Offsite specialist secures investment boost
OFFSITE specialist the McAvoy Group has announced it has secured a multi-million pound investment from London-based Blantyre Capital.
The cash will be used to support the firm's...
A Wee House with very big ambitions
AYRSHIRE-headquartered modular home specialist The Wee House Company is going from strength to strength – and has its sights set on the booming affordable...
Scotframe aims to treble English turnover
SCOTFRAME has launched its new English-based showroom as the Inverurie-headquartered offsite timber specialist aims to treble its turnover south of the border.
The firm, which...
Modular specialist earns Investors in Young People Gold status
A Scottish modular building supplier has achieved Investors in Young People Gold accreditation.
Elliott, which has branches in Falkirk, Livingston, and Inverurie, earned the accolade...
Reflective membrane tech boosts Z House initiative
GLIDEVALE Protect has revealed that the firm’s insulating wall membranes are delivering an ‘airtight and energy efficient’ building envelope at a timber frame concept...
Taking future skills offsite
By Douglas Morrison, director of operations and future skills, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
AS the construction industry is facing unprecedented challenges during the current coronavirus...
Work underway on Dumbarton affordable homes development
CUBE Housing Association, part of Wheatley Group, has started work on 46 affordable homes in Dumbarton, which are being built by offsite specialist CCG.
The homes...
Wooden workplaces: building for the future
By Dr Mila Duncheva, business development manager of UK & Ireland, Stora Enso
METROPOLITAN hubs are rife with corporate spaces which try to integrate the...
Nottinghamshire firm to manufacture ‘high quality’ living units for Scottish RAF base
CALEDONIAN has commenced the manufacture of 319 single living accommodation units for the expansion of RAF Lossiemouth.
The Nottinghamshire-based firm is working in partnership with...
Hybrid solution helps to ‘push boundaries’ on Glasgow affordable housing project
CCG has announced that a 35-home affordable housing project has been completed in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow.
Admiral Street was once home to...
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...
‘Knowledge library’ tipped to boost timber design and construction
TIMBER Development UK (TDUK) has entered a new partnership with Edinburgh Napier University and the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) with...
Pilot project promotes greater use of home-grown timber in Scottish construction industry
A pilot project involving Scottish timber has been tipped to play a key role in reducing the construction industry's carbon footprint.
A consortium comprising of...
‘Innovative’ CLT utilised on new affordable housing development in Glasgow
CCG is using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) to improve efficiency and sustainability at a new affordable housing development in Glasgow's east end.
The manufacturer is...
DTS achieves CPD accreditation for offsite timber frame training
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has announced it is providing offsite timber frame training workshops after being awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation.
The firm explained...
First modules arrive for Stevenston housing development
THE first two amenity bungalows have been delivered to a new six-home modular development in Stevenston, North Ayrshire.
Built offsite by Connect Modular, part of...
Scottish Procurement Alliance renews four frameworks
SCOTTISH Procurement Alliance (SPA) has announced it is re-procuring four of its most successful frameworks: Schools and Community Buildings; Modular Buildings; Roofing; and Doors.
In...
Robertson Timber Engineering appoints new sales director
ROBERTSON Timber Engineering (RTE) has appointed David Jamieson as the firm's new sales director.
He brings over 25 years' experience in the construction industry to...
North Lanarkshire modular housing specialist sees huge rise in turnover
ENEVATE Homes, a provider of modular homes based in North Lanarkshire, has announced the business has seen turnover increase by 118% this year.
The company,...
Timber technology teaching marks a new era for construction education
A Scottish professor is to lead the introduction and establishment of a new method of academic construction delivery focusing on timber technology.
Professor Robert Hairstans...