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...
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SSE Hydro benefits from Green Roof solution

A Blackdown Green Roof has boosted the green credentials and provided an attractive feature at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro. The Intensive Green Roof system was specified...

Roof contract is child’s play for Procast

EAST Kilbride-based Procast Building Contractors has been hard at work on a new roof for the Bathgate West Nursery School. The project started in the...
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Green education doesn’t go to waste

By Janice Tyler, environmental and supply chain manager at BriggsAmasco EACH year, poor design and site management leads to approximately 13% of all solid materials...

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...
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Technal to embrace BIM progress

TECHNAL has launched a range of Building Information Modelling (BIM) components through BIMstore to make specification of its façade, window and door products even...

Roofing and cladding contract awarded at £45m Meadowbank sports centre

Curtis Moore (Cladding Systems) has announced it has been awarded the roofing and cladding contract for the new £45 million Meadowbank Sports Complex in Edinburgh.
USING Trespa’s Meteon panels, a £2m affordable housing scheme in London includes latticed façades inspired by ivy vines.

Creepy cladding – Vine decoration for London scheme

USING Trespa’s Meteon panels, a £2m affordable housing scheme in London includes latticed façades inspired by ivy vines. Featuring shared ownership, social rent and large...
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Finalists announced for UK Roofing Awards 2026

THE finalists have been announced for the UK Roofing Awards 2026. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony in London on May 8, following a...

NFRC appoints chief operating officer

THE National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has announced the appointment of Richard Miller as chief operating officer (COO). He will be responsible for all...

Proposed changes to planning process for rooftop solar in Scotland welcomed

SAVILLS director Thomas McMillan, who is also the chair of Solar Energy Scotland, has welcomed plans by the Scottish Government to ease permitted development...

Roofing supplier’s ‘Trussmas’ tree wows in Inverness

AN Inverness roof truss supplier is getting into the spirit of the season with the unveiling of a supersized ‘Trussmas’ tree at its yard. The...

Sika raises £26,366 for Leukaemia Care through Aviemore cycle event

SIKA has presented Leukaemia Care with a cheque for £26,366 following its annual Sika Cycle Charity Event in Aviemore. Mark Gatrell and Andrea Carbin, of...
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Setting your ‘sites’ on training

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...

Roof tile manufacturer confirms major upgrade to Lochmaben base

PITCHED roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles is investing £750,000 on a new ridge tile plant at the firm’s Scottish site, located in Lochmaben,...

Stirling roofing firm crowned Small Business of the Year

OLD Plean Roofing has been crowned Small Business of the Year at the Scottish SME Business Awards 2022. Voted for by the public, the awards recognise...
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Roofers report rising workloads but cost pressures mean higher prices for clients

NEW research has revealed the majority of roofing and cladding contractors have increased their tender prices amid 'spiralling' costs of materials, labour and energy. The...

Roofing firm announces “vital” factory investment

DUMFRIES and Galloway-based pitched roofing manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has announced it is to make a half a million pound investment in its factory. The...
Edinburgh students to sleep easy in smart new accommodation

Edinburgh students to sleep easy in smart new accommodation

A landmark building in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat is to be transformed into a residence for students at Edinburgh University. Lakesmere Scotland will...
Roofshield will protect the Black Watch Museum

Roofshield will protect the Black Watch Museum

The £3 million regeneration of a historic Perthshire castle has reached completion with the installation of the roof to its adjacent museum. Balhousie Castle’s...