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Sustainable construction drive pushes market to timber frame
August 21 2010
The timber frame sector has seen a recovery in activity through 2010 and, while 2011 is expected to be tough, it's upbeat about the medium to longer term
Timber and the Code for Sustainable Homes
May 15 2010
Timber frame manufacturers are working hard to improve fabric performance and reduce the need for renewables
Marking the Kingspan Potton marriage
March 20 2010
Ecobuild provided the first exhibition outing for the new joint
Kingspan Potton wood-based building brand.Dempsey Timber appoints new CEO
9 March, 2010
Dempsey Timber Engineering (DTE), part of the
Glennon Bros Group, has appointed Conor Mulhall as chief executive officer.Kingspan timber building system sales down 72% in 2009
1 March, 2010
Kingspan Group’s engineered timber systems business experienced a 72% reduction in sales during 2009.Lowfield accelerates SIPs division development
17 October, 2009
Lowfield Timber Frame has boosted its recently-launched structural insulated panels (SIPs) division with the appointment of Mark Jenkins as specialist business development manager.
INSITE unveils housing concepts
2 June, 2009
The latest glimpse of what future housing could look like has been unveiled at
BRE Wood insight at BRE
May 30 2009
Timber-based building and building products will be a key focus at the BRE INSITE09 conference and exhibition at the organisation’s Watford site from June 1-4
Kingspan to unveil low-cost housing solution
28 May, 2009
Kingspan is set to unveil what it claims is the UK's first lower-cost "off the shelf" housing solution for sustainable homes.Lowfield opens SIP division
10 March, 2009
Shropshire timber frame manufacturer Lowfield Timber Frames (LTF) has branched out into structural insulated panels (SIPs) in a new partnership with
Kingspan .Kingspan feels the squeeze as profits slump
7 March, 2009
Kingspan Group is the latest big name casualty of the credit crunch with the Irish-headquartered business posting a 70% drop in pre-tax profits for the year ended December 31, 2008.ITFMA elects new chairman
3 March, 2009
Gary Treanor, director of product and business development at
Kingspan Century, has been elected as chairman of the Irish Timber Frame Manufacturers’ Association (ITFMA) for the coming year.Kingspan TEK earns top marks
3 March, 2009
Kingspan Off-Site’s TEK Building System has achieved the highest Green Guide rating in theBRE Wood rises on thermals
December 20 2008
Energy efficiency and sustainability requirements are good news for timber windows. Dareth Daley, NorDan sales and marketing director, reports
Countdown to zero
November 22 2008
Meeting the government's target for zero carbon housing will require a change in thinking and practice, delegates at TTJ's Wood Futures – Countdown to Zero conference heard
NorDan raises volume
November 22 2008
There was a stereo blasting away on the stand of hi-tech timber window manufacturer NorDan at
Interbuild , but you couldn’t hear a note.Hemingway points way to brighter housing future
10 November, 2008
Much of new housing built in the past seven to eight years is rubbish and the use of environmentally-friendly building products and renewable energy is not enough to create sustainable communities where people can live happily, designer...
Kingspan Lighthouse wins international praise
31 October, 2008
One of the sustainable homes built in the
BRE Innovation Park has been recognised by the International Architecture Awards.Architect completes Wood Futures line-up
3 October, 2008
Andrew Waugh, of Waugh Thistleton Architects, has completed the line-up of presenters for TTJ’s Wood Futures conference, held in London on November 6.
Aus-Haus builds on TEK
2 October, 2008
Kingspan Off-Site’s TEK build system has been chosen as the basis for a new range of modular house types.
