MORE THAN 30 MSPs attended a traditional skills event last week in Edinburgh to learn about roof slating, along with young people and construction professionals. NFRC members delivered slating demonstrations at the Scottish Traditional Building Forum, including to Scottish politicians. MSPs reported going to the event in the Scottish parliament. Clare Adamson MSP, said,” I
BURTON ROOFING GROUP has promoted Ian Leigh to the firm’s new managing director. He was previously the business’ chief operating officer. Burton Roofing Group, which trades under the Burton Roofing Merchants, Rinus Roofing Supplies and Discount Roofing and Building Supplies, operates 38 branches across the UK and employs 450 people. The Group’s former managing director Paul
Exceler Building Solutions, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of insulated wall, roof, and precast structural building panels, announced it had opened a 180K-square-foot facility in Hazelton, Pa.
HUNDREDS OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS are being registered with the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) as the stricter regime to protect residents begins. Around 750 applications have been opened with the new BSR since its registration process for high-rise buildings opened last month. All high-rise residential buildings must be registered with BSR by law. Those responsible
London-based refurb and building specialist ME Construction went into administration owing subcontractors and suppliers nearly £4m. An update from administrator FRP Advisory showed more than 300 trade creditors were owed £3.8m when the firm went under in March. Its civils arm MEC Groundworks also went into liquidation owing more than £100,000 to unsecured creditors. Suppliers
Hertfordshire-based HG Construction delivered a third year of strong growth to achieve record revenue last year, up 38% to £336m. But pre-tax profit slid to £15m from £25m the year before in the face of a turbulent market and unpredictability of material and labour prices. As a result operating margins halved from around 10% to
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association announced its annual Accident Prevention Contest winners, recognizing more than 60 asphalt roofing manufacturing facilities throughout North America for their workplace safety records, particularly their low incident rates among workers.
The acquisition of Saint Raphael Roofing allows Apple Roofing to expand its services and capabilities in Florida.
A man in Williamsburg County, S.C., was arrested last week after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly man’s home safe after completing work on his roof, according to the local sheriff’s office.
Ferrovial Construction UK suffered a £30m loss last year after big provisions for forecast losses on the £2bn Silvertown Tunnel project in East London. The firm revealed total provisions of £54m on the project for the year ending 31 December 2022. This figure is made up of £19.6m for defects and warranties and £31.3m of
