Housebuilder confirms partnership with Scottish timber frame manufacturer
HOUSEBUILDER Keepmoat has announced a new partnership with Alexanders Timber Design (ATD) in Scotland.
The move is tipped to promote sustainable Scottish forestry and will see...
Timber frame specialist secures OSHA framework agreement
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has announced it has secured a position on the Off-Site Homes Alliance (OSHA) national construction framework for volumetric (CAT 1)...
Scots timber firms backed to develop new innovations
SEVEN Scottish companies will share £100,000 of support to help develop wood-based products and systems for the construction industry.
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and...
Donaldson Group appoints chief risk officer
TIMBER specialist Donaldson Group has confirmed the appointment of Mark Murphy to the newly created role of chief risk officer.
The move will see him...
Scots timber division earns international quality accreditations
Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems has secured its first global and European quality accreditations.
The group's timber division has been awarded the ISO 9001 certification – an internationally...
A wooden future — how timber can aid the learning experience
THE use of timber in the build of schools could bring mental health benefits for pupils as well as environmental gains, an expert has...
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...
Donaldson Timber Engineering appoints new business systems director
DONALDSON Timber Engineering (DTE) has announced the promotion of Anya Mayor to the role of business systems director.
In her new role, Anya will be...
Timber in the frame for brick shortage challenge
Alex Goodfellow (above), group MD of Stewart Milne Timber Systems, explains why the brick shortage is prompting housebuilders to look for alternatives
THIS time last...
Offsite timber frame manufacturer appoints head of technical
DONALDSON Timber Systems has announced the appointment of Grant Sanderson as head of technical.
He joined as a structural engineer in 2015, before being promoted...
New training programme aims to accelerate timber construction in the UK
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded £430,000 from its Industry Impact Fund to develop a training programme designed to accelerate timber construction...
Brexit and bark beetle: what they mean for 2020 timber supply
Excess stock brought in ahead of the original Brexit deadline, uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the European Union, and challenges posed by bark...
Milestone achieved as timber frames erected at Kirkcaldy housing project
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THE JR Group has marked a milestone in the development of a new affordable housing development in the Glen Albyn area of Kirkcaldy as...
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...
Slab insulation range the ‘perfect choice’ for timber frame housing
INSULATION specialist Rockwool has launched a new timber frame slab insulation range to capitalise on the growing new-build timber frame housing market.
The new stone...
Timber specialist welcomes local MSP to Grangemouth HQ
NATIONAL Timber Group Scotland recently welcomed Michelle Thomson MSP to the firm's Grangemouth head office.
The Thornbridge Timber site is the central processing and distribution hub...
Gary Milne appointed to Homes for Scotland board
GARY Milne, technical & design director for Stewart Milne Homes Central Scotland, has been appointed to the board of trade body Homes for Scotland...
Improved differential movement sealed with ISO BLOCO T-Max
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Designed for multi-storey timber...
Scotframe launches dedicated self-build division
TIMBER frame specialist Scotframe has announced the creation of a dedicated self-build division.
Olga Luengo-Gonzalez has been appointed as senior director of the new division....
