Students tasked with using timber to design sustainable community centre

BUILT environment students and recent graduates have been challenged to design a community centre that is 'truly sustainable'. Trade membership body Timber Development UK is...

Bancon Group reports ‘marked improvement’ in margins despite pandemic challenges

BANCON Group has announced a 'robust' set of trading results despite the Covid-19 pandemic challenges. The Aberdeenshire housebuilder and construction business  reported a 'marked improvement'...

Stewart Milne lands role on ambitious troops relocation project

STEWART Milne Timber Systems has announced its involvement in a "stretching" housebuilding project to relocate some 4,000 service personnel and their families from Germany...

Luxury housebuilder has a Good thing going

A Perth-headquartered developer of bespoke luxury homes and renovations has hailed the impact of its decision to open its own timber kit manufacturing site...

Turnover doubles in twelve months

ROBERTSON Group has seen its Timber Engineering business experience its most successful year in the past five years thanks to a string of new...

Steady growth leaves family business in great health

“THIS is not just a job. There is a bit of us that goes into each project.” Those are the words of Ronnie Burrows, director...

Kirkwood Timber Frame appoints two new directors to help drive market growth

ABERDEENSHIRE-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has appointed Barbara Massie as business development director and promoted Steven Robbie to technical director designate. The firm said the moves...

CCG recruitment drive helps meet offsite housing demand

CCG has announced the appointment of 35 new employees to its offsite manufacturing business, CCG OSM, to meet growing demand for its timber systems. CCG...
Keepmoat team on tour of Alexander’s Timber Design facility

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...

Cladding essentials: top ten tips for getting it right

Knowing which wood is best for cladding and how to install it, is quite an art if the cladding is to perform and last. ...

Timber technology teaching marks a new era for construction education

A Scottish professor is to lead the introduction and establishment of a new method of academic construction delivery focusing on timber technology. Professor Robert Hairstans...

Keeping the rain out – best site practice for timber frame buildings

Robin Lancashire, senior timber frame consultant at Exova BM TRADA offers guidance on best practice for party wall thermal bypass when building with timber...

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...

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...
Rockwool new timber frame slab

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...

Firefighters given guided tour of Inverness housing development

FIREFIGHTERS have been given a guided tour of Robertson Homes' Torvean development in Inverness to learn more about modern timber kit construction methods. The firm...
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BM TRADA unveils new guide to timber in high-spec buildings

BM TRADA has published its new best practice guide to ‘Timber in high-specification buildings’. The guide is designed to help a wide range of end...

Business wins spur recruitment drive

MACTAGGART & Mickel Timber Systems has grown its workforce by 30% with a spate of hires in response to recent new business wins. The...
Kevin Stewart launches workshop

New workshops explore offsite affordable home benefits

THE first of a series of workshops aimed at to exploring ways to increase offsite construction of affordable homes in Scotland was launched recently. The...

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...