Cladding panels offer first class solution at university building

CLADDING panels from Proteus Facades feature prominently on Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU) new centre for enterprise and innovation. Proteus explained that higher education providers are...
USING Trespa’s Meteon panels, a £2m affordable housing scheme in London includes latticed façades inspired by ivy vines.

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...
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Steel and cladding specialist shortlisted for top environmental award

ABERDEENSHIRE-based steel and cladding specialist KR Group has been shortlisted for the 2024 VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards. The family business is the only north...
A new-build office building has become a ‘jewel’ in the landscape with the installation of diamond-shaped shingles.

Shingle minded design – Diamond shapes from Sotech

A new-build office building has become a ‘jewel’ in the landscape with the installation of diamond-shaped shingles. The building, the workplace for hundreds of people,...
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Senior’s touch of colour brightens up college life

SENIOR Architectural Systems has been running up the colours at Blackburn’s first college to be built under the Building Schools For the Future...
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A glazed expression for ambitious school redevelopment

A series of architectural aluminium glazing systems from Technal has been used for a redevelopment project at Yarm School, an independent co-educational private day...

Respecting the Great Western heritage

Aliva UK has put a stunning face on a modern development that is designed to harmonise with Glasgow’s majestic stone heritage. The firm worked closely...

Glasgow firm championing women in construction

THE first Women in Roofing conference took place on February 26 in Nottinghamshire, in the run up to International Women’s Day. Women in the...
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Saint-Gobain finalises deal to buy Kilwaughter Minerals

SAINT-Gobain has completed the acquisition of Kilwaughter Minerals, a provider of façade mortars and EWI systems in the UK and Ireland. In October, Saint-Gobain announced...
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Buildbase up for larch cladding challenge

SUPPLYING large volumes of timber within tight project timescales was an essential element of Buildbase Scotland’s work with one of the country’s largest, privately-owned...

Roofing and cladding contract awarded at £45m Meadowbank sports centre

Curtis Moore (Cladding Systems) has announced it has been awarded the roofing and cladding contract for the new £45 million Meadowbank Sports Complex in Edinburgh.

Keeping the tradition alive

THE Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival will return to the Capital this summer as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The event celebrates the city’s traditional...
The company has announced it is to transfer all sales and production at its Hednesford office to the Hunter Douglas Faber site in Northampton in a move that creates a bigger and stronger Hunter Douglas Architectural Projects division in the UK.


Move will create a stronger image

HUNTER Douglas is to consolidate its position in the architectural systems sector with a new operations base.
 The company has announced it is to transfer...

NFRC marks ten years of traditional skills workshops in Scotland

NFRC Scotland is celebrating ten years of promoting traditional skills and roofing careers. In recent weeks, the organisation has taken part in the Edinburgh Traditional...
NFRC image. A student lays slate on a training rig during a skills demonstration at The Engine Shed, Stirling

NFRC Scotland to expand education programme in 2025

FOLLOWING the success of in-school skills demonstrations in 2024, NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) Scotland has announced an expansion of its education programme...

Engineer creates insulation inspired by polar bear fur

AN engineer has used his passion for biomimicry to create a new type of home insulation inspired by the technical properties of polar bear...
An Equinox that will last all year

An Equinox that will last all year – Eurocell

EUROCELL has announced an advanced tiled roof system for new and refurbishment projects. The latest addition, Equinox, can be used to transform an existing roof...
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Work complete on landmark cladding replacement project in Aberdeen

A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot...
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A natural finish for new housing project

FORTICRETE’S popular Anstone® Walling Stone and highly durable Minislate® roof tiles have been selected to complement the local vernacular for a striking new residential...
Scottish Building Federation event on Building Safety Act

SBF marks milestone year by hosting Building Safety Act insight event

THE Scottish Building Federation (SBF) preceded its AGM last week with a legislative briefing from Michael Conroy, partner with Harper Macleod LLP, who provided...