Scotframe makes senior appointment to target English self-build housing market

SCOTFRAME is targeting a larger slice of the self-build housing market in England after appointing Danny Johnson to the role of business development manager...

Technical transparency is vital in timber frame

John Mellor, senior product manager with Glidevale Protect, a producer of external wall breather membranes, explains what structural timber manufacturers need to know following...
Stewart Dalgarno

Data gathering shows value of smart construction

Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, believes that Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) has the...

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...
NMITE's Skylon campus in Hereford

‘Living lab’ paves the way for sustainability engineers of the future

KNAUF Insulation has revealed how its products were used in the bespoke, timber frame wall panels for the New Model Institute for Technology and...
Students learning with Glidevale Protect products

Glidevale Protect donates products to five Scottish colleges to support learning

GLIDEVALE Protect has donated a range of specialist products to five Scottish colleges for students to use as part of their training. The building materials...

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...
Timber-rich prototype home

Housebuilder to unveil ‘timber-rich’ prototype that challenges conventional construction

SCOTTISH housebuilder MAKAR has revealed it is manufacturing an affordable home 'timber-rich' prototype that challenges conventional construction. As the Scottish Government faces the challenge of...
Timber frame factory

Timber frame specialist unveils multi-million-pound investment programme

DEESIDE Timberframe has announced a multi-million-pound investment programme, designed to support the firm's growth and commitment to innovation and sustainability, while aligning with the...

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...

‘Interesting times’ for timber trade

THE latest meeting of the members of the Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) took place in Stirling recently, where conditions across the main market...

Timber’s role in sustainable construction to be showcased during Glasgow COP26 summit

THE role of timber construction is set to be highlighted during the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow at a number of events. The Wood for...

Dundee site sells out in less than a year

CCG has announced that a "beautiful" new housing development in Dundee has sold out in under ten months. Families have already started to move into the...

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...

Hotel milestone for timber engineering firm

ROBERTSON Timber Engineering has been awarded a contract to to build what will be its 6,000th hotel room in the space of two years. The firm, which...

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...

Donaldson Timber Engineering appoints new business systems director

DONALDSON Timber Engineering (DTE) has announced the promotion of Anya Mayor to the role of business systems director. In her new role, Anya will be...
Sigma II panels

Timber frame manufacturer achieves EPDs for full wall panel range

OFFSITE timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) has published third party accredited environmental product declarations (EPD) for its full wall panel range. Last year,...
DTS Alpha system

Landmark EPD for timber frame wall panel showcases green credentials

DONALDSON Timber Systems (DTS) has announced it has become the first timber frame manufacturer to offer a published, third party accredited environmental product declaration...

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...