Double promotion strengthens housebuilder’s central Scotland sales team
STEWART Mine Homes has bolstered its sales team in central Scotland with the promotion of Tony Williamson to the role of sales and marketing...
MGM Timber to lease refurbished Clydebank base
MGM Timber has secured a new trade and distribution centre in Clydebank.
The independent timber merchant has leased 21,000 sq ft across two industrial units...
CCG names new construction division MD
DAVID Wylie has been appointed managing director at CCG (Scotland) Ltd's construction division.
Cambuslang-based CCG – which specialises in offsite methods – said David will...
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...
Stewart Milne lands role on ambitious troops relocation project
STEWART Milne Timber Systems has announced its involvement in a "stretching" housebuilding project to relocate some 4,000 service personnel and their families from Germany...
Highland firm eyes operating Scotland-wide after securing new credentials
GMG Energy has announced that it is set to play a bigger role in Scotland's construction sector following three of its senior employees securing...
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...
Moving times
Peter Thompson, general manager UK of sealant tape manufacturer ISO-CHEMIE, looks at differential movement in timber frame structures and technologies for bridging the gap
WITH...
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...
Technical director appointed at Donaldson Timber Engineering
OLI James has been promoted to the role of technical director at Donaldson Timber Engineering (DTE).
He joined DTE in 2011 as general manager for...
Fife-based timber specialist announces acquisition
JAMES Donaldson & Sons (JDS) is targeting further growth in the housebuilding sector after completing the acquisition of Rowan Manufacturing Ltd and Smith &...
What are the likely post-Brexit outcomes for those working with timber?
By Nigel Buckley Ryan, UK sales director, merchants, Södra
WHILE no one can really say with any great certainty what a deal - or lack of...
Family business is rising to green challenge in Dunbeg
AN innovative offsite timber frame project is delivering 300 much needed new homes in the village of Dunbeg, near Oban in Argyll and Bute.
Lochgilphead-based...
Timber frame helps rise to sustainability challenges
By Richard Allen, sales director at timber panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY
THE Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 sets the target of reducing CO2 emissions by...
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...
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. ...
Timber frame business appoints new sales chief
ABERDEENSHIRE-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has appointed Eoghainn Mitchell as head of sales for Scotland and England.
Eoghainn, from Dunfermline, brings over a decade of experience...
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...
Top marks for Ochil Timber
THE challenges facing Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) Architects’ Property Department weren’t hard to find when Kinnoull Primary School needed a new gym...
New training programme aims to extend use of timber across construction sector
A new training programme designed to accelerate the use of timber in construction across the UK has officially launched, backed by the Construction Industry...
