Going for gold: DC Timber Systems awarded highest rating by STA
DC Timber Systems, a timber frame kit specialist and a division of The JR Group, has been accredited with a gold status accreditation by...
Silver status for Ayrshire timber frame kit specialist
DC Timber Systems has achieved silver status accreditation by the Structural Timber Association (STA), through its STA Assure scheme.
The move marks the first award...
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...
Heriot-Watt eco-home project set to go global
STUDENTS who set up their own construction firm to compete in a global housebuilding competition have been tipped to change the industry for the...
Good sports: Ochil completes key role at Perth school project
OCHIL Timber Products has announced the completion of a high-profile project for the new sports hall and changing areas at Perth High School.
The firm...
Perthshire developer invests in new timber kit manufacturing site
PERTHSHIRE property developer, The Good House Company, has announced the launch of a new facility and workshop near Dunning to build bespoke timber kits...
Embracing online training during lockdown
Simon Horn, technical development manager at Stewart Milne Timber Systems discusses the benefits of embracing online training in a locked-down world.
As restrictions to safeguard...
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...
Conference to explore homegrown timber opportunities
A specialist in timber architecture and construction has claimed a focus on sustainable forestry from the ground up could be key to building back...
Berwickshire offsite housebuilder opens new factory
BERWICKSHIRE-based Fleming Homes has opened a new factory to expand its bespoke pre-fabricated timber frame home offering.
The investment in the Platform 1 factory comes...
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...
Housebuilders who embrace ‘fabric first’ will reap the benefits
By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe
The rising cost of running a home set against a backdrop of economic uncertainty is an ever-growing issue. In...
Timber frame vision takes shape for new wellbeing hub at Fettes College
CONSTRUCTION is now well underway on the Allardice Centre, a new wellbeing hub at Fettes College in Edinburgh, with Will Rudd Edinburgh leading the...
Moving times
Peter Thompson, general manager UK of sealant tape manufacturer ISO-CHEMIE, looks at differential movement in timber frame structures and technologies for bridging the gap
WITH...
Bespoke timber frame system used on Glasgow homes
CCG has announced the firm is making "excellent progress" on new homes it is constructing on behalf of Govanhill Housing Association in the south...
Deeside Timberframe confirms new MD appointment
DEESIDE Timberframe has announced the appointment of David Crawford as its new MD to lead a five-year growth plan.
He succeeds John Wright, who has...
DTE achieves CCPI mark for trusses and joists
DONALDSON Timber Engineering (DTE) has announced it has become the first bespoke product manufacturer to achieve the Code for Construction Product information (CCPI) mark...
Alex Goodfellow appointed chair of the Confederation of Timber Industries
ALEX Goodfellow, MD for strategic development at Stewart Milne Group, has been appointed chair of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI), which represents the...
Timber is set to grow in the non-domestic market
By Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures
STATISTICS indicate that Scotland is leading the UK in timber frame construction. With approximately 80%...
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...
