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...
Springfield Partnerships agrees £8.2m contract with Grampian Housing Association
SPRINGFIELD Partnerships, the affordable housing arm of the Springfield Group, has agreed a contract worth £8.2 million with Grampian Housing Association for the delivery...
Timber frame specialist appoints local haulier as sole logistics partner
KIRKWOOD Timber Frame has appointed Aberdeen-based Dyce Carriers as its sole logistics partner.
The move has been described as enabling Kirkwood to deliver its timber...
Muir Timber Systems completes delivery of kits for 24 homes in Plean
MUIR Timber Systems has completed the delivery of timber kits for 24 affordable homes in Plean on behalf of Stirling Council.
The firm is also...
Worth the Wates: 24-site challenge is no problem for Oregon Timber
OREGON Timber Frame Ltd has completed a £5m PFI project for contractor Wates Living Space, based across several sites in Kirklees District, West Yorkshire....
CCG looks to set the standard on net zero homes
CCG has announced the launch of the CCG Net Zero Home, described as a new housebuilding standard in response to Scotland’s target of becoming...
‘Enhanced’ timber frame solution for new Dundee site
A 23-home residential housing development has been launched in Dundee city centre.
Created by Glasgow-based CCG, the Lochlee Wynd project is located just off Glamis Road, minutes from...
Students tasked with using timber to design sustainable community centre
BUILT environment students and recent graduates have been challenged to design a community centre that is 'truly sustainable'.
Trade membership body Timber Development UK is...
Granton pilot project will test new approach for ‘high-performing’ affordable homes
A new guide of net zero carbon building designs has been tipped to provide a 'significant boost' to Scotland’s affordable housing sector, as part...
Three-year project to examine English woodlands for new construction resources
A consortium of timber construction and engineering specialists is exploring ways to boost the use of English hardwood forest products across the built environment.
The...
Timber frame specialist secures OSHA framework agreement
DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has announced it has secured a position on the Off-Site Homes Alliance (OSHA) national construction framework for volumetric (CAT 1)...
A “clear route” forward
With timber frame increasing its share of the housing market, Alex Goodfellow, group managing director of Stewart Milne Timber Systems, draws on over 30...
Project to double capacity of key Stirling learning hub progresses
WORK to double the capacity of a learning facility for Stirling's young people with additional support needs has reached a key milestone.
Bluebell House, situated...
Build of Ardrossan Campus to Passivhaus standard proves too costly
RISING costs and supply challenges have meant the new Ardrossan Campus will no longer be built to Passivhaus standard, North Ayrshire Council has said.
However,...
Timber specialists merge to provide platform for “further growth”
THE National Timber Group has merged with Arnold Laver & Co, which they say will create the largest independent timber distribution business in the...
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...
Innovation Centre approves funding for first projects
A proposal for the UK’s first patented prefabricated timber frame party wall system is one of the first six innovation projects to be approved...
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...
Highlands business becomes most northerly supplier of Origin aluminium products
HIGHLANDS-based Norscot, a manufacturer of timber frame kit homes, windows, and doors, has announced a new partnership with Origin, a specialist in bespoke aluminium...
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...
