Steel

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...

ROBERTSON has announced that 'significant' progress has been made in the construction of a new mixed-use building at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston. The contractor...

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...

AHEAD of National Apprenticeship Week, Aberdeenshire-based steel and cladding company KR Group has continued to demonstrate its commitment to developing young people. The family business...

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

Galvanizing provides long-term protection against various types of corrosion, including weathering and rust. But what is it about the hot dip treatment that makes...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

With 4% of the world’s GDP estimated to be lost each year to corrosion, there is no doubt that sourcing appropriate protection from the elements is essential for the steel industry. Hot dip galvanising – where steel is coated in molten zinc to provide a long-lasting, durable surface – is the coating of choice for many when it comes to protecting steel. Bob Duxbury, technical director of Wedge Group Galvanizing, explains the process of galvanising and its key benefits. “STEEL is a vital raw material used in a variety of construction, architectural and engineering projects worldwide, but unfortunately it is also highly...

A multi-million redevelopment and extension of Macduff Marine Aquarium has reached an important milestone following the completion of steelworks installation. The new two-storey extension at...

SSEN Transmission has awarded a £100 million contract to Tranent-based Had Fab to fabricate nearly 500 steel towers. The contract represents the largest in the...

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

CCG has announced it is making "strong progress" at a new mixed-use development for New Gorbals Housing Association in Glasgow. The residential and office scheme,...

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...

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...

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...