Offsite system brings ‘speed and quality’

THE installation of the final timber superstructure marks an important milestone in the construction of a new housing project in Barlanark, Glasgow. The 43-home Burnmouth...

Glasgow regeneration development a “resounding success”

CCG has announced its completion of Phases 4 and 5 of the award-winning Anderston Regeneration Masterplan in Glasgow. The housing project, delivered on behalf of...

New study highlights safety benefits of panelised MMC for new homes

A new report has revealed how health and safety hazard exposure on construction sites could be reduced by 20% when using crane-erected panelised modern...

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. ...

Housebuilder hails ‘increasingly vital’ role of apprentices as industry builds for the future

APPRENTICES now account for almost 10% of Stewart Milne Homes’ workforce, the housebuilder revealed at the start of Scottish Apprenticeships Week. The firm described their...

New director appointed at CCG OSM

CCG OSM (Offsite Manufacturing), a subsidiary of the CCG (Scotland) Group, has appointed David Crawford as a new director. He joined the group in 2014...
Muir Timber Systems Factory, Inverkeithing

Muir awarded timber supply and erect package for Port Edgar site

MUIR Timber Systems has secured a contract to deliver a timber kit supply and erect package for LAR Housing Trust’s latest affordable housing project...

Scots timber division earns international quality accreditations

Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems has secured its first global and European quality accreditations. The group's timber division has been awarded the ISO 9001 certification – an internationally...

Scotframe eyes growth south of the border

INVERURIE-headquartered Scotframe is about to launch a new showroom in Swindon as the offsite timber frame specialist seeks to make further inroads into English...

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 aims to treble English turnover

SCOTFRAME has launched its new English-based showroom as the Inverurie-headquartered offsite timber specialist aims to treble its turnover south of the border. The firm, which...

Donaldson Group appoints chief risk officer

TIMBER specialist Donaldson Group has confirmed the appointment of Mark Murphy to the newly created role of chief risk officer. The move will see him...

Falkirk recycles storm-damaged trees into flood defence infrastructure

A quarter-mile stretch of the Glen Burn, near Westquarter, has become the site of Falkirk Council's first project using natural materials to help mitigate...

Mix of materials should form offsite sector’s zero carbon tool kit

By Sam Hart, head of modern methods of construction (MMC) at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) IN Scotland’s housebuilding sector timber frame has fast...

Product takes safety to the MAX

MEDITE SMARTPLY has launched SMARTPLY MAX FR B, described by the firm as the first Euroclass B board—the maximum Euroclass rating for a timber...

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...
Alan Little and Malcolm Thomson, Kirkwood Timber Frame

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...

New chair appointed to AIMCH project

THE Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project has named Simon Dudley, interim chair of Homes England, as chair of the...

Stewart Milne Group puts timber systems business up for sale

STEWART Milne Group has announced it is selling its timber systems business to focus on investing in the growth of Stewart Milne Homes across...
MP Chris Kane meeting Deeside employees

Political visits provide showcase for timber frame construction

CHRIS Kane MP has become the latest politician to visit Deeside Timberframe’s Throsk manufacturing facility, touring the expanded site just weeks after MSP Alex...