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Glidevale Protect highlights importance of choice whilst achieving compliance

FOLLOWING updates to the NHBC standards, building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has revealed it is supporting housebuilders, developers, architects and contractors with technical information...
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Investing in young people pays off for Forster Group

FORSTER Group, a provider of roofing, solar and battery storage solutions, has revealed how it is defying industry trends by having a workforce with...

Curvaceous finish adds style to new Glasgow hospital

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...

Scottish Procurement Alliance renews four frameworks

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...

Contractor completes Glasgow city centre fabric repairs

CLARK Contracts has announced that the refurbishment of cladding on Jamaica Street and Argyle Street in Glasgow City Centre is now complete. Two existing canopies...

Roofing and cladding contractors report rising workloads, but challenges persist

NEW research has found that workloads and enquiries grew in the final quarter of 2022 for UK roofing and cladding contractors. The findings were revealed...
Keymer Tiles raise the roof at Leeds Castle

Keymer Tiles raise the roof at Leeds Castle

When the trustees of Leeds Castle, the ancient Norman stronghold in Kent, needed 35,000 handcrafted county peg roof tiles for the castle gatehouse, it...

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...

Concrete roof tile manufacturer celebrates record-breaking charity fundraising outcome

A whopping £80,000 has been raised by Russell Roof Tiles after the firm's Big Charity Quiz Night boosted the final fundraising amount by £15,000. Held...

A football stadium for all seasons

DS Smith Plastics has developed roofing for a new football stadium in Slovakia using polycarbonate building solutions. The firm’s Akyver multiwall polycarbonate sheets were specified...

Slate specialist honoured for sustainable credentials

NATURAL slate specialist Cupa Pizarras has has become a carbon-neutral company according to the Carbon Trust. This was achieved by working with Carbon Footprint and...

Procast lands massive North Lanarkshire housing upgrades contract

STRATHAVEN-based Procast has landed a £32.5 million contract to improve homes in North Lanarkshire. The four-year programme will involve roofing, rendering and insulation upgrades to primarily...

Top considerations for commercial solar PV

Roofing and solar provider Forster Group was appointed by Priority Care to install 280 solar panels at two of its Dundee care homes. Bruce...

Roofing team rises to tower challenge

BRIGGSAMASCO has revealed details of its work to install a weathertight solution to three huge towers for a luxury high-rise project in Manchester city...

Russell Roof Tiles launches charity initiative for third year in a row

RUSSELL Roof Tiles has announced that its Give4Good charity initiative will return for a third consecutive year, with the 150-strong team pledging to raise...

Roof tile manufacturer goes electric with forklift truck trial

LOCHMABEN-based pitched roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has announced it is trialling electric forklift trucks (EFL) at its three plants. The move is part of...

UK Roofing Awards winners announced

THE winners of the 2024 NFRC UK Roofing Awards have been revealed at a ceremony at the InterContinental London—The O2, hosted by actor and...
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Artist turns his life upside down

ARTIST Alex Chinneck’s project “Miner on the Moon” is an upside down house in London. Norbord’s Sterling OSB proved invaluable to Alex, a fan...

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...

Tapered insulation points way to long-term warm, dry flat roof performance

By James Wilkinson, design team manager at flat roof and single-layer tapered insulation specialist, Gradient PONDING caused by inadequately-designed falls is a significant contributor to...