Aerial image of coastal housing development

Offsite system benefits showcased in the capital

THE Silverlea development in Edinburgh is a major social housing project for Scotland’s capital. The scheme was designed with sustainable regeneration in mind; delivering...

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...

Timber Skills Action Plan tipped to boost net zero aspirations

TIMBER Development has unveiled a new Timber Skills Action plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry...

Scots timber division earns international quality accreditations

Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems has secured its first global and European quality accreditations. The group's timber division has been awarded the ISO 9001 certification – an internationally...
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...

Donaldson Group appoints chief risk officer

TIMBER specialist Donaldson Group has confirmed the appointment of Mark Murphy to the newly created role of chief risk officer. The move will see him...

Housebuilder sets the gold standard in customer satisfaction

STEWART Milne Group has been awarded the 2021 Gold Award for customer satisfaction across all its UK regions for the third consecutive year. The awards,...
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...

Full-scale log house set to be built with 100-year-old Douglas Fir logs

LOGS the length of a double decker bus, harvested by Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) and supplied to a specialist log cabin builder, are being...

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...
Malcolm Thomson and Kevin Stewart

Scotframe’s new Dundee base provides room to grow

SCOTFRAME’S new Dundee office was recently officially opened by the Scottish Government’s housing minister, Kevin Stewart. The new Dundee base gives the Inverurie-headquartered business extra...

SIPs specified for Balmoral sentry box commission

JML Contracts has constructed a new high-end sentry box on the Balmoral Estate. Built using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) for a “highly insulated, airtight and...
Taylor Wimpey awards ceremony

Donaldson Timber Engineering scoops top supplier accolade

DONALDSON Timber Engineering has been awarded the Supplier of the Year accolade by housebuilder, Taylor Wimpey. From a supply chain of more than 100 firms,...

CCG completes build of East Renfrewshire Council’s largest ever housing development

WORK has been completed on East Renfrewshire Council's largest ever housing development. CCG delivered the 47-home development made up of six one and two-bedroom wheelchair...
Cloverhill, Aberdeen

Cloverhill development wins major accolade at Structural Timber Awards

DEESIDE Timberframe is celebrating after Cloverhill, a development delivered using the firm's offsite timber frame system, was named Social Housing Project of the Year...

Scotframe assisted living facility leaves Inverurie for the Falklands

THE first sections of a new assisted living facility for the Falkland Islands have just left Scotframe’s Inverurie headquarters, destined for the other side...

Perthshire timber business secures new funding package

GLENALMOND Timber has received £600,000 in CBILS funding from Royal Bank of Scotland to help safeguard the future of the business following the Covid-19 pandemic.   The Perthshire-based...

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...
St Margaret's Hospice

Fleming secures tranche of contracts across central Scotland

GLASGOW-headquartered Fleming has announced a tranche of new construction contract wins across central Scotland. The contracts span a range of sectors - including healthcare, early...
John Swinney and Finlay Black tour Merkinch campus

CLT structure complete at Highland primary

THE largest school in Scotland to be constructed using a Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) frame is making good progress. Deputy First Minister and education secretary...