Glidevale Protect membranes take key role at InverTay Homes project in Dundee
BUILDING products manufacturer Glidevale Protect is supplying its construction and roofing membranes for a new timber frame housing development being constructed by InverTay Homes...
Timber frame manufacturer agrees partnership with L&Q
STEWART Milne Timber Systems has agreed a deal to deliver timber frame for more than 1,500 homes for housing association L&Q. The company will...
DTS awarded Order of Distinction for health and safety excellence
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has been awarded the Order of Distinction by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) after earning its...
Scotia Homes completes acquisition of Caledonia Homes
SCOTIA Homes has completed the acquisition of timber kit manufacturer Caledonia Homes for an undisclosed sum.
Ellon-based Caledonia has been fully owned by Stuart...
Timber frame kit supplier retains gold status accreditation
DC Timber Systems has retained its gold status accreditation – the highest rating which can be achieved - by the Structural Timber Association (STA),...
Solar entrepreneurs give backing to Scottish construction start-up business
SOLAR entrepreneurs and climate campaigners Dr Jeremy Leggett and Paddy Padmanathan have backed Inverness-based MAKAR Timber Engineering (MTE), a new company that aims to...
Collaboration crucial to increase offsite adoption
"BY embracing new techniques in controlled factory environments offsite, or near-site, we can enhance pre-manufactured value, but by doing so, the conventional procurement and...
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...
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...
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,...
Landmark Bonnyrigg Passivhaus development officially certified
FLEMING has achieved certification for a major Passivhaus project at Burnbrae Road, Bonnyrigg. This marks one of the largest certified Passivhaus projects in Scotland...
Irish housing minister visits Irvine timber facility
THE role of Scottish timber in supporting the circular economy and delivering sustainable homes was recognised by the Irish Government during a visit to...
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...
Timber frame manufacturer launches new house range
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has launched a house range comprising 18 core house types including cottage flats, bungalows, detached, semi-detached, and terraced properties of...
New timber division is natural step for JR Group
AS far as timing goes, launching a new division just as the world was about to be gripped by a pandemic that would cause...
ITW creates senior role to target timber frame sector
BARRY Meacher has been appointed timber frame development manager at ITW Construction Products Offsite Business Unit.
The newly created role will help the business focus...
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...
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...
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...
Global manifesto launches urging increased use of timber in construction
A global wood manifesto has launched making the case to decision makers for a 'much greater' use of timber in construction and renovation.
Edinburgh-based trade...
