Cladding

Justin Price, sales director of Aliva UK, tells Project Scotland how the most modern of lightweight stone rainscreen cladding can harmonise with traditional settings ALIVA...

THE Lakesmere Group has secured a contract worth £1 million  to deliver an “innovative cladding package” for the new Marriott Residence Inn Hotel in...

Those living near the coast are lucky enough to enjoy beautiful views, but the environment can have serious consequences for their homes. Last year,...

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...

Project Scotland speaks to David Gray, managing director – northern regions, Lakesmere Group, as the Group’s turnover gets set to exceed £100 million Q) How...

AS part of the continuing development of its cladding ranges, Freefoam has launched a new smooth style 150mm wide Shiplap cladding, available in bright...

METAL Technology products have been used in a state-of-the art teaching and learning centre for medicine at Glasgow’s Southern General Hospital. The £27million scheme, created...

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...

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...

A high specification glass and aluminium façade has been created using advanced curtain walling solutions from Wicona for a £24 million regeneration project overlooking...

PRODUCTS from aluminium architectural specialists, Metal Technology, were recently specified for the Wemyss Properties’ Polwarth Terrace development in Edinburgh. Situated within a private walled site...

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...

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...

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...

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...

KEBONY has announced its latest residential project, Villa Melkeveien, in Oslo, Norway. Situated on a sunny hillside in Holmenkollen overlooking Oslo, the property’s floor to ceiling...

ENTRIES are now open for the 2015 European Copper in Architecture Awards. A celebration of contemporary architecture and showcase for architects designing with copper...

Structural defects are an issue with a significant number of non-traditional and prefabricated concrete (PRC) post war houses, as well as newer high rise...

Scott Horner of Marley Contract Services looks at how their apprenticeship programmes are helping address the skills shortage in the roofing and cladding sector. THE...

MOUNTGRANGE Real Estate Opportunity Fund and M&G Real Estate have confirmed the main structure, including the roof, of its landmark Grade A development in...