Structural Timber News
    June 30, 2025

    New Construction Skills Initiative Launches with Goal to Train 100,000 Workers

    The Construction Skills Mission Board is set to hold its inaugural meeting, aiming to bring 100,000 new workers into the industry. The government has announced new measures to expand access…
    Structural Timber News
    June 30, 2025

    English expansion – timber frame specialist recruits for growth, south of the border

    A Scottish based offsite manufacturing business – capable of delivering up to 2,000 timber frame structures per year – has recruited two new staff, as it extends its geographic reach.…
    Structural Timber News
    June 26, 2025

    George Barnsdale joins NBS Source to increase reach with specifiers

    Lincolnshire-based timber window and door manufacturer, George Barnsdale, is the latest manufacturer to join NBS and list its products on NBS Source, the highly successful manufacturer product platform. George Barnsdale…
    Structural Timber News
    June 24, 2025

    Timber Frame Specialist Expands Operations Using West Fraser Boards

    An Aberdeenshire-based timber manufacturing and building solutions company is growing its client base and reputation for delivering on sustainability as well as customer satisfaction, employing a selection of high-performance panel…
    Structural Timber News
    June 24, 2025

    James Donaldson Timber Appoints New General Manager to Lead Flagship Site

    Leading timber supplier, James Donaldson Timber (JDT) has appointed Mike Ellison to the role of general manager at its new flagship site in Chorley. An engineer by trade, Mike brings…

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    • Heritage Begins a Home

      Vincent Timber’s Heritage Collection uses homegrown species to help contribute to a more attractive and sustainable future. Heritage is defined as: ‘The history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, company etc. that exist from the past and continue to…

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    • (Free) Space for More Productivity

      OHRA’s customised shelving systems with mesh shelves and cantilever bridges can provide flexible space for a variety of materials and pallets. The vertical racks enable space-saving storage of panels and unobstructed transport routes and increase storage capacities to significantly boost…

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    • National Housing Bank: Finance Enables Growth, But Skills and Standards Are Key

      Housing Bank Unlocks Finance — MEDITE SMARTPLY Highlights Next Steps for Delivery The UK Government’s announcement of a £16bn National Housing Bank, aimed at unlocking over 500,000 homes and accelerating progress on complex or stalled sites, has been welcomed across…

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    • Supporting British Forestry

      Do you want to source your timber sustainably but locally? Grown in Britain talked to leading UK processors, BSW Group, about championing homegrown timber and responsible supply chains. Despite the availability of quality, sustainable, British-grown alternatives, the UK’s timber industry…

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    • Enter The Cube

      Timber merchants can boost revenue, efficiency and quality with a machine that is easy use and can handle a range of custom orders with ease.   Timber and builders’ merchants are always looking for ways to expand their product offerings…

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    • Ecogate® Controls Riverside Airflow

      At Riverside Wood Products (RWP), Extractly have carried out a significant upgrade and reconfiguration of the company’s dust extraction system, including the installation of energy-saving ‘extraction on-demand’ technology. Headed up by Paul Sullivan, RWP is a well-established, family-owned joinery shop…

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    • Inverclyde adult learning disability hub frame being assembled

      Milestone reached on new £10m Inverclyde support hub

      Ogilvie Construction has passed a significant milestone on the project to build a new £10 million community hub for people with learning disabilities in Inverclyde with the completion of the building’s foundations.

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    • MEDITE SMARTPLY

      Compliance confusion puts building sector success at risk, survey reveals

      Results of a new survey of UK timber frame manufacturers, published today by MEDITE SMARTPLY and the Structural Timber Association, reveal a sector with growing pressure on its shoulders

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    • Photograph of Riverford Gardens, Glasgow, UK

      STA support housing focus following spending review

      Following Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, announcement of the Labour Governments first Spending Review, the Structural Timber Association is pleased to see that housing was a key focus within the review

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    • Social housing leaders respond to unexpected £39bn boost for Affordable Homes Programme

      Sector responds positively to the package, which also features a 10-year rent settlement and a consultation on rent convergence. In a brief statement issued last night, the Treasury confirmed that the Chancellor will unveil a £39bn, 10-year Affordable Homes Programme…

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