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,...
Luxury roof for listed building
A listed building in Helensburgh has been undergoing a complete re-roofing project to accommodate new luxury apartments.
Due to planning restrictions, Cupa Pizarras’ Heavy 3...
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...
Long-serving Russell Roof Tiles team members presented with woodland
LONG-serving Russel Roof Tiles team members have been presented with their own area of managed woodland.
Staff across two sites were presented with the woodland,...
Kelso school roof is a class apart
NORTHERN Irish roofing and cladding firm Thornton has recently completed work on a striking roofing structure at a Scottish primary school.
The Antrim-based business was...
Procast to provide key services on decarbonisation and renewables framework
SCOTTISH principal contractor Procast Group is set to take a key role on an £800 million decarbonisation and renewables framework in the Midlands.
The firm...
East Kilbride building finds ‘Key’ to success
AN East Kilbride building that started life as a youth club over 50 years ago has been undergoing an extensive roof refurbishment.
Universal Connections East Kilbride,...
Flashings for luxury cabins
FAKRO has supplied 31 FTP-V centre pivot and FPP-V top hung and pivot roof windows with bespoke flashings for luxury, self-catering log cabins at...
Turfing out traditional roofs
In recent years, green roofs have become increasingly popular throughout the UK, with industry experts estimating that the number of ‘gardens in the sky’...
Low carbon waterproofing solution installed at ‘greenest’ UK prison
A low carbon waterproofing solution has been installed at the UK’s ‘greenest’ prison.
BriggsAmasco delivered the project at HMP Fosse Way in South Wigston, Leicestershire.
With designs...
One goes into three as Prater learns a lesson
Envelope contractor Prater has racked up a hat-trick of projects in Scotland’s education sector.
THE trio is made up of Eastwood High School in East...
Roofing sector highlights impact of global timber shortage
LEADING players in the roofing sector have warned that global timber shortages are putting the UK housebuilding supply chain under 'enormous pressure'.
'Faltering' availability and...
Education proves a hot topic for Lakesmere
LAKESMERE Group has been appointed to deliver the roofing and cladding packages on several education contracts across Scotland, including the new Windmill Community Campus...
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...
Seal of approval
PROMOTIONAL FEATURE
SealEco Ltd has responded to the growing offsite market by moving to state-of-the-art premises in Wishaw complete with new fabrication facilities.
The single ply...
CIOB and NFRC launch new roofing chartered membership programme
THE Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), in collaboration with the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), has launched a new roofing chartered membership programme...
The power station that’s on the roof
IT has been dubbed the ultimate rooftop power station, producing enough electricity for 60 houses.
The installation, the latest phase of which has just been...
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...
How will permitted development rights impact businesses in Scotland?
Earlier this year, the Scottish Government announced plans to ease permitted development rights (PDRs) for rooftop solar installations. With the new proposals having now...
Promise of certainty… guarantee or not?
By Mark Parsons, technical director at Russell Roof Tiles
IT’S not only the ever-changing weather that’s a challenge to modern roofing - the mix and...
