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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Galvanizing process helps protect Helensburgh seafront leisure centre from the elements
A galvanizing business has helped to ensure a new leisure centre in Helensburgh will withstand the elements.
Main contractor Heron Bros Ltd commissioned Walter Watson...
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...
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...
Steel and cladding specialist recognised for circular economy efforts
KR Group flew the flag for Scotland's construction industry at the recent VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards 2022 after being shortlisted in the ‘Circular...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rate relief for mothballed steel plants
THE Scottish Government is to reduce business rates at Tata Steel’s plants at Clydebridge and Dalzell for a year in a bid to help...
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...
