Structural Timber News

One of the UK's largest – and the longest-standing – insulated panel manufacturers sets ambitious plans for growth with new team members. A former airline pilot is one of the newest team members focused...

As 2021 started, the multi-award winning Hope Rise development on Chalks Road in St. George, Bristol welcomed its new residents. This revolutionary affordable housing solution uses timber volumetric technology to great effect. ...

Timber frame construction brings many benefits to the housebuilding industry, including quicker build times, quieter assembly, fewer deliveries to site, cost savings and a reduction in defects. Underpinning these advantages,...

The latest SCM technological solution has been developed for the industrial production of large format cross laminated timber (CLT) panels. AREA XL...

Norbord has introduced the latest recruits to the company's Engineering Graduate Scheme.  Andrew Chapman, Grant McEwan, Deborah Ayebare and Luca Micheletti joined the scheme on 19 October 2020 and are based at Norbord's plants in Cowie, South...

New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has announced that Professor Robert Hairstans has joined as Founding Director of its Centre for...

A new mobile racking system from OHRA enables storage capacities for squared timber with only a very small additional space requirement. Four double-sided cantilever racks mounted on mobile stands make it possible to gain storage space while...

Smartroof, the UK manufacturer of offsite, panelised 'room in roof' systems, has completed a £1.2million investment in its Derbyshire production facility to drive efficiencies, improve...

Taylor Lane Timber Frame has invested in a new fully automated cutting machine from Hundegger, the TURBO-Drive II (TD II), designed to cut roof truss components and engineered wood products.  The new linear saw will improve efficiency in...

Timber is the ultimate renewable material, but where does it fit into the circular economy? Charlie Law, Managing Director, Sustainable Construction Solutions, examines how the timber industry could embrace a system that makes the most of its...

UK architect and scientist, Dr Colin M. Rose from University College London (UCL) has been awarded the Flemming Bligaard Award of 65,000 EUR from the Danish Ramboll Foundation for his research and work to develop and promote cross laminated...

Specialist wet room floor manufacturer, On The Level, and leading manufacturer of waterproof wall panels, Fibo, have proven just how waterproof their products are, by creating a mini wet room environment, which was...