Highland firm eyes operating Scotland-wide after securing new credentials
GMG Energy has announced that it is set to play a bigger role in Scotland's construction sector following three of its senior employees securing...
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...
‘Affordable and desirable’ zero carbon home to be showcased in Glasgow
A zero carbon home which demonstrates how 'affordable and desirable' properties can help tackle environmental challenges will open its doors to the public in...
Dundee site sells out in less than a year
CCG has announced that a "beautiful" new housing development in Dundee has sold out in under ten months.
Families have already started to move into the...
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...
Timber specialist boosts sales team
JAMES Latham Scotland has bolstered its sales team with the arrival of timber specialist Derek Ayton.
Having originally trained and worked as a joiner before...
Mix of materials should form offsite sector’s zero carbon tool kit
By Sam Hart, head of modern methods of construction (MMC) at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)
IN Scotland’s housebuilding sector timber frame has fast...
Timber frame: the material of choice for rising variety of projects
LENZIE-based Fleming Timber Structures is flying the flag for timber frame by demonstrating how the material can be used successfully in the construction of...
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...
Scotframe sales chief to tackle mammoth cycle challenge
SCOTFRAME sales director Malcolm Thomson is poised to tackle a gruelling 158-mile cycle challenge in just one day to raise cash for charity.
Malcolm is...
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,...
Offsite system brings ‘speed and quality’
THE installation of the final timber superstructure marks an important milestone in the construction of a new housing project in Barlanark, Glasgow.
The 43-home Burnmouth...
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...
Going for gold: DC Timber Systems awarded highest rating by STA
DC Timber Systems, a timber frame kit specialist and a division of The JR Group, has been accredited with a gold status accreditation by...
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...
‘First of its kind’ report calls for further research around timber cascading
Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), Scottish Forestry and Zero Waste Scotland have published a new report exploring timber cascading in Scotland.
The report -...
Timber frame specialist confirms changes to senior management team
DEESIDE Timberframe has announced it is strengthening its senior team with the appointment of a new finance director and a realignment of roles to...
Data gathering shows value of smart construction
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, believes that Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) has the...
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...
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...
