Doors & windows

A new device manufactured by German hardware specialist FSB allows doors with standard pull handles to be converted for hands-free operation to help in...

REHAU windows fabricator Dessian has completed a challenging premium installation in Bothwell for developer CALA Homes (West). The Riverside development comprises 12 large modern houses...

WICONA’s WICTEC curtain walling, WICLINE 75 windows and WICLINE 65 Evo door were all utilised for The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA), the city’s new...

Alex Brown, MD of NorDan UK, explains why construction firms will have to consider their long-term vision and how to actively pursue growth in...

VITRAL, which is now part of VELUX Commercial, manufactured bespoke glazing solutions for the intu Metrocentre in Gateshead as part of a multi-million-pound investment...

WISHAW-based manufacturer and fabrication business, Autodoor Projects UK, has introduced three new systems to help businesses change the way they approach entry, access and...

HFD Group’s 177 Bothwell Street office development has celebrated another construction milestone with the start of the installation of three acres of glazing on...

JIM Walker has been appointed general manager at trade window and door fabricator CMS Trade. With more than 15 years’ experience in the manufacture and...

PROCAST has revealed it has been awarded a £490,00 contract to construct and fit-out an extension to a primary school in Lanarkshire. The five-month makeover...

SCOTTISH Procurement Alliance (SPA) has announced it is re-procuring four of its most successful frameworks: Schools and Community Buildings; Modular Buildings; Roofing; and Doors. In...

TWO construction industry bodies have added their weight to calls for the sector to ensure payments are made on time to safeguard cash flow...

CMS Window Systems’ support services director, Martin McCrimmon, has been shortlisted for an Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland award in recognition of his role...

Craig Quirie speaks to Dr Craig Kennedy about the importance of preserving windows of historical significance rather than simply replacing them

As part of last year’s World Green Building Week, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) issued a bold vision for how buildings around the world can reach 40% less embodied carbon emissions by 2030. To achieve this, changes need to be implemented throughout a building’s infrastructure. Here, Gert De Roover, building, construction and infrastructure manager at composites technology company Exel Composites, explains why composite materials contribute to the drive for greener buildings.

NORDAN UK MD Alex Brown has outlined how the firm’s recent acquisition of Dublin-based subsidiary NorDan Vindeur has opened up new opportunities

CMS Window Systems manufactured aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling for the new £78 million Forth Valley College in Falkirk

A range of Metal Technology products were specified for the Earl Grey building, a £14 million, five-storey development in Dundee

Nick Cowley, MD of PVCu and composite window and door manufacturer Euramax, looks at the changing materials used in the industry

EURAMAX has appointed Kevan Flanagan as its new key account manager for the DIY and merchant sector. He joins the manufacturer of PVCu windows, doors...

CMS Window Systems was recently invited to the Scottish Parliament to talk about the firm's sustainability measures. A group of businesses who have previously won a VIBES...