Scottish steel and cladding specialists set for final of VIBES sustainability awards

VIBES award finalists, KR Group's Business Director, Nicola Fraser and Managing Director, Kenny Robertson, standing side by side in front of the KR Group headquarters in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.

Aberdeenshire-based construction and engineering firm, KR Group, have been short-listed for the 2024 VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards in recognition of their steadfast commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. The family business is the only North-east firm to be shortlisted in the ‘Circular Scotland’ category of the prestigious VIBES awards scheme, which champions the link […]

KR Group achieve Gold NFRC Roofing Award

NFRC Gold Roofing Award held by KR Group Operations Coordinator, with steel building in the background.

KR Group recently won a Gold NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) Health, Safety and Environment in Roofing Award. The NFRC Health, Safety and Environment in Roofing Awards aim to promote a positive attitude to health, safety and the environment, to reduce accidents and hazards, which in turn helps the industry, clients, government bodies and […]

Marking 9 years of Jim Beam

This is Mark Lamont, but you may know him as Jim Beam or local mountain bike extraordinaire. Regardless of how he is known to you, Mark is celebrating nine continuous years with KR Steel this month, with his career at KRG starting way back in 2005. We worked together for a good few years before […]

Craig Reaches 8 Year Milestone

Craig Duncan, Assistant Operations Manager, celebrates 8 consecutive years with KR Group today. But really, his journey with us started long before that. Craig grew up in the small coastal town of Gamrie and met Kenny at just 4 or 5 years old. They were good friends throughout school before both ending up at RIM […]

THE POWER OF FOOTBALL

18-07-22 KR Group were delighted to present new football t-shirts to the children attending AFCCT’s Holiday Camp this year. “As parents, Kenny and I have been heavily involved in many sport initiatives over the years,” explains KR Group Director, Nicola. Kenny and Nicola founded Steel and Cladding company, KR Group in 2003. Known as ‘KR […]

CONTRACT WINS

18-07-22 We’re thrilled to have been awarded several new contracts recently, from a variety of commercial, industrial, agricultural and residential clients including: CMB Building Contractors Ltd.Baker HughesEquansPW AdamsonIPS GroupJKR Contractors LtdCMJ Aberdeen Ltd.AJ Engineering & Construction ServicesG&A ConstructionCTI JoineryPassellAJ Duncan FarmsJDC Aberdeen The team at KR Group looks forward to progressing with these projects. We’d […]

‘CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS’ AWARDS

KR Group attended the recent FSB Awards as finalists On 31st March, our team swapped the hard hats for heels and made their way to Edinburgh’s Waldorf Astoria for an afternoon celebrating some of the UK’s best small businesses. KR Group were proud finalists for the FSB Sustainability category, alongside Dunnet Bay Distiller’s Rockrose Gin, […]

KR GROUP ACHIEVES CARBON NEUTRAL STATUS

In March 2022, KR Group successfully became ‘Carbon Neutral’, achieving a balance between the carbon the business emits and the carbon it prevents. Our Headquarters, nestled in amongst fields of ewes and lambs, are a short walk from Forvie Nature Reserve. The reserve covers 1,000 hectares of sand dunes and dune heath between the North […]