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Glidevale Protect Rolls Out New Printed Membrane Guidance
Building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect is helping to make roofing contractors’ lives that bit easier by offering a co-branded service that provides clear and concise fixing instructions printed directly onto its pitched roofing underlays. The simple instructions provide roofing contractors…
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Bellway’s Silver End Development Gets MP Visit
Witham MP Dame Priti Patel visited Bellway’s Francis Gardens development in Silver End, Essex to see new homes being built using modern methods of construction (MMC). All 94 homes at the site are being made with a timber frame structure,…
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Timber sector warns EUDR changes do little to reduce bureaucracy
Attempts by the European Commission to retrospectively rein in the “rampant bureaucracy” surrounding the EUDR have been described as “inadequate” by German Sawmill and Timber Industry Association (DeSH). DeSH said the European Union’s latest simplification package for the EU Deforestation…
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UK private housing output is expected to decrease by 7% in 2026
Conflict in the Middle East and its potential impacts on the UK economy and construction industry are expected to hit construction activity over the next 12-18 months. It appears increasingly likely that the second half of this year will see…
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Irish Minister Visits Alexanders Timber Design
The role of Scottish timber in supporting the circular economy and delivering sustainable homes has been recognised by the Irish government during a St Patrick’s Day visit to Alexanders Timber Design (ATD) in Irvine, North Ayrshire, part of Irish-owned Glennon…
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Offsite specialist appoints new head of commercial to support scaling delivery across Scotland
Offsite manufacturing specialist TALO has appointed Jonathan Riley as Head of Commercial for its ultra-low energy housing solutions. This is a senior management appointment which will support TALO’s sustained growth in both public and private sector housebuilding, social and affordable…
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Deeside Looking South for More Projects
Deeside Timberframe has secured a series of major residential projects across England in recent months, marking a significant expansion of its footprint south of the border. Collectively, the developments represent more than 300 new homes across the North East and…
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Going North to Build Faster
Scotland builds 92 per cent of its new homes using timber frame. In England, the figure is 13 per cent. That gap was the starting point for a two-day Learning Journey organised by the Structural Timber Association, which took a…
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Continuous Cover Forestry Group unveils new identity
The organisation is set to become known as Pro Silva Britain to “better align [its] mission, principles and communication with the 26 member countries in the Pro Silva family”. The change was confirmed by CCFG chair Jonny Hulson in a…
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Why tightening up on watertightness claims is key for specifiers
Developers in the UK are facing increasing demands to reach net zero goals which has led to a rise in structural timber construction. With growth in this area expected to continue in 2026 and beyond, it’s important that specifiers have…
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