Ochil fabricates specialist trusses for top university
OCHIL Timber has been supplying impressive roof trusses for the latest phase of student residences at St Andrew’s University’s Fife Park site.
The £73,000 contract...
Timber frame manufacturer secures verified PMV score
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has announced it has become the first timber frame manufacturer to offer a verified Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) score of 55%...
Scotland urged to ‘seize opportunity’ to offset challenges around timber supply
FORESTRY and Land Scotland (FLS) has revealed that the UK as a whole is 'far too vulnerable' to fluctuations in the global timber market,...
Berwickshire offsite housebuilder opens new factory
BERWICKSHIRE-based Fleming Homes has opened a new factory to expand its bespoke pre-fabricated timber frame home offering.
The investment in the Platform 1 factory comes...
Upgraded Cumbernauld facilities help self-builders bring ideas to life
WITH the self-build housing market continuing to grow, Scotframe announced recently that it has invested in a complete upgrade of its Cumbernauld showroom, providing...
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...
Travis Perkins celebrates major timber milestone
TRAVIS Perkins is celebrating its 20th consecutive year of certification of the timber chain of custody.
The builders' merchant explained that it prides itself on...
What are the likely post-Brexit outcomes for those working with timber?
By Nigel Buckley Ryan, UK sales director, merchants, Södra
WHILE no one can really say with any great certainty what a deal - or lack of...
Saint-Gobain extends charity partnership to help build homes for care leavers
SAINT-Gobain has revealed it is continuing to support the construction of homes for care leavers as well as further construction training for young people...
First Minister unveils new Norbord plant following £95m investment
FIRST Minister for Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled a new manufacturing line at Norbord’s Inverness plant, following a £95 million investment.
The wood panel manufacturer...
Muir awarded timber supply and erect package for Port Edgar site
MUIR Timber Systems has secured a contract to deliver a timber kit supply and erect package for LAR Housing Trust’s latest affordable housing project...
Time capsule buried near Glasgow’s largest Passivhaus development
CCG has revealed that pupils from Silverdale Nursery in Glasgow’s east end have buried a time capsule in the nursery grounds adjacent to the...
Scotframe makes senior appointment to target English self-build housing market
SCOTFRAME is targeting a larger slice of the self-build housing market in England after appointing Danny Johnson to the role of business development manager...
Collaboration crucial to increase offsite adoption
"BY embracing new techniques in controlled factory environments offsite, or near-site, we can enhance pre-manufactured value, but by doing so, the conventional procurement and...
Project to double capacity of key Stirling learning hub progresses
WORK to double the capacity of a learning facility for Stirling's young people with additional support needs has reached a key milestone.
Bluebell House, situated...
Donaldson Group enters timber frame market with acquisition of Stewart Milne Timber Systems
THE Donaldson Group has completed the acquisition of Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS).
The move represents the Fife-headquartered company's entry into the timber frame market...
ITW invests in new press to meet demand
ITW Construction Products has announced it has doubled the capacity of it’s SpaceJoist metal open web following the commissioning of a new 300-tonnes production...
Timber specialists merge to provide platform for “further growth”
THE National Timber Group has merged with Arnold Laver & Co, which they say will create the largest independent timber distribution business in the...
Taking care with timber
Jeremy English, Great Britain and Ireland sales director at Södra Wood, Sweden’s largest cooperative of forest owners, explores why, more than ever, it is...
Technical director appointed at Donaldson Timber Engineering
OLI James has been promoted to the role of technical director at Donaldson Timber Engineering (DTE).
He joined DTE in 2011 as general manager for...
