Landmark EPD for timber frame wall panel showcases green credentials
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has announced it has become the first timber frame manufacturer to offer a published, third party accredited environmental product declaration...
Clydebank gap site set to welcome modular homes
WORK is set to begin on a small area of disused land in Clydebank which is being developed by West Dunbartonshire Council to help...
Offsite construction to boost new Penicuik development
CONNECT Modular and Ark Housing Association are behind proposals for the development of 12 new affordable cottage flats on the site of a former...
Arclin launches integrated weather barrier system for timber frame homes
US manufacturer Arclin is launching Arctek Dryshell, described as the UK’s first integrated weather barrier system that provides an alternative to traditional housewrap products...
Timber frame: the material of choice for rising variety of projects
LENZIE-based Fleming Timber Structures is flying the flag for timber frame by demonstrating how the material can be used successfully in the construction of...
First phase of expansion underway at Oregon Timber Frame site in Selkirk
THE first phase of expansion at Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame is underway, as part of a wider £24 million investment by Barratt Developments following...
Timber industry hosts Scottish Parliament reception to explain sustainability benefits
THE Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time to host a reception...
Work complete on £5.45m delivery of new facilities for travellers in Aberdeen
NEW amenity blocks for travellers at Clinterty in Aberdeen have been successfully delivered by MTM Construction and Connect Modular in a £5.45 million project.
The...
Robertson delivers £60m accommodation upgrade at RAF Lossiemouth
ROBERTSON Construction Northern has successfully completed the build of Peterhead House at RAF Lossiemouth.
The completion marks a 'significant improvement' to accommodation for hundreds of...
Connect Modular marks delivery milestone in North Ayrshire Council project
CONNECT Modular has announced the successful delivery of the first six houses to its new 14-home affordable housing development programme for North Ayrshire Council.
Last...
Hub South East and Connect Modular to deliver new Livingston homes
REPRESENTATIVES from West Lothian Council recently visited the site of planned new council homes in Livingston that will include supported housing specifically for homeless...
Modular specialist lands third North Ayrshire Council affordable housing project
CONNECT Modular has been appointed by North Ayrshire Council to build 14 new affordable homes across four sites in Beith and Kilbirnie.
The £3 million...
Full-scale log house set to be built with 100-year-old Douglas Fir logs
LOGS the length of a double decker bus, harvested by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) and supplied to a specialist log cabin builder, are being...
‘Microhomes’ tipped to help address Scotland’s housing crisis
A Scottish architectural practice is pioneering new ‘microhomes’ to help address the nation’s housing crisis.
Lorne Haycock, founder of Linwood-based LH Architecture, told Project Scotland...
Modular housing specialist lands role on Hub South East’s supply chain
MODULAR construction and affordable housing specialist Connect Modular has announced it has been named as a contractor on Hub South East’s Tier 1B supply...
Timber in the driving seat to meet roadmap aims
By Alex Goodfellow, CEO, Donaldson Offsite
AT the end of 2023, the UK Government announced its Timber in Construction Roadmap to boost UK construction and...
Housebuilders urged to engage with programme to build 11,000 net zero homes
HOUSEBUILDERS have been called upon to engage with the Edinburgh Home Demonstrator (EHD) programme which aims to see the build of 11,000 net zero...
Kirkwood Timber Frame appoints two new directors to help drive market growth
ABERDEENSHIRE-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has appointed Barbara Massie as business development director and promoted Steven Robbie to technical director designate.
The firm said the moves...
Offsite construction utilised for new Stevenston homes
NORTH Ayrshire Council's newest housing development - built by modular construction specialist Connect Modular - has been officially opened by provost Anthea Dickson.
The new...
Modular specialist honoured for work at West Lothian schools
MODULAR construction specialist Portakabin has celebrated being awarded the ‘Supplier of the Year’ accolade at the Learning Places Scotland event in Glasgow last month.
The...
