Search Results: 'Timber Frame Solutions'

Huge auction disposes of modular timber builder’s assets
15 May, 2024
A Sheffield-based timber frame modular homes manufacturer which went into administration in March has now seen all its assets sold at auction.

Donaldson Timber Systems invests £10m in Witney factory
15 May, 2024
Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has increased capacity and boosted technical capabilities at its Oxfordshire factory, following an investment of more than £10m.

Timber on top form
29 February, 2024
The Wood Awards celebrate the use of timber in standout architecture and product design – and 2023 provided a bumper crop

DTS secures CHIC Newbuild Development Framework for timber frame
15 February, 2024
Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium’s (CHIC) Newbuild Development Framework.

Timber industry predictions: 2024
30 January, 2024
TTJ asks a broad section of the trade for their opinions about trade prospects, issues and developments in the year ahead

Living in a digital world
28 August, 2023
Digitisation is introducing many efficiencies into businesses. Sally Spencer reports

Second Build with Wood conference to be held in Ireland
23 August, 2023
Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in collaboration with state forestry company Coillte is organising a conference called “Addressing the Climate and Housing Crisis” in October.

A template for timber workspace
26 April, 2023
TTJ featured the new Black & White Building in London in its last edition. Here the owner, the architect and AHEC, which consulted on the project, share their views on its signifi cance for timber building. Mike Jeffree reports

Upskilling for the future
24 April, 2023
Investing in employee training and development is key to tackling the skills gap, says Mike Perry, business development director at Donaldson Timber Systems

Donaldson Timber Systems appointed to Building Better DPS
13 February, 2023
Leading UK timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Building Better dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for MMC category 2 construction systems. This announcement follows hot on the heels of DTS securing a position on the Off-Site Homes Alliance (OSHA) framework agreement and shows its commitment to affordable housing.

Current challenges for timber engineers
19 October, 2022
On July 5, the Wood Technology Group (WTG) of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3) held its Timber 2022 conference at the IOM3 HQ in London. In a summary of their keynote lecture, Matt Caldwell and Natasha Watson from Buro Happold, Bath, discuss current challenges for practising timber engineers

Setra supplies timber frame for Electrolux development
04 October, 2022
Setra has been commissioned to supply locally produced cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam for the first phase of Greenhouse Sthlm, a climate-smart development by Electrolux on Kungsholmen in Stockholm.

Space savers
25 August, 2022
Filstorage has helped fast growing merchant PGR to optimise its space

Let’s Fix It!
11 April, 2022
For over 60 years, Simpson Strong-Tie has focused on creating connectors for homes and buildings and it now has more than 1,000 product solutions. Connector plates, nails, screws and collated screw systems are all manufactured by the company, which has a UK base in Tamworth. TTJ asked the company its views on market demand and new developments/trends for fixings

Business Blossoms
08 April, 2022
The garden products sector has continued to benefit from the new stay-at-home culture. Sally Spencer reports

B&K Structures to present at Unconventional Materiality
17 February, 2022
B&K Structures is showcasing two key projects at Unconventional Materiality: Timber A European Perspective – a Forum for the Built Environment event taking place in Manchester on February 24.

Engineered for success
04 February, 2022
Rotho Blaas has made a name for itself in the realm of fixings for engineered timber structures, but it is also widening its range of applications and expanding its footprint in the UK. Stephen Powney spoke to Rotho Blaas’s UK sales area manager and field engineer Stefano Muscoloni

SCM joins forces with Randek in global timber construction technology co-operation
19 January, 2022
Leading woodworking machinery manufacturer SCM is joining forces with Randek AB to build the future of timber construction.

Mass timber conference to take place in April
13 January, 2022
MOD X is joining Forest Business Network and WoodWorks as a conference partner at the 2022 International Mass Timber Conference (IMTC) to promote modular, offsite construction.

MEDITE SMARTPLY plays key role in COP26 House
16 August, 2021
MEDITE SMARTPLY is to play a key role in the construction of the COP26 House, a zero carbon, timber frame building built by Beyond Zero Homes. The project will showcase low carbon, circular solutions in building and living during the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow from October 31-November 12.