Ogilvie celebrates Glasgow hotel construction milestone

OGILVIE Construction is celebrating a crucial milestone in the building programme for the new AC by Marriott hotel in Glasgow, with the completion of...

CE marking still causing problems for steel industry

BM TRADA has said many steel manufacturers, contractors and fabricators remain unaware of the requirements placed on them by the introduction of the Construction Products...
A tight operation - Yorkon comes to aid of Cambridge

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...
That’s another storey - New generation of McDonalds drive-through restaurants

That’s another storey – New generation of McDonalds drive-through restaurants

AN off-site construction company has won the contract to design, manufacture and build the new generation of McDonalds drive-through restaurants. The fast-food facility in Bognor...

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...
Ross McAdam

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...
Steelwork was top of the class for construction of a new school and theatre in Orkney.

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...
Jonny Jenkins, managing director of Jenkins Fabrications, at the business's new Bankside base

Falkirk steel fabricator increases capacity with new premises

FALKIRK-based Jenkins Fabrications has relocated to a new location at Bankside Industrial Estate which has doubled the size of its fabricating operation. The new base...

UK Government introduces new trade measures to benefit steel producers

THE UK Government has announced that steel producers across the UK will benefit from stronger trade safeguards that better protect against surges in cheap...

Tata Steel appoints new European chief commercial officer

KARL Haider has been appointed chief commercial officer for Tata Steel in Europe, succeeding Henrik Adam, who became CEO of Tata Steel in Europe earlier...

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...

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...
Iain Whittington and Iain McNicol, CM Steel Buildings

CM Steel Buildings appoints new directors to drive growth

ADVERTORIAL 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 leopard adds drama to Aberdeen project

THE sculptor behind the famous Kelpies in Falkirk has brought his art to a major regeneration project in Aberdeen. Andy Scott was commissioned to create...

Grove Cranes lift Ayrshire steel firm to new heights

IMPRESSED by the performance of the Grove GMK4100L and Grove GMK3055, which it purchased in 2013, J & D Pierce – Scotland’s leading structural steelwork...

EOS secures new trade agreement

EOS Facades has formed an official Trade Agreement with Morgan Sindall for the design and supply of steel framing systems. The company said the trade...
L-R Andrew Kennedy (Senior Projects Officer at Abertay Housing Association), Michael Dignan (RGU Built Environment lecturer) and Derek Black (Asset Manager at Abertay Housing Association).

Improving efficiency of steel frame buildings

ABERTAY Housing Association and Robert Gordon University have teamed up to identify a solution to improve the energy efficiency of steel framed buildings. Abertay HA...

Construction milestone for submarine training facility at HMNB Clyde

WORK is progressing on the construction of a new training facility at HMNB Clyde, with the steel frames now in place. Last year the Defence...

Lockerbie firm outlines construction opportunities to local youngsters

LOCKERBIE-based construction and manufacturing specialist Robinsons has welcomed a group of youngsters from Moffat Academy as part of the Developing the Young Workforce initiative. The...
Ross McAdam

Steel frame specialist appoints new CEO

GLASGOW-based Ross McAdam has been named the new CEO of Embrace Steel Group, a provider of steel frame building solutions. Outgoing CEO Martin Kelly will remain...