Norbord Inverness factory investment tops £145m
WOOD panel manufacturer Norbord is to putting a further £35 million into developing its Inverness factory, bringing overall investment in the past two years...
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...
Muir Timber Systems delivers kits for 44-home Leslie site
MUIR Timber Systems has delivered timber kits and roof trusses for 44 new affordable homes in Leslie, a village near Glenrothes in Fife.
The properties...
Muir supplies timber kits for 49-home Leuchars site
MUIR Timber Systems has supplied timber kits for 49 new social homes in Leuchars, Fife.
The project marked the continuation of a long-standing relationship with...
Timber kit manufacturer embarks on landmark housing project
DC Timber Systems has announced it has secured its first project with housebuilder CALA Homes (West), providing timber frame for its Sequoia Meadows development...
New recruits join CCG’s offsite manufacturing division
CCG (OSM) has kickstarted its 2022 recruitment drive with the appointment of two new trainees.
Based in Glasgow, OSM is a division of the CCG...
Construction starts on new luxury care home in Stirling
MORRISON Community Care Group is to expand its services with a new facility in Stirling.
Located on Randolph Road, the 50-bed Livilands Luxury Suites...
Our products are net carbon negative – but our journey is not over yet!
Steve Roebuck, European health & safety director at West Fraser explains why achieving net carbon negative status for the products is not the end...
Scotframe ramps up English growth plans
INVERURIE-headquartered Scotframe has set its sights on the growing demand for timber frame housing in England with a series of new appointments and business...
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...
First timber kits delivered by Muir Timber Systems at Falkirk housing development
MUIR Timber Systems has successfully delivered the first timber kits to Carmichael Homes’ new housing development in Reddingmuirhead, Falkirk.
The delivery marks the beginning of...
Panel manufacturer backs Cowie community care efforts
PANEL manufacturer Norbord has made a monetary donation to help support the Cowie Rural Action Group, who have been providing food and essential supplies...
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...
Timber kit supply underway at former Rosslynlee Hospital site
MUIR Timber Systems has started delivery of timber kits for the construction of 24 new homes at the former Rosslynlee Hospital site near Penicuik...
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...
Female role models are key to shifting attitudes
To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures, told Project Scotland about the challenges faced...
Double promotion strengthens housebuilder’s central Scotland sales team
STEWART Mine Homes has bolstered its sales team in central Scotland with the promotion of Tony Williamson to the role of sales and marketing...
Profit and turnover up at James Donaldson & Sons
Fife-based timber specialist, James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has announced strong end of year results. Turnover for the year to March 2015 increased by...
Timber frame specialist to supply materials for landmark Heartlands regeneration project
MUIR Timber Systems has been awarded a contract to supply materials and prefabricated timber wall partitions to WElink Homes for the Heartlands regeneration project...
Fife-based timber specialist announces acquisition
JAMES Donaldson & Sons (JDS) is targeting further growth in the housebuilding sector after completing the acquisition of Rowan Manufacturing Ltd and Smith &...






















