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...
Sitka spruce grown from commercial timber

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...
Councillor Francesca Brennan speaks to the project team

Significant milestone reached on build of £10m Inverclyde community hub

OGILVIE Construction has reached a significant milestone on the £10 million build of a new community hub for people with learning disabilities in Inverclyde. The...

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...
Paula Thompson, Fleming Timber Structures

Timber is set to grow in the non-domestic market

By Paula Thompson, technical commercial manager at Fleming Timber Structures STATISTICS indicate that Scotland is leading the UK in timber frame construction. With approximately 80%...

Fleming Buildings appointed to four early years projects in Renfrewshire

RENFREWSHIRE Council has appointed Lenzie-based Fleming Buildings to deliver design and build contracts for four early learning and childcare centres. The four centres will provide...

Historic Glasgow Green building restored in £3m project

WORK is complete on the £3 million project to restore the listed West Boathouse at Glasgow Green. Built in 1905 for Clyde Amateur Rowing Club...

Scotframe aims to treble English turnover

SCOTFRAME has launched its new English-based showroom as the Inverurie-headquartered offsite timber specialist aims to treble its turnover south of the border. The firm, which...

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...
Timber frame housing site

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...

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...

Embracing online training during lockdown

Simon Horn, technical development manager at Stewart Milne Timber Systems discusses the benefits of embracing online training in a locked-down world.  As restrictions to safeguard...

Timber specialists merge to provide platform for “further growth”

THE National Timber Group has merged with Arnold Laver & Co, which they say will create the largest independent timber distribution business in the...

Aberdeenshire timber frame manufacturer hails ‘incredible’ new business wins

ABERDEENSHIRE-based Kirkwood Timber Frame has announced the firm has secured £12 million worth of new business in its first year. Having launched to the external...

Technical transparency is vital in timber frame

John Mellor, senior product manager with Glidevale Protect, a producer of external wall breather membranes, explains what structural timber manufacturers need to know following...

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...

Scotland could become offsite “centre of excellence”

THE benefits of offsite construction were recently promoted to Scotland’s housing minister by a group of senior industry figures who are determined to make...

The road to true net zero

As construction works towards reducing carbon emissions, John Smith, technical director at Donaldson Timber Systems, discusses why embodied carbon is critical to its success IT’S...
James Lund Lack, Donaldson Timber Systems

Offsite timber frame manufacturer appoints regional and quality manager

DONALDSON Timber Systems has announced the appointment of James Lund-Lack as regional and quality manager. He brings over 15 years of senior management experience to...

Training commitment is key to CCG’s future

CONSTRUCTION and manufacturing firm CCG is reaping the rewards of taking a proactive approach to training after having the foresight to see how skills...