Milestone achieved as timber frames erected at Kirkcaldy housing project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz-VC8WvSf0&feature=youtu.be THE JR Group has marked a milestone in the development of a new affordable housing development in the Glen Albyn area of Kirkcaldy as...

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...

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...

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...

Timber specialist announces Scottish expansion

NATIONAL Timber Group has has announced it has almost doubled the size of its operation in Grangemouth. The Forth Valley timber processing plant has become...

Profit and turnover up at James Donaldson & Sons

Fife-based timber specialist, James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has announced strong end of year results. Turnover for the year to March 2015 increased by...

New Glasgow exhibition celebrates offsite timber construction

A new exhibition in Glasgow is showcasing sustainable offsite-manufactured buildings made from wood. Supported by Scottish Forestry, engineering and built environment students from Edinburgh Napier...
Muir Timber Systems Factory, Inverkeithing

Muir completes delivery of timber kits for new Falkirk homes

MUIR Timber Systems has delivered timber kits for 17 affordable homes in Westquarter, Falkirk, in collaboration with Glenesk Homes. The completion of the project marks...
Gary Gray, general manager of Muir Timber Systems

How timber systems can help fix Scotland’s housing crisis

By Gary Gray, general manager of Muir Timber Systems, part of the Muir Group THE housing crisis in Scotland is becoming ever more acute. More...

Fleming Buildings appointed to four early years projects in Renfrewshire

RENFREWSHIRE Council has appointed Lenzie-based Fleming Buildings to deliver design and build contracts for four early learning and childcare centres. The four centres will provide...
James Lund Lack, Donaldson Timber Systems

Offsite timber frame manufacturer appoints regional and quality manager

DONALDSON Timber Systems has announced the appointment of James Lund-Lack as regional and quality manager. He brings over 15 years of senior management experience to...

‘Interesting times’ for timber trade

THE latest meeting of the members of the Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) took place in Stirling recently, where conditions across the main market...

Scotframe sales chief to tackle mammoth cycle challenge

SCOTFRAME sales director Malcolm Thomson is poised to tackle a gruelling 158-mile cycle challenge in just one day to raise cash for charity. Malcolm is...

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...

MMC and timber systems can help meet housing ambitions

Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why modern methods of construction coupled with a build fabric such as...
MP Chris Kane meeting Deeside employees

Political visits provide showcase for timber frame construction

CHRIS Kane MP has become the latest politician to visit Deeside Timberframe’s Throsk manufacturing facility, touring the expanded site just weeks after MSP Alex...

Timber businesses merge to form “perfect partnership”

GRANGEMOUTH-based timber processing specialist Thornbridge has merged with timber merchant North Yorkshire Timber (NYTimber). The move has been supported by investment from Cairngorm Capital Partners...

Offsite a ‘major’ part of housing solution

THE Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has seen a surge in demand from companies looking to explore offsite construction methods. Ben Westland, head of strategic...

Timber’s role in sustainable construction to be showcased during Glasgow COP26 summit

THE role of timber construction is set to be highlighted during the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow at a number of events. The Wood for...

Timber specialist poised for new era as MD steps down in 2020

SCOTT Cairns will leave his role as group managing director at James Donaldson & Sons in July next year, and be succeeded by Andrew Donaldson. As...