Programme unveiled for ninth Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival
THE programme for this year's Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival has been released, with organisers focusing heavily on COP26 and the sustainability of traditional buildings...
Opening doors to Edinburgh’s building heritage
The Edinburgh Festival brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city each summer to feast on jazz, comedy, theatre, avant-garde art and everything...
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...
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...
Robotics could be key to ‘clean’ energy
A Luxembourg-headquartered robotics company has revealed that its innovative range of cleaning machines could help Scotland achieve its environmental goals through ensuring solar panels...
Roofing students benefit from unique insight into Kirkcaldy Campus upgrade works
STUDENTS from Fife College’s roof, slating and tiling first-year apprenticeship course recently received a tour of roofing renovation works at the Kirkcaldy Campus.
The development...
Roofing and cladding contractors see rising workloads but material shortages intensify
NEW research has highlighted the impact of material and skills shortages and rising costs in the roofing and cladding industry.
The NFRC/Glenigan State of the...
MP hears of pitched roof tile manufacturer’s expansion plans
PITCHED roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles recently received a visit from Alister Jack MP, the UK Government's secretary of state for Scotland.
The firm...
Energy crisis will worsen unless we offer a balanced smart transition where consumers decide...
By John Forster, chair and founder of Forster Group
ENERGY prices skyrocketing, rising inflation rates and a potential year-long recession, the immediate economic picture for...
Forster Group to install hundreds of solar panels for Dundee care home provider
ROOFING and solar provider Forster Group has been appointed by Priority Care to install 280 solar panels at two of its Dundee care homes.
The...
Crime novelist aiming to start new chapter at Metrotile UK
AREA sales manager Rod Glen has joined lightweight steel roofing firm Metrotile UK, with the aim of helping to continue the firm’s 30 per...
Roofing and cladding contractors report strong workloads as labour and cost challenges intensify
NEW research has revealed that more than half of roofing and cladding contractors found it tougher to recruit suitable labour in the third quarter...
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...
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...
Bilco ‘hatches’ a successful plan for historic castle project
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BLAIR Castle is located near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire and is one of Scotland's most famous landmarks. The category A-listed...
Welsh Slate chosen for Glasgow hospice
WELSH Slate was specified for the new £21 million Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park.
The building features Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn...
Marley takes a lead to put BIM on the slate map
Marley Eternit has launched a BIM (building information modelling) service for fibre cement slates.
Called BIM Space and available through its web site, the service...
Deadline extended by one week for UK Roofing Awards 2024
DUE to popular demand from busy contractors, NFRC has announced a one-week extension to the deadline for entries into the UK Roofing Awards 2024.
The...
New distillery’s green roof creates a buzz
The 'green' sedum roof at The Cairn Distillery near Grantown on Spey has reportedly become a haven for bees since being installed in April.
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Passivhaus made simple
By Matthew Evans, technical manager Kingspan TEK
ONE of the most important aspects of any new build today is to get the energy efficiency of...
