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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...

PermaRoof strengthens Scottish presence with project completion

PERMAROOF Commercial has completed a project in East Lothian on a roof originally built in the 1970s. Using a total of 250 sqm of the...

Roof tile MD celebrates major milestone

ANDREW Hayward, the MD of roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles, is celebrating 30 years with the business. The company was founded on its current...

Class of its own: school roof project saves time and cash

CONSTRUCTION of the new roof at Errol Primary School saved time and money thanks to “innovative” timber engineering design from Ochil Timber, the firm...

Finalists revealed for UK Roofing Awards

THE shortlist has been announced for the UK Roofing Awards 2024. NFRC revealed the finalists in all 16 project categories across a range of roofing...
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NFRC Scotland events help to drive skills agenda within roofing sector

NFRC Scotland has revealed details of its work in recent months to address the roofing industry's growing skills crisis. With the support of its members,...

Rooflights help to create bright future for e-retailers

As demand for warehouse space increases, Adrian Lukic, sales director at Brett Martin, explores the advantages of installing rooflights in wide span buildings THE demand...
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Pitched roof plan for new Ronald McDonald House

INDEPENDENT charity Ronald McDonald House has announced that it has secured planning permission for a new facility at the South Glasgow Hospitals Campus. The new...

Livingston’s Lanthorn Centre set for £3m roof repair

WEST Lothian Council has agreed a budget of over £3 million for the repair of the Lanthorn Centre's roof deck. The Livingston facility closed in...
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Fountainbridge student housing scheme receives top marks

LAKESMERE was appointed by main contractor Pochin’s Construction to complete an extensive cladding package for Edinburgh Napier University’s new Bainfield student residence scheme in...

Waterproofing supplier has room to grow after relocating

ICB (Waterproofing) Ltd has announced it has relocated its Scotland branch to a new unit in Coatbridge following ‘continual growth’. Previously based in Bellshill, the...

Landmark project powers on with waterproofing solutions

BRIGGSAMASCO has provided details of the firm’s multiple-application waterproofing programme as part of the regeneration of London’s Battersea Power Station. Phase Two of the landmark...
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Northwest continues on the right direction

THE MD of a Glasgow-based roofing company, who founded his first roofing business in honour and at the wish of his late sister, has told...
New warranty launched as Steni anniversary approaches

New warranty launched as Steni anniversary approaches

RAINSCREEN cladding manufacturer Steni UK is marking almost 50 years of manufacturing with the launch of a 40-year functional warranty. It has been extended...
German engineering has the power to turn dreams into reality

German engineering has the power to turn dreams into reality

We all know the importance of making a good first impression – and it’s true not just for humans: a good-looking building, it’s reckoned,...

Reduced on and off-site carbon footprints are key to improved building sustainability

With more high-profile developers announcing their ambition to increase the number of net zero carbon projects in their building portfolio, Janice Johnson, sustainability manager...

Innovation was the name of the game at RCI Show 2019

MANY of the biggest names in the roofing, cladding and insulation sectors made their way to Coventry’s Ricoh Arena in late March for the...

Preserving traditional construction skills is an ‘absolute must’

MAINTAINING traditional skills in the Scottish construction industry has been described as an ‘absolute must’ if we are to prevent older buildings from falling...
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Macleod Roofing backs The Archie Foundation

MACLEOD Roofing has supported two vital health initiatives at Raigmore Hospital's Children Unit through a donation to The Archie Foundation. The £10,000 donation from the...

Online hubs offer insulation advice

ROCKWOOL has created a series of technical resource hubs to help specifiers access information and advice on specialist insulation solutions.  The online hubs comprise passive...