Timber to take leading role in net zero schools
UK schools reportedly rack up a total energy bill of around £543 million each year, responsible for almost half of local authorities’ carbon emissions....
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...
It’s time to challenge housing assumptions
Dr Anthony Greer, co-founder and director of corporate strategy at TALO, an offsite timber frame housing specialist, answers Project Scotland's questions about the firm’s...
Pilot project promotes greater use of home-grown timber in Scottish construction industry
A pilot project involving Scottish timber has been tipped to play a key role in reducing the construction industry's carbon footprint.
A consortium comprising of...
Taking care of business
A new multi-level care facility is now open after a complex four-zone build programme, completed in partnership with Stewart Milne Timber Systems and its...
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...
Wooden workplaces: building for the future
By Dr Mila Duncheva, business development manager of UK & Ireland, Stora Enso
METROPOLITAN hubs are rife with corporate spaces which try to integrate the...
New home for Fife timber specialist
JAMES Donaldson & Sons is moving to a new purpose built head office at the Saltire Centre in Glenrothes.
The timber specialist said the new 5,000...
Developer unveils model home designed to trial new construction tech
PERSIMMON Homes has launched a new facility to enable its teams to trial new construction technologies and train staff.
The developer unveiled the three-storey model...
First Minister unveils new Norbord plant following £95m investment
FIRST Minister for Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled a new manufacturing line at Norbord’s Inverness plant, following a £95 million investment.
The wood panel manufacturer...
Six reasons why timber frame is surging in the UK
In the mid-1980s, negative press about quality control for timber frame housing caused a healthy market to slump from around 40% to less than...
Stewart Milne Group’s timber systems division primed for “robust” growth
STEWART Milne Group's timber systems business is on course to achieve turnover of £100 million by 2021, the company has announced.
The division has doubled...
Edinburgh Napier University academic to head Centre for Advance Timber Technology
PROFESSOR Robert Hairstans has been appointing as founding director of the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering's (NMITE) Centre for Advance Timber Technology.
Professor...
‘Innovative’ CLT utilised on new affordable housing development in Glasgow
CCG is using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) to improve efficiency and sustainability at a new affordable housing development in Glasgow's east end.
The manufacturer is...
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...
Work starts on Perth housing developments
TWO new housing developments are to get underway in the north of Perth this month – both of which are being designed and built by...
Scotframe creates new role to support growth in English market
Scotframe has appointed Andy Lewis to the newly created role of business development manager for central England
ITW invests in new press to meet demand
ITW Construction Products has announced it has doubled the capacity of it’s SpaceJoist metal open web following the commissioning of a new 300-tonnes production...
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...
Fleming Buildings appointed to four early years projects in Renfrewshire
RENFREWSHIRE Council has appointed Lenzie-based Fleming Buildings to deliver design and build contracts for four early learning and childcare centres.
The four centres will provide...
