A tight operation – Yorkon comes to aid of Cambridge
IN another off-site project, a specialist manufacturer helped increase capacity at a hospital theatre suite.
Following the selection of Cambridge University Hospitals as the regional...
Milestone reached in Port Seton sports hall extension project
AN important milestone has been reached in the construction of the new £1.094 million extension to Port Seton Community Centre with the foundations now...
Steel frame specialist appoints chief financial officer
EMBRACE Steel Group, a provider of steel frame building solutions throughout the UK, has appointed Ross McAdam as its new chief financial officer.
Based in...
Engineering firm to create new jobs following expansion into stainless steel fabrication
A North Ayrshire engineering firm has announced it is to create new jobs, following its recent expansion into stainless steel fabrication.
The move will see...
Learning curve – Steelwork top of class
THE £35m project nearing completion has made full use of structural steelwork’s advantages in a development that has seen main contractor Morrison Construction provide...
New East Lothian schools begin to take shape
STRUCTURAL steel frames have been installed by Balfour Beatty at the sites of the builds of two new schools in East Lothian.
Blindwells and Craighall...
Light Steel Frame Association appoints first chair
MIKE Fairey has been unanimously voted in as the inaugural chair of the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA).
The trade body was formed at the Focus...
UK ‘rapidly negotiating’ with US as global tariffs placed on steel
THE UK Government has said that it is 'disappointed' that America has imposed global tariffs on steel and aluminium.
US businesses wishing to import steel...
DunBear sculpture lit up to mark historic battle
LIGHTS illuminating The DunBear will alternate between blue and white today (September 3) to commemorate the Battle of Dunbar in 1650.
The battle was fought between...
Man of steel
ONCE the industrial heartland of Scotland’s steel production, Ravenscraig steelworks’ cooling towers and gasholders silhouetted the skyline of the Motherwell area nicknamed Steelopolis. Following its...
Work complete on build of £10m Wickes store in Aberdeen
WORK has been completed on the build of a new £10 million Wickes store in Aberdeen's Kingshill Park.
The purpose-built 25,000 sq ft store, along...
Steel specialist purchases East Kilbride crane plant
STRUCTURAL steelwork specialist J & D Pierce has announced it has reached agreement with Finnish firm Konecranes to purchase its East Kilbride-based operation.
Pierce said...
Britain’s trade deal with US ‘saves thousands of jobs’
THE UK Government has said thousands of jobs have been saved following Britain's trade agreement with the US.
The agreement means Britain's steel industry -...
Clark Contracts begins work on new facility at Langlands Commercial Park
WORK is underway on the build of a new £4 million facility at Langlands Commercial Park in East Kilbride.
Clark Contracts is the main contractor...
Catnic welcomes new Scottish Area Sales Manager
BUILDING products manufacturer, Catnic has welcomed a new member to its team. Karen Campbell has joined the company as Area Sales Manager for Scotland.
Prior to...
CM Steel Buildings appoints new directors to drive growth
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BATHGATE-based CM Steel Buildings is delighted to announce two new boardroom appointments in Iain Whittington and Iain McNicol.
Iain Whittington, who has worked in the...
Steel milestone for new bridge at heart of £250m Sighthill regeneration
A major milestone has been reached in the £250 million regeneration of Sighthill with the final section of steel that will be used to...
Steel contractor expects turnover to rise towards £200 million in milestone year
NORTH Ayrshire-based structural steel fabricator J&D Pierce Contracts is expecting turnover to rise towards £200 million as the firm celebrates its 50th anniversary this...
UK targets making steel sector more competitive globally
THE UK's steel procurement taskforce has presented the findings of its final report on the ways in which the steel sector can become more...
Steel-clad building in Chernobyl safety role
WORK is expected to start later this year on a new solar energy park near the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine after...
