A BARNSLEY construction company has gained a top industry award for its work on an iconic new concrete building at the Glasgow School of Art.

The Reid Building, designed and built in part by Cidon Construction, stands opposite the historic Charles Rennie Mackintosh building which was devastated by fire earlier this year.

Platts Common firm Cidon's concrete structure was awarded a certificate of excellence at the recent Concrete Society awards, where judges described it as an 'excellent' extension to the existing Art Nouveau building.

** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated December 12. **