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...
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...
KR Group lands steel and cladding contract for Wester Ross aquaculture facility
KR Group has announced it has landed a contract, on behalf of client NoFitech, to provide steel work and cladding for the build of...
British Steel enters compulsory liquidation
THE High Court has ordered British Steel into compulsory liquidation, with the Official Receiver having been appointed as liquidator.
The firm is continuing to trade...
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...
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...
Steel and cladding business marks landmark year with key developments
ABERDEENSHIRE-based steel and cladding business KR Group has marked its 20th anniversary year with several notable contract wins.
The family business, founded in 2003 as...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
KR Group secures third contract with Nofitech to finalise RAS build
ABERDEENSHIRE-based KR Group has secured a third contract with Norwegian company, Nofitech, to provide steel and cladding for the final phase of a new...
Haddington steel art installation inspired by local primary children
A steel art installation inspired by drawings by local children is set to be installed at Letham Mains in Haddington.
Launching officially in early...
Britain’s trade deal with US ‘saves thousands of jobs’
THE UK Government has said thousands of jobs have been saved following Britain's trade agreement with the US.
The agreement means Britain's steel industry -...
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...
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...
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...
Site work starts on landmark project
CONSTRUCTION has started on what has been called the largest ever offsite project in the education sector.
The Portakabin Group is the main contractor on...
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...
