New timber division is natural step for JR Group
AS far as timing goes, launching a new division just as the world was about to be gripped by a pandemic that would cause...
Glasgow housebuilder starts work on £5 million development
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a new 40-home £5 million development in Springburn, Glasgow.
The two-bed apartments for social rent are being built by Glasgow-based...
Reflective membrane solution delivers thermal efficiency for large social housing development
A combination of a low emissivity, insulating breather membrane and internal air and vapour control layer from Protect Membranes has been installed as part of an award-winning social housing development in Greater Manchester
Reflective membrane tech boosts Z House initiative
GLIDEVALE Protect has revealed that the firm’s insulating wall membranes are delivering an ‘airtight and energy efficient’ building envelope at a timber frame concept...
Stewart Milne Group appoints new chief operating officer
STUART MacGregor has been appointed to the newly created role of chief operating officer at Stewart Milne Group.
Formerly group finance director, he will move...
BIM time for Scottish timber trade
By Jason Ruddle, Elecosoft
AFTER a turbulent economic period, the construction sector is welcoming the greater energy that is finally emerging. There is significant opportunity...
Timber frame manufacturer agrees partnership with L&Q
STEWART Milne Timber Systems has agreed a deal to deliver timber frame for more than 1,500 homes for housing association L&Q. The company will...
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...
Stewart Milne Group appoints new head of sales
Stewart Milne Timber Systems has named a new head of sales as it implements significant growth plans across the UK.
Mike Perry, formerly of ROK PLC,...
Top tips for looking after wood in your property
By Brian Reid, operations director at Wise Property Care
TIMBER frames have many advantages for buildings. They are cost-efficient, easy to construct, and great at...
Homegrown timber project receives funding boost ahead of COP26 initiative
A project exploring the use of Scottish homegrown timber in construction has secured funding to create a demonstrator home for COP26.
The Transforming Timber initiative...
A Wee House with very big ambitions
AYRSHIRE-headquartered modular home specialist The Wee House Company is going from strength to strength – and has its sights set on the booming affordable...
Timber frame manufacturers honoured for MoD collaboration project
AN MoD project involving Stewart Milne Timber Systems and Taylor Lane Timber Frame has won a top industry accolade at the Structural Timber Awards.
The Timber Frame...
Leveraging timber resources tipped to help address Scotland’s rural housing crisis
ECOLOGICAL timber homes specialist MAKAR has announced that two of the firm's 'pioneering and affordable' properties have been commissioned by the Lismore Community Trust.
The...
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...
Derelict Edinburgh public toilets transformed into ‘stunning’ timber frame apartments
THE site of former public toilets in the Morningside area of Edinburgh has been transformed into a new five-storey residential building.
The development, by Rennick...
Donaldson Group welcomes plans to increase timber use in construction
THE Donaldson Group has welcomed the UK Government’s Timber Construction Policy Roadmap, outlining its plans to increase timber use in construction.
Andrew Donaldson, Donaldson Group...
Timber technology teaching marks a new era for construction education
A Scottish professor is to lead the introduction and establishment of a new method of academic construction delivery focusing on timber technology.
Professor Robert Hairstans...
Kirkwood Timber Frame bolsters senior team with key appointment
ABERDEENSHIRE-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has appointed Dyke McKenzie as the company's new business development manager.
He brings over 30 years of experience to the role,...
English developers turning to Scottish timber frame specialists to meet housing demands
ENGLISH developers are increasingly turning to Scottish-based firms to help them deliver new homes 'faster, more sustainably and at greater scale', according to Deeside Timberframe.
The...
