Renfrewshire firm is boxing clever with steel construction system

A steel construction system developed by a firm in Renfrewshire has been tipped to 'dominate' the global nuclear Small Modular Reactor (SMR) market following...

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...
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...

Eye-catching steelwork completed at £20 million Silverburn extension

MAIN contractor GRAHAM Construction has reached a major milestone with the completion of the steelwork at the £20 million extension to the Silverburn shopping...

Scottish Water announces low-emission steel supply chain partners

SCOTTISH Water has announced new low-emission supply chain partners as it looks to continue its drive to cut carbon in its capital investment programme...

Build of £42.5m Bearsden leisure centre progresses

MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey is progressing with works on the build of the new £42.5 million Allander Leisure and Day Care Centre in Bearsden. The East...
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...

UKSE funding helps firm’s growth plans

EXPANSION plans at Lanarkshire-based insurance reinstatement contractor Prater Contracts have gathered pace thanks to a six-figure funding package from UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE). Prater Contracts...

The fightback begins for the Scottish steel industry

THE "revival" of the Scottish steel industry has started with the reopening of the Dalzell works in Motherwell. International industrial group, Liberty House, has spent...

Landmark University of Stirling sports project starts to take shape

WORK on the University of Stirling’s £20 million sports facilities redevelopment has reached its highest point. Currently being delivered by Morrison Construction, the facility now...
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...
Cutting of steel on HMS Sheffield

Steel-cutting ceremony marks start of warship construction in Glasgow

THE first steel has been cut in Glasgow to mark the start of the construction of the UK's newest warship - HMS Sheffield. Apprentice fabricator...

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...

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...
Scottish Galvanizers Glasgow site

Upgrades complete at Scottish Galvanizers’ Glasgow premises

SCOTTISH Galvanizers Ltd has completed improvement works to its Glasgow-based premises. The project has seen developments made to the office, canteen, and changing facilities and...

Lockerbie firm has entrepreneurial spirit

LOCKERBIE-based steel specialist Robinsons Scotland has been shortlisted for the Scale-Up Entrepreneurs of the Year prize at the 2017 Royal Bank of Scotland Great...

J & D Pierce MD earns top entrepreneurial award

DEREK Pierce, managing director of steel specialist J & D Pierce, was named Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 at the 2018 Summit Entrepreneurship Awards,...

Robinsons MD earns top director prize

ROBINSONS Scotland MD Ryan Brown has been named Regional Director of the Year for the south of Scotland in the small/medium business category at...
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Galvanizing firm aiding recycling

A Glasgow firm is playing its part in a multi-million pound recycling and renewable energy development which is set to be fully operational by...

Steel specialist nets Wimbledon project

THOUSANDS of fans attending future Wimbledon tennis tournaments will be sheltered from the elements thanks to a new retractable roof for the renowned venue’s...