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...
Timber businesses merge to form “perfect partnership”
GRANGEMOUTH-based timber processing specialist Thornbridge has merged with timber merchant North Yorkshire Timber (NYTimber).
The move has been supported by investment from Cairngorm Capital Partners...
Offsite can deliver the keys to affordable housing projects
Alex Goodfellow, group managing director of Stewart Milne Timber Systems, uses over 30 years’ experience in housebuilding to highlight how offsite construction and timber...
Great job all round: SIPs solution helps deliver stunning Angus home
STRUCTURAL Insulated Panels (SIPs) were used to solve a complex design challenge in the creation of an award-winning roundhouse and bothy in Pitairlie, Angus.
Malcolm...
‘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...
Seeing the wood for the trees: how timber can help Scotland deliver sustainability
By Sam Hart, innovation manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
SCOTLAND is claimed to have hit the energy jackpot twice, with the discovery of North...
SpaceRafters deliver savings and space at new student housing
OCHIL Timber Products recently completed delivery of high-performance SpaceRafters and SpaceJoists to the value of £35,500 for the roof of a six-storey, steel-framed student...
Conference to explore homegrown timber opportunities
A specialist in timber architecture and construction has claimed a focus on sustainable forestry from the ground up could be key to building back...
Cala acquires Taylor Lane Timber Frame
CALA Group has announced the 100% acquisition of Taylor Lane Timber Frame Ltd in what the firm said will support its growth plans in...
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...
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,...
Scottish Water trials RSE’s award-winning Timber Modular Build kiosks
SCOTTISH Water has partnered with Ross-Shire Engineering (RSE) to trial an award-winning low carbon approach to housing equipment on site.
The pilot has seen traditional...
Whitbread chooses STA
WHITBREAD, one of the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant operators, has announced its commitment to only use the products and services of Structural Timber...
Elderly to keep warm this winter in new Milngavie care home
A new care home built by construction firm CCG has opened in East Dunbartonshire.
Abbotsford House Luxury Suites in Milngavie has been delivered by CCG...
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...
Timber industry hosts Scottish Parliament reception to explain sustainability benefits
THE Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time to host a reception...
Saint-Gobain completes Scotframe acquisition
Saint-Gobain has completed the acquisition of timber frame specialist Scotframe Limited.
The firm said the move accelerates its involvement in the offsite manufacturing and closed panel...
JR Group launches timber kit division
THE JR Group has announced the launch of a new timber kit division.
DC Timber Systems has been incorporated into the group, which already includes...
Collective action by housebuilders to target climate change
By Malcolm Thomson, sales director, Scotframe
IT was Barack Obama who pointed out that the challenges of the 21st century could not be met without...
Inverness mill showcased in BBC TV series
THE West Fraser Inverness plant has featured in Michael Portillo’s Great Coastal Railway Journey BBC TV series, where the processes of wood panel production...
