Structural Timber News

Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland completed the acquisition of SIG Roofspace Solutions on the 14th December 2018. The business, set-up in 2008 provides a turn-key panelised roofing and room-in-roof solution to house builders. Mike Chaldecott,...

Glulam post and beam construction may be a way for the timber construction sector to still have an option above six storeys following the government’s proposed ban on cross-laminated timber (CLT) above 18m. The UK Timber Research and...

The Invergordon, Scotland based firm specialised in eco-friendly, low cost residential and commercial accommodation modules. The company ran into trading and cashflow difficulties as it was nearing completion of a major project for the...

The two companies joined forces to deliver sustainable housing through alternative offsite methods of construction In order to deliver an increased volume of houses to meet market demand, Barratt Developments initiated a review to find the best...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has entered into a new partnership whose aims include helping members make greater use of approaches such as offsite construction and BIM. The partnership with the Construction Scotland...

There are “early signs” that the housebuilding and the wider construction sector are starting to adopt modern methods of construction (MMC) after years of being urged to do so. That’s according to Mark Farmer, who published his review of UK...

Homes England chairman Sir Edward Lister has said the industry needs to change its model in order to hit the government’s target of 300,000 homes a year.  Speaking on day one of the CN Summit, Sir Edward said modern methods of construction...

TRADA’s Better Timber Buildings conference attracted around 200 delegates including many architects, structural engineers, academics involved in timber engineering research and development, plus some suppliers. The November 15 conference –...

Lendlease is celebrating the opening of Australia’s tallest timber-constructed commercial building, 25 King in Brisbane. The 10-storey 45m-tall structure, built using glue-laminated timber and cross-laminated timber (CLT), was designed by...

We hear a lot about the benefits of digital transformation and BIM in the construction industry – but in order to truly realise the benefits, we must first accept the cultural and behavioural changes necessary, argues Andrew Carpenter of...

Anthony Thistleton, founding partner of Waugh Thistleton Architects, explains why the age of concrete is over and why engineered timber is a solution to the biggest issue of our age ‘You don’t start a revolution by fighting the state but by...

Stewart Milne Group has invested over £250,000 in bringing out the best in leadership and managerial skills for 128 managers Delivered by their training partner, Edinburgh Consultants Group, Stewart Milne Group has developed a managerial training...

Norbord’s popular flooring solution, CaberDek, was used during an Army Basing Programme project in Tidworth, Wiltshire. The Army Basing Programme provides housing and improved facilities to Service personnel, helping over 100 Army units to...

Modular housing specialist Comfortable Living has launched its online customisation tool, ‘Home Builder’ to help tackle the UK’s housing crisis by providing modular homes The online ‘build tool’ is said to give customers and home buyers...