Timber Skills Action Plan tipped to boost net zero aspirations
TIMBER Development has unveiled a new Timber Skills Action plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry...
Timber frame specialist appoints new factory operations manager
KIRKWOOD Timber Frame has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of a factory operations manager.
Alan Little, from just outside Kintore, Aberdeenshire, replaces the...
Saint-Gobain completes Scotframe acquisition
Saint-Gobain has completed the acquisition of timber frame specialist Scotframe Limited.
The firm said the move accelerates its involvement in the offsite manufacturing and closed panel...
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...
Kirkwood Timber Frame recruits trio of school leavers
THREE school leavers have taken on traineeships at Aberdeenshire-based timber frame specialist Kirkwood Timber Frame.
Cameron Forbes (18), Harrison Brodie (18), and Gabe Taylor (16),...
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...
DTS achieves CPD accreditation for offsite timber frame training
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has announced it is providing offsite timber frame training workshops after being awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation.
The firm explained...
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...
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...
Stonehaven timber firm names new operations director
STEWART Ferguson has been named operations director at Deeside Timberframe, part of the Bancon Group.
Currently director of the Bancon Group’s specialist works division, he...
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...
Derelict Edinburgh public toilets transformed into ‘stunning’ timber frame apartments
THE site of former public toilets in the Morningside area of Edinburgh has been transformed into a new five-storey residential building.
The development, by Rennick...
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...
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...
Blantyre affordable homes development opens its doors to youngsters
A Lovell housing development in Blantyre welcomed MSP Clare Haughey and a group of local youngsters as part of Open Doors Week. Delivered by Build UK...
Robertson Timber Engineering to enhance mass timber solutions
ROBERTSON Timber Engineering (RTE) is enhancing its mass timber solutions offer in line with customer requirements and combined net zero goals.
The firm revealed it...
Donaldson Timber Systems launches industry-first training programme
DONALDSON Timber Systems has launched an 'industry-first' timber frame skills hub to develop a workforce capable of building using offsite timber frame.
With over 50...
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...
Timber in the frame for brick shortage challenge
Alex Goodfellow (above), group MD of Stewart Milne Timber Systems, explains why the brick shortage is prompting housebuilders to look for alternatives
THIS time last...
Fleming Timber Structures announces hat-trick of new business wins
FLEMING Timber Structures has announced three new contract wins for a variety of main contractors across Scotland.
Spanning education, sport and funeral care, the...
