Steel milestone for £124 million Aberdeen school build
STEEL is being erected on site as Robertson Group marks a major milestone in its build of the new Hazlehead Academy Campus in Aberdeen.
Around...
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,...
‘Eco-education’ building at Dollar Academy marks steel frame milestone
AN 'eco-education' building at Dollar Academy in Clackmannanshire has achieved a milestone with a steel signing ceremony taking place to mark completion of the...
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...
Build of £88.6m Forres Academy reaches key milestone
STRUCTURAL steelwork installation will begin on the build of the new £88.6 million Forres Academy on November 2, Moray Council has confirmed.
Balfour Beatty is...
Business shows its steel on Scottish projects
STEEL piling specialist SPI McGrattan is looking to grow its temporary works offering in Scotland.
The business opened a new office in Bellshill 18 months...
UK Steel names new director-general as sector enters crucial period
UK Steel has named Peter Brennan as its new director-general, succeeding Gareth Stace who steps down after 12 years in the role.
Having worked at...
Alcumus awarded Notified Body status
CERTIFICATION body, Alcumus ISOQAR, has been awarded Notified Body status to help the structural steel industry meet the requirements of the Construction Products Regulations.
Regulation...
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...
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...
First steel laid in new Fair Isle ferry build
THE first steelwork has been laid to form the keel of the new Fair Isle ferry in a build expected to take around 12...
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...
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...
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...
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 structure milestone for new Royal Highland Centre building
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...
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...
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...
Steel specialist celebrates awards double
STEELWORK contractor J & D Pierce is celebrating after two of the firm's apprentices were honoured at the North Ayrshire Apprentice of the Year 2018...
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...
