Search Results: 'Stewart Milne'

Subsidiary of Stewart Milne Group follows parent into administration
25 January, 2024
Stewart Milne Homes Northwest England (Developments) has been placed in administration – the last part of the under-pressure group to have administrators appointed.

Stewart Milne Group in administration
09 January, 2024
Scottish house-builder Stewart Milne Group has entered administration, following a failure to find a buyer. Administrators from Teneo were appointed on January 8.

DTS first timber frame manufacturer with verified PMV
29 March, 2023
Leading UK offsite frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has become the first timber frame manufacturer to offer a verified Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) score of 55% or more.

DTS appoints Frank O’Reilly as manufacturing director
24 March, 2023
Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has appointed Frank O’Reilly as manufacturing director of its UK-wide operations.

Building on success
24 August, 2022
Donaldson Group made the headlines last December when it announced it had acquired the UK’s largest timber frame manufacturer, Stewart Milne Timber Systems. Sally Spencer reports

Timber on pole to cut emissions
24 August, 2022
Wood-based building is increasingly seen as the prime solution for shrinking construction’s carbon footprint, says Structural Timber Association chief executive Andrew Carpenter

Stewart Milne Homes up for sale
21 April, 2022
Stewart Milne Group is embarking on a sale process of its housebuilding business, following the decision of its founder and principal shareholder to retire.

Donaldson Timber Systems rebrands from SMTS
17 March, 2022
The UK’s leading timber frame manufacturer has a new identity. Following its acquisition in 2021, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) is the new brand of the business formerly known as Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS).

Donaldson Group acquires Stewart Milne Timber Systems
17 December, 2021
The Donaldson Group, has acquired the UK’s leading timber frame manufacturer, Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS), marking the Group’s entry into the timber frame market.

Stewart Milne Group divests timber systems business
12 October, 2021
Stewart Milne Group is selling its timber systems business – Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS) to focus on investing in the growth of Stewart Milne Homes across Scotland and north-west England.

SMTS donates to well-being charity
29 July, 2021
Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS) has donated timber offcuts to local Witney charity, Guideposts Trust, in a first step in the organisation’s fruitful new charity partnership.

Tackling fuel poverty
21 July, 2021
Debi Lama, key account manager for affordable housing at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why offsite construction coupled with a build fabric such as timber frame is key to reducing fuel poverty across the UK and reflects on the company’s work with L&Q Housing Association to achieve this

New chair for CTI
25 May, 2021
After serving four years as chair of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI), Roy Wakeman OBE, has decided to leave his post to spend more time on his other interests, with fellow sector expert, Alex Goodfellow stepping into the role.

Stewart Milne homes appoints new director
05 October, 2020
Stewart Mine Homes has bolstered its sales team in central Scotland. Cautiously optimistic about the future, the independent, Scottish housebuilder is experiencing strong levels of interest in new homes due to pent-up demand and consumers looking for a new way of living as a result of lockdown.

L&Q selects SMTS timber frame homes for Saxon Reach development
21 September, 2020
Housing association L&Q is delivering 225 new homes at Saxon Reach in Milton Keynes using off-site manufactured timber frames. All properties at Saxon Reach – ranging from 1 bedroom apartments to 5 bedroom homes – are being constructed using Stewart Milne Timber Frames’ (SMTS) pioneering system, promising a more energy efficient build and significantly lower running costs for new residents.

Stewart Milne Homes secures funding for 1,000 new homes
10 September, 2020
Stewart Milne Homes has secured an additional £13m from Homes England to accelerate the delivery of new homes across a number of its developments in north-west England.

Online training helps Stewart Milne staff
30 June, 2020
Staff at leading housebuilding and timber manufacturer, Stewart Milne Group, have been able to make the best use of their furlough period with access to a range of digital courses they can complete from the comfort of their own home.

Stewart Milne Group increases apprenticeships
05 March, 2020
Stewart Milne celebrated Apprenticeship Week by reporting that apprentices now account for 5% of its workforce. The home builder and timber systems manufacturer has 39 apprentices across the group.

Rewarding timber building growth
21 August, 2019
Engineered timber and structural timber systems have been recognised for several years at the TTJ Awards, but this year two project categories have been launched to recognise the fantastic work being done with structural wood in public/commercial and private residential projects

Material interest
21 August, 2019
Structural timber is becoming the material of increasing interest as the UK government seeks to address the housing shortage. Sally Spencer spoke to the STA’s Andrew Carpenter