Saint-Gobain’s latest acquisition boosts off-site offering
SAINT-Gobain UK & Ireland has completed the acquisition of SIG Roofspace Solutions, a firm which specialises in panelised roofing and room-in-roof solutions for housebuilders.
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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.
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Russell Roof Tiles secures £1m MOD project
LOCHMABEN-based Russell Roof Tiles has won its largest single project in five years – a £1 million contract to deliver pitched roof tiles and...
Traditional building skills demonstrated at Scottish Parliament
A number of teenagers have taken part in a two-day traditional building skills event at the Scottish Parliament.
Pupils from schools in Glasgow, Stirling, Perth...
Strategic move gives firm better access to market
DIFFICULT access specialist Balmore Group (SCOTLAND) has recently moved into new premises in a bid to facilitate growth and better service the market, from...
New school roof doesn’t fall flat
A new Kalzip ‘Flat Pan’ roof has been created for the landmark Orchard Brae School in Aberdeen.
Over 3,000 sqm of aluminium standing seam profile...
Keeping up appearances
CUPA Pizarras’ Heavy 3 roofing slate has been used to help replicate the appearance of Scottish slate on a new community hub project on...
A traditional look for Highland community
A housebuilder has chosen Cupa Pizarras’ Heavy 3 slate to help achieve a traditional look for homes in the new town of Tornagrain, near...
Zinc helps shed light on construction heritage
ROOFING and facades from VMZINC have helped bring to life the Engine Shed in Stirling, Historic Environment Scotland’s national conservation centre.
ANTHRA-ZINC standing seam, flat...
The art of the craft: Glasgow workshops promote traditional building skills
THE clatter and bang of hammer and chisel rang out all along Glasgow’s famous Sauchiehall Street recently as the Scottish Traditional Building Forum (STBF)...
A dram fine roof
THE new Macallan distillery and visitor centre has been unveiled in Speyside, with a striking timber roof structure claimed to be one of the...
A natural choice for Stirlingshire farm renovation
NATURAL slate has been used in a heritage farm renovation project in a small Stirlingshire Village.
Crammond Select Homes is behind the project at the...
Sweet result for historic building
A full roof refurbishment has helped preserve a famous chocolate works.
The historic Terry’s Chocolate Factory - a Grade II listed building which opened in...
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...
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.
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Having faith in the system
A landmark joint faith school campus, which brings pupils from both the Catholic and Jewish faiths together under one roof, specified a wide range...
New accreditation for roofing sector announced
THE National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has unveiled plans for a new accreditation scheme in a bid to boost skills in the sector.
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GMG completes hat-trick of youth employment prizes
GMG Contractors has called on other companies to follow its example of embracing youth and taking on apprentices after winning a top youth employment...
Over 100 jobs go as Lakesmere enters administration
Roofing and cladding specialist Lakesmere has gone into administration with the loss of 109 jobs.
Richard Hawes and Nick Edwards of Deloitte have been appointed...
Eco-friendly roof for Fife coastal home
THE owner of a self-build eco-house which overlooks the end of Burntisland beach front has opted for Catnic’s SSR standing seam roofing and cladding system.
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