Steel

WORK is progressing on the construction of a new training facility at HMNB Clyde, with the steel frames now in place. Last year the Defence...

ABERDEENSHIRE-based steel and cladding specialist KR Group has been shortlisted for the 2024 VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards. The family business is the only north...

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...

OGILVIE Construction has confirmed the project to build new student accommodation in Haymarket Yards in Edinburgh has reached a major milestone with the structural...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

ABERDEENSHIRE-headquartered steel and cladding business KR Group has announced expansion plans after sealing a deal to purchase the metal fabrication department of a local...

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...

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 modular steel construction system developed in Scotland has been included in an investment programme to be delivered by the US Department of Energy...

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...

BUILDING products manufacturer, Catnic has welcomed a new member to its team. Karen Campbell has joined the company as Area Sales Manager for Scotland. Prior to...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...