NO WRONG PATH
As many young people across the UK receive their SQA results, KR Group Business Director Nicola chats about the path that led her to today. “I grew up in Macduff, and started working in the kitchen of the local chippie at the grand old age of 11, for the grand old wage of 80p per […]
SUSTAINABILITY? IT’S A VIBE.
Local steel and cladding company, KR Group, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the sustainability category for the VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards 2022. Our environmental achievements have once again been recognised on a national level. Following a series of awards finals this year, including the CeeD Awards and Northern Star Business Awards, the […]
Giving The Next Generation A Step Up
05-07-22 Josh grew up in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, and was a student at Ellon Academy. Aged 17, he began his degree at Robert Gordons University, studying Architectural Technology. “I’ve always enjoyed watching YouTube videos of cool residential builds and even as a young teen, architecture really interested me,” explains Josh. “At school, I really enjoyed Graphic […]
A Beam of Light
23-06-22 This is Mark Lamont, fondly known as Jim Beam at KR, but he usually goes by “Jim”. Today marks an 8 year home straight for Jim, but in reality, he’s been a support to us for much longer than that. Aged just 18 and 25 and working as Steel Erectors, Kenny and Jim met in 1996. […]
Footie and Fundraising
In May, several local businesses swapped a day in the office for a day of Footie, joining us in a bid to raise cash for young families in the Northeast. KR Group invited clients and associates to a 5-aside football tournament at Strikers Indoor Football Club in Aberdeen. The day was well attended and saw […]
Team KR tackles KiltWalk 2022
And I would walk 15.7 miles… and I would walk 15.7 more! It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. But combined, we gave the Proclaimers a run for their money, gained a few blisters, and raised a brilliant £1,370 for AberNecessities. The KiltWalk, which took place on 29th May, saw Team KR walk […]
KR Group is awarded NoFitech contract
KR Group are delighted to have been awarded a contract, on behalf of client NoFitech, to provide steel work and cladding for the build of a state-of-the-art Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) at Applecross, Scotland. As part of a £49 million investment in their Wester Ross site, the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has partnered with Norwegian […]
AGENDA OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
KR Group Makes a Pact for the Planet We are lucky to live in Scotland, one of the most beautiful and biodiverse countries in the world. To preserve our landscapes and wildlife, it is essential that businesses make conscious steps to limit or offset their carbon footprint. We are therefore delighted to announce that KR […]
An insight into Shree’s 3-month Internship
Written by Shreelata Krishnan After an 3 extremely interesting months, my fantastic internship with KR Group has come to an end. Here, I could indulge my passion, while working and making a real contribution to creating sustainable solutions – not just learn and talk about it! “KR Group is a wonderful organisation where they ‘walk […]
A CIRCULAR ECONOMIC SOLUTION TO CLADDING WASTE
We are delighted to officially launch KR Bon Reduction, our circular economy project, in partnership with Zero Waste Scotland and the European Regional Development Fund. This pilot scheme initiative is set to divert 2,498 tonnes of waste from landfill in the next 5 years. Currently, we have a small, dedicated team who manually strip and […]
SECOND PHASE OF REPURPOSING PROJECT UNDERWAY
KR Cladding are advancing on their circular economic journey of repurposing PIR board. This waste is found within disused composite cladding panels when removed from buildings being repaired, refurbished or demolished, with landfill as the only known disposal method. KR Cladding have been developing a circular solution, as rigid insulation board for use in construction […]
CIRCULAR ECONOMY – WHAT IS YOUR PLAN?
North-East Company making strides in circular economy project. Insight Futures recently conducted interviews with key stakeholders during May and July 2021, to establish views and adoption on the circular economy in the built environment. Its findings reported that 80% of participants said circular economy was part of their organisational strategy, but the majority did not […]
KR GROUP WIN BAXTERS CONTRACT
Local steel and cladding construction company have secured a contract with well-known Scottish food group. KR Group Scotland have been awarded the contract to carry out works for popular food processing company, Baxters Food Group, as part of an upgrade plan to the existing buildings at their Fochabers base in Moray. The works commenced in […]
KR GROUP PARTNER WITH FARMFIT TO OFFER ONE STOP SHOP FARM BUILDINGS
KR Group Scotland are excited to announce their collaboration with FarmFit as they move forward in the agricultural market to extend their range of products and services to Scottish farms. The expertise KR Group have amassed from trading in the steel and cladding industries for 20 years, will be further enhanced in this move to […]