Brexit and bark beetle: what they mean for 2020 timber supply
Excess stock brought in ahead of the original Brexit deadline, uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the European Union, and challenges posed by bark...
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...
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...
Offsite timber frame system chosen for Perth housing project
CCG has announced work has started on a new housing development in Perth comprising 24 two-bedroom flats.
Located on Crieff Road, the project is being delivered...
CLT brings sustainability benefits to new Aberdeen school
ROBERTSON Construction Eastern has completed work on the £29 million New Riverbank School, built using a cross laminated timber (CLT) frame, in Aberdeen.
The 6,784m²...
Luxury housebuilder has a Good thing going
A Perth-headquartered developer of bespoke luxury homes and renovations has hailed the impact of its decision to open its own timber kit manufacturing site...
Keeping the rain out – best site practice for timber frame buildings
Robin Lancashire, senior timber frame consultant at Exova BM TRADA offers guidance on best practice for party wall thermal bypass when building with timber...
‘There’s never been a better time to use wood products’
David Sulman of the Scottish Timber Trade Association provides an update on developments in engineered timber products
WHILST wood may be one of the oldest...
Local knowledge holds the key to MacLeod Construction longevity
LOCHGILPHEAD-based timber frame pioneer MacLeod Construction is celebrating 50 years in business this year.
Founded by twin brothers Murdo and Kenny MacLeod in 1975 as...
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...
Kirkwood Timber Frame appoints two new directors to help drive market growth
ABERDEENSHIRE-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has appointed Barbara Massie as business development director and promoted Steven Robbie to technical director designate.
The firm said the moves...
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...
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...
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...
Worth the Wates: 24-site challenge is no problem for Oregon Timber
OREGON Timber Frame Ltd has completed a £5m PFI project for contractor Wates Living Space, based across several sites in Kirklees District, West Yorkshire....
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...
Pilot project promotes greater use of home-grown timber in Scottish construction industry
A pilot project involving Scottish timber has been tipped to play a key role in reducing the construction industry's carbon footprint.
A consortium comprising of...
Raising the rafters: timber systems driving the next generation of housing delivery
By Gary Gray, general manager, Muir Timber Systems
AS the housing sector contends with increasing delivery pressures, evolving regulatory demands, and an urgent need to...
Timber specialist announces Scottish expansion
NATIONAL Timber Group has has announced it has almost doubled the size of its operation in Grangemouth.
The Forth Valley timber processing plant has become...
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...
