Oregon Timber Frame was one such company. Based in Selkirk and Burton-on-Trent, this was the first time it had exhibited at Ecobuild and director Neil Anderson said that the stand had been busy and he was impressed by the level of international presence.
The company was promoting Intelligent Panel, its closed panel timber frame system and said it had attracted architects, small developer and self-builders, along with some of its existing customers.
"The timber frame market in Scotland is pretty saturated and, although the market is tough in England, we think we can increase our market share there," said Mr Anderson.
Structural timber specialist Ochil Timber was also a first time exhibitor and was keen to promote its roof truss and open web floor capabilities, along with its use of home-grown C16 timber in its manufacture of ITW Industry’s SpaceStud.
"The use of locally sourced, sustainable timber minimises the developer’s carbon footprint," said Kerry McAree.
Ochil’s software and metal web systems provider ITW Industry was a near neighbour on the Scottish Pavilion and reported "lots of foot traffic".
"We’ve seen a good number of architects and specifiers and lots of self-builders with projects coming up, so we have plenty of leads to follow up," said marketing manager Tim Widdershoven.
Along with the SpaceStud, ITW Industry was also exhibiting its new SpaceRafter, which is suitable for both newbuild and RMI markets.
"It eliminates the ridge beam, saving on material costs and results in a bigger room in the roof," said Mr Widdershoven.
"The cassettes can be manufactured offsite with butterfly hinges, then brought to site and opened up to put on the roof."
ITW Industry has also redeveloped its metal webs to perform better both structurally and acoustically. The 10in version was on display at Ecobuild for the first time; 9in and 12in versions are expected later this year.
