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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...

Family business is rising to green challenge in Dunbeg

AN innovative offsite timber frame project is delivering 300 much needed new homes in the village of Dunbeg, near Oban in Argyll and Bute. Lochgilphead-based...

Training commitment is key to CCG’s future

CONSTRUCTION and manufacturing firm CCG is reaping the rewards of taking a proactive approach to training after having the foresight to see how skills...

Housebuilder sets the gold standard in customer satisfaction

STEWART Milne Group has been awarded the 2021 Gold Award for customer satisfaction across all its UK regions for the third consecutive year. The awards,...

Taking care of business

A new multi-level care facility is now open after a complex four-zone build programme, completed in partnership with Stewart Milne Timber Systems and its...

Seeing the wood for the trees: how timber can help Scotland deliver sustainability

By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) SCOTLAND is claimed to have hit the energy jackpot twice, with the discovery of North...
Net zero homes

Leveraging timber resources tipped to help address Scotland’s rural housing crisis

ECOLOGICAL timber homes specialist MAKAR has announced that two of the firm's 'pioneering and affordable' properties have been commissioned by the Lismore Community Trust. The...

Aberdeenshire housebuilders scoop top award

A collaboration between two Aberdeenshire firms has resulted in a major award win. Scotframe and Cairnrowan Custom Homes' partnership on ‘Glencommon’, near Banchory, was named...

Glasgow housebuilder starts work on £5 million development

CONSTRUCTION work has started on a new 40-home £5 million development in Springburn, Glasgow. The two-bed apartments for social rent are being built by Glasgow-based...

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...
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...

Milestone for new Clydebank affordable housing project

THE JR Group has announced it is marking a major milestone in the development of a new affordable housing development in Clydebank, as the...

Dundee site sells out in less than a year

CCG has announced that a "beautiful" new housing development in Dundee has sold out in under ten months. Families have already started to move into the...

Stewart Milne Group appoints new chief operating officer

STUART MacGregor has been appointed to the newly created role of chief operating officer at Stewart Milne Group. Formerly group finance director, he will move...

Cala acquires Taylor Lane Timber Frame

CALA Group has announced the 100% acquisition of Taylor Lane Timber Frame Ltd in what the firm said will support its growth plans in...

Saint-Gobain completes Scotframe acquisition

Saint-Gobain has completed the acquisition of timber frame specialist Scotframe Limited. The firm said the move accelerates its involvement in the offsite manufacturing and closed panel...

Membranes deliver thermal efficiency

WITH the need to build more housing to meet Government targets alongside the increased requirement for energy efficient homes, modern methods of offsite construction...

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,...
Muir Timber

First timber kits delivered by Muir Timber Systems at Falkirk housing development

MUIR Timber Systems has successfully delivered the first timber kits to Carmichael Homes’ new housing development in Reddingmuirhead, Falkirk. The delivery marks the beginning of...

Timber to take leading role in net zero schools

UK schools reportedly rack up a total energy bill of around £543 million each year, responsible for almost half of local authorities’ carbon emissions....