A healthy outlook
THE new £270 million Dumfries and Galloway Hospital is using Kawneer curtain walling, windows and door systems.
The facility, developed by the High Wood Health...
‘Excellent’ learning campus thankful for Senior moments
AN £18million education facility has achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating thanks, in part, to the use of Senior Architectural Systems’ groundbreaking Hybrid curtain walling,...
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...
UpStand boards for inverted roofs
ALL insulation specifications for inverted roofs should include specific detailing to prevent cold bridging around the roof parapet where the horizontal insulation board meets...
Deadline extended by one week for UK Roofing Awards 2024
DUE to popular demand from busy contractors, NFRC has announced a one-week extension to the deadline for entries into the UK Roofing Awards 2024.
The...
The art of the craft: Glasgow workshops promote traditional building skills
THE clatter and bang of hammer and chisel rang out all along Glasgow’s famous Sauchiehall Street recently as the Scottish Traditional Building Forum (STBF)...
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...
Facade specialist calls for greater education in fire rating standards
CUMBERNAULD-based MSP has called for better understanding of safety standards needed for powder coated cladding.
The firm warned that a poor understanding of the updated...
Roofing and cladding contractors report strong workloads as labour and cost challenges intensify
NEW research has revealed that more than half of roofing and cladding contractors found it tougher to recruit suitable labour in the third quarter...
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...
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...
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 curious case of an industry at a time of change
THE roofing and cladding industry is preparing for takeovers as a series of “curious circumstances” begins to shape the industry, according to market analyst...
Building supply companies abandon merger
THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it is cancelling its Phase 2 merger investigation after Kingspan abandoned its proposed deal with Building...
Entry deadline extended for UK Roofing Awards 2025
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...
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...
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...
Scotland bans combustible cladding on ‘high-risk’ buildings over 11 metres
DEVELOPERS are to be banned from using combustible cladding on 'high-risk' buildings over 11 metres in Scotland.
The move follows legislation to improve fire safety...
Everything in harmony – Kawneer plays its part at music college
Curtain walling, concealed vents and doors have conducted themselves well at a musical college.
The architectural aluminium systems from Kawneer are playing a major part...
