NFRC hails recognition of traditional skills success at Edinburgh event
NFRC is celebrating recognition by the Scottish Parliament for efforts at the 10th Festival of Traditional Buildings, held in August.
A parliamentary motion submitted by...
Reflective membrane solution delivers thermal efficiency for large social housing development
A combination of a low emissivity, insulating breather membrane and internal air and vapour control layer from Protect Membranes has been installed as part of an award-winning social housing development in Greater Manchester
Work progresses on £40m Aberdeen Market project
A new roof for the former British Home Stores building on Union Street has been completed as part of the delivery of the new...
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...
Edinburgh shopping centre boosts green credentials with solar panel investment
CAMERON Toll in Edinburgh has boosted its sustainability credentials after opting to install 330 solar panels on the roof of the complex.
The move has...
Century-old tenements set for refurbishment
PROCAST has been awarded an £880,000 contract to refurbish 100-year-old red sandstone tenement flats in Glasgow's east end.
The project will involve an extensive makeover...
Managing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) roof structures
By Stuart Fleming, director, Will Rudd
PROPERTY owners and managers of buildings built between the mid 1950s and early 1990s will be interested to know...
Proteus Waterproofing appoints new marketing manager
PROTEUS Waterproofing has appointed Tom Rae as its new marketing manager.
With more than 15 years of marketing expertise, Tom has managed strategies and campaigns...
New chair elected at Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association
ADRIAN Whitefoot has been elected as the new chair of the MCRMA (Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association), the trade body representing the metal...
Eye in the sky: the rising role of drones in roofing
THE use of drones in the roofing sector is surging – and it’s not difficult to see why.
The technology is ideally placed to reach...
Old Plean Roofing wins contract to help bring Bannockburn House back to life
OLD Plean Roofing has been contracted to restore the roof of Stirling's historic Bannockburn House as part of a long-term project to bring the...
Crossing the bridge
When it comes to energy efficiency in buildings, we can’t ‘cross that bridge when we come to it’ – it’s time to prepare for...
Glasgow development opts for single ply roof solution
A new social housing scheme on the banks of the Clyde specified a Protan engineered roofing solution.
CRGP Architects has created a development, built by...
Tackling climate change with greener rooftops
Green roofs can play their part in helping urban environments fight the impact of global warming. Flat roofs have become an untapped resource for...
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,...
Pitched roof tile manufacturer reaffirms support for apprenticeships
PITCHED roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) is backing National Apprenticeship Week, which aims to highlight the work done by employers and apprentices...
NFRC introduces two new membership benefits
NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has announced two new benefits to help member companies safeguard their people and strengthen technical competence.
Members can now...
Delays fail to dampen waterside development
BRIGGSAMASCO has revealed how the firm overcame significant project delays to deliver a watertight roof system as part of an Edinburgh city centre social...
High-profile for high-rise flats refurb
HANSON Structherm has won a refurbishment award for its work on two high-rise blocks in the town of Dumbarton.
Its structural external wall insulation (SEWI)...
Trade body highlights 35% fall in number of new homes built in Scotland
HOMES for Scotland (HFS) has highlighted a 35% fall in the number of new homes built in the year to end December 2020.
The figures...
























