel cladding boards has been improved with the launch of products manufactured to the new FS-Xtra grade that complies with European...
Timber cladding offers ‘striking’ exterior look
CHARRED Kebony timber cladding has been used on a new luxury development on the outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire.
BoBen Construction’s Bilton Fields project has...
Transport projects show Kalzip is streets ahead
Kalzip’s aluminium standing seam system has been used to great effect in two new bus stations in the English Midlands.
The first, at Stoke-on-Trent,...
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...
Construction businesses urged to assess the risks of living walls
AN insurance specialist has urged construction companies to assess the risks associated with living walls, which may not be fully covered by standard insurance...
Self-cleaning paints and renders – a bright idea?
By Nikolaos Mantelis, product manager at building materials manufacturer Baumit
SELF-cleaning paints and renders offer a sustainable, reliable method of maintaining a building’s façade without...
Sustainable and placemaking principles to the fore at new £16m Aberdeen primary school
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...
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...
Creepy cladding – Vine decoration for London scheme
USING Trespa’s Meteon panels, a £2m affordable housing scheme in London includes latticed façades inspired by ivy vines.
Featuring shared ownership, social rent and large...
Closing date for copper & alloy awards
ENTRIES have now closed for the 2013 European Copper in Architecture Awards, the showcase for architects designing with copper and its alloys to promote...
Airbloc means low energy costs at oldest university
MAINTAINING the energy efficiency of buildings is a challenge at the best of times but with the entrances of two state-of-the-art buildings at the...
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...
A façade for all seasons
Aliva UK worked with Belfast architects White Ink to provide a stunning, durable facade for the Holiday Inn Express hotel at Aberdeen Airport.
White Ink...
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...
A Gateway to student living
THE Gateway Apartments student accommodation in Edinburgh has set a new standard for student living.
Senior Architectural Systems supplied curtain wall and window systems for...
