Developer unveils model home designed to trial new construction tech
PERSIMMON Homes has launched a new facility to enable its teams to trial new construction technologies and train staff.
The developer unveiled the three-storey model...
CCG to build 321 new homes in West Dunbartonshire
CCG has been appointed by West Dunbartonshire Council to build over 300 new affordable homes in the area.
Work is expected to start in the coming...
Cloverhill development wins major accolade at Structural Timber Awards
DEESIDE Timberframe is celebrating after Cloverhill, a development delivered using the firm's offsite timber frame system, was named Social Housing Project of the Year...
Hybrid solution helps to ‘push boundaries’ on Glasgow affordable housing project
CCG has announced that a 35-home affordable housing project has been completed in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow.
Admiral Street was once home to...
Offsite timber frame system chosen for Perth housing project
CCG has announced work has started on a new housing development in Perth comprising 24 two-bedroom flats.
Located on Crieff Road, the project is being delivered...
Glidevale Protect donates products to five Scottish colleges to support learning
GLIDEVALE Protect has donated a range of specialist products to five Scottish colleges for students to use as part of their training.
The building materials...
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...
Taking an early lead
WITH over 200 education projects under the firm’s belt, it’s fair to say that Lenzie-based Fleming Buildings has a huge degree of expertise in...
CCG names new construction division MD
DAVID Wylie has been appointed managing director at CCG (Scotland) Ltd's construction division.
Cambuslang-based CCG – which specialises in offsite methods – said David will...
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...
Housebuilder to unveil ‘timber-rich’ prototype that challenges conventional construction
SCOTTISH housebuilder MAKAR has revealed it is manufacturing an affordable home 'timber-rich' prototype that challenges conventional construction.
As the Scottish Government faces the challenge of...
How Scotland’s offsite expertise can open up UK business opportunities
By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe
IT is predicted that the UK needs around 300,000 new homes every year for the foreseeable future, to tackle...
Elderly to keep warm this winter in new Milngavie care home
A new care home built by construction firm CCG has opened in East Dunbartonshire.
Abbotsford House Luxury Suites in Milngavie has been delivered by CCG...
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....
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...
Fleming secures tranche of contracts across central Scotland
GLASGOW-headquartered Fleming has announced a tranche of new construction contract wins across central Scotland.
The contracts span a range of sectors - including healthcare, early...
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...
More action needed over skill shortages
By Ross Mickel, Managing Director of Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems
IT’S no surprise to anyone in the construction industry that our trade is currently...
Cowal grown timber used for Forestry and Land Scotland extension
SITKA spruce grown for commercial timber production on the Cowal peninsula has come full circle, returning as the material for Forestry and Land Scotland’s...
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...
