Perthshire timber business secures new funding package

GLENALMOND Timber has received £600,000 in CBILS funding from Royal Bank of Scotland to help safeguard the future of the business following the Covid-19 pandemic.   The Perthshire-based...

Stewart Milne Group to launch nine new developments as it marks 40 years

The Stewart Milne Group will launch nine new developments in the comings months as it marks its 40th anniversary year. The housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer...

CCG recruitment drive helps meet offsite housing demand

CCG has announced the appointment of 35 new employees to its offsite manufacturing business, CCG OSM, to meet growing demand for its timber systems. CCG...

Thinking smart over fire safety

By Rebecca Goldsmith​, product marketing executive at MEDITE SMARTPLY WOOD panel products incorporating flame retardant treatment will slow down the development of a fire, allowing...

CSIC produces “first ever” hardwood cross-laminated timber in UK

CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has the produced a hardwood cross-laminated timber, which will be used to construct the London Design Festival pavilion. The timber,...

Cladding essentials: top ten tips for getting it right

Knowing which wood is best for cladding and how to install it, is quite an art if the cladding is to perform and last. ...

Timber specialist partners with college to deliver training

DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has partnered with West Herts College to offer an apprenticeship programme in support of the next generation of talent in...

Embracing online training during lockdown

Simon Horn, technical development manager at Stewart Milne Timber Systems discusses the benefits of embracing online training in a locked-down world.  As restrictions to safeguard...
Muir Timber Systems Factory, Inverkeithing

Timber frame specialist to supply materials for landmark Heartlands regeneration project

MUIR Timber Systems has been awarded a contract to supply materials and prefabricated timber wall partitions to WElink Homes for the Heartlands regeneration project...
Muir Timber Systems Factory, Inverkeithing

Muir to deliver timber kit package for new Angus development

WEST Developments has appointed Muir Timber Systems to provide timber frame solutions for its latest private housing development at Balruddery in Angus. The project will...
Councillor Francesca Brennan speaks to the project team

Significant milestone reached on build of £10m Inverclyde community hub

OGILVIE Construction has reached a significant milestone on the £10 million build of a new community hub for people with learning disabilities in Inverclyde. The...

Whitbread chooses STA

WHITBREAD, one of the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant operators, has announced its commitment to only use the products and services of Structural Timber...

Stewart Milne Group’s timber systems division primed for “robust” growth

STEWART Milne Group's timber systems business is on course to achieve turnover of £100 million by 2021, the company has announced. The division has doubled...

Global manifesto launches urging increased use of timber in construction

A global wood manifesto has launched making the case to decision makers for a 'much greater' use of timber in construction and renovation. Edinburgh-based trade...

Donaldson Timber Systems earns BOPAS plus accreditation

TIMBER frame specialist, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has announced it has become one of the first manufacturers to achieve Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme Plus...

Offsite manufacturing boosts townhouse development

CCG has completed a "stunning" new residential development for NOAH in Glasgow’s west end. The project comprises six contemporary townhouses by Hoskins Architect, each of which has...

Timber frame specialist confirms changes to senior management team

DEESIDE Timberframe has announced it is strengthening its senior team with the appointment of a new finance director and a realignment of roles to...

Timber frame manufacturers honoured for MoD collaboration project

AN MoD project involving Stewart Milne Timber Systems and Taylor Lane Timber Frame has won a top industry accolade at the Structural Timber Awards. The Timber Frame...

STTA appoints new president

IAIN Torrance has been elected the new president of the Scottish Timber trade Association (STTA). The appointment was confirmed at the organisation’s AGM in Stirling. Mr...

Derelict Edinburgh public toilets transformed into ‘stunning’ timber frame apartments

THE site of former public toilets in the Morningside area of Edinburgh has been transformed into a new five-storey residential building. The development, by Rennick...