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...
Housebuilder hails ‘increasingly vital’ role of apprentices as industry builds for the future
APPRENTICES now account for almost 10% of Stewart Milne Homes’ workforce, the housebuilder revealed at the start of Scottish Apprenticeships Week.
The firm described their...
New training programme aims to accelerate timber construction in the UK
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded £430,000 from its Industry Impact Fund to develop a training programme designed to accelerate timber construction...
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...
CCG hails “incredible” year as group posts record turnover
CCG has reported a record turnover of £134 million - an increase of 18% on 2016's figures.
The Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing business revealed pre-tax...
Social housing project benefits from off-site construction methods
CCG has completed the final stage of building works at a new social housing development on the outskirts of Glasgow.
The project resulted in the Cambuslang-based firm creating 18...
Muir to supply timber kits for Kirkintilloch affordable homes development
MUIR Timber Systems has secured a contract with SIM Building Group to support the delivery of 22 new affordable homes in East Dunbartonshire.
The Whitehill...
National Timber Group launches Scottish management development initiative
NATIONAL Timber Group (NTG) has announced the launch of a new management development programme to boost career paths within the group’s companies in Scotland.
The...
New workshops explore offsite affordable home benefits
THE first of a series of workshops aimed at to exploring ways to increase offsite construction of affordable homes in Scotland was launched recently.
The...
Timber frame specialist unveils new Cumbernauld showroom
TIMBER frame specialist Scotframe has invested in a new showroom and sales office in Cumbernauld.
The facility, which has been created in response to growing...
Cowal grown timber used for Forestry and Land Scotland extension
SITKA spruce grown for commercial timber production on the Cowal peninsula has come full circle, returning as the material for Forestry and Land Scotland’s...
Donaldson Timber Systems earns BOPAS plus accreditation
TIMBER frame specialist, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has announced it has become one of the first manufacturers to achieve Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme Plus...
Award-winning scheme benefits from membrane
PROTECT Membranes has been involved in the supply of construction membranes to an award-winning timber frame affordable housing scheme in Leicester.
The 68-home Saffron Acres...
Timber frame manufacturer makes PV cell investment to aid green goals
OFFSITE timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) has installed photovoltaic cells at its Oxfordshire factory as part of the firm's ESG commitments to...
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...
ITW creates senior role to target timber frame sector
BARRY Meacher has been appointed timber frame development manager at ITW Construction Products Offsite Business Unit.
The newly created role will help the business focus...
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...
Hybrid solution helps to ‘push boundaries’ on Glasgow affordable housing project
CCG has announced that a 35-home affordable housing project has been completed in the Kinning Park area of Glasgow.
Admiral Street was once home to...
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,...
A wooden future — how timber can aid the learning experience
THE use of timber in the build of schools could bring mental health benefits for pupils as well as environmental gains, an expert has...
