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Traditional Bargeboards for Beechcroft Developments
Traditional Bargeboards for Beechcroft Developments We’re really proud to have been chosen to produce these beautiful, scalloped feature traditional bargeboards for Beechcroft Developments at their new retirement development, Fonthill Gardens, in Reigate, Surrey. Set...
Available Capacity Update
Available Capacity Update The last thing your build programme needs is the kind of delays you get from supply chain disruption. Current circumstances are such that we have already been asked by several regional and national housebuilders to fill the gaps created when...
On National Timber Group
National Timber Group The news of the National Timber Group entering administration is deeply saddening, and it has cast a sombre mood across our industry. Whatever the competitive landscape may look like day to day, we all share the same challenges, pressures, and...
A Predictable Failure: How Rachel Reeves’ Budget Undermines Housebuilding
A Predictable Failure: How Rachel Reeves’ Budget Undermines Housebuilding Yesterday’s Budget from Chancellor Rachel Reeves was framed as disciplined and fair. In truth, it was a predictable misstep — the kind of policy package you produce when political optics matter...
Things we’d like to see in the budget Episode 5 – Tackling Job Security
Things we’d like to see in the budget Episode 5 – Tackling Job Security Dear Rachel, In this, my final pre-budget letter, I urge you to consider Demand. Like it or loathe it, the UK’s housing market works on a Supply and Demand basis. If no-one feels they can afford...
London Build Expo
London Build Expo Kelsey and I attended London Build Expo on Thursday and aside from the excellent NAWIC Networking event, one particular talk stood out for me. How do we address the future outlook for housing in the UK? The main topic in question – social impact. The...
Things we’d like to see in the budget Episode 4 – Reduce or Simply Get Rid of Stamp Duty
Things we’d like to see in the budget Episode 4 – Reduce or Simply Get Rid of Stamp Duty Dear Rachel, With just two weeks left to the budget that could make or break the housebuilding sector, we’d like to put a word in about Stamp Duty Land Tax. With Ms Badenoch...
Capacity – Riding the Storm
Capacity - Riding the Storm Housebuilding’s supply chain is going through the mill every bit as much as those building the houses. The sector is still dealing with the economic stresses of the last five years and based on data from The Insolvency Service, around...
Operation Gingerbread 2025
OPERATION GINGERBREAD It's been a tough year for the UK's housebuilders, so we've decided to open up our Annual Staff Gingerbread House competition to the market! So employees or teams from housebuilders based in the UK, however big or small, are invited to take part...
GR8 Space
GR8 Space Designer Loden Townsend has recently worked on an interesting project for a GR8 Space development in Henley in Arden. The nine plots consisted of some complex designs, with attic trusses and posi joists combining to form the roof. This allowed the...
Things we’d like to see in the budget Episode 3 – First Time Buyer Support
Things we’d like to see in the budget Episode 3 - First Time Buyer Support Dear Rachel, It’s not long to the budget now, and we’re not hearing much about positive moves to support the housebuilding sector. So we’d like to explain why one of the things we’d love to see...
Stop Racing to the Bottom
Stop Racing to the Bottom The housebuilding supply sector is small, everyone knows everyone, and on the whole, we co-exist and even help each other out from time to time. But driving value out of our own sector? Really? We all know times are tough. That whatever they...
Things we’d like to see in the budget Part 2 – Movement on Affordable Homes
Things we’d like to see in the budget Episode 2 - Movement on Affordable Homes Dear Rach, With your budget just under a month away now, the housebuilding sector is very much hoping for concrete movement on a number of areas that could help the struggling sector and...
Persimmon Testimonial
Persimmon Testimonial Loden Townsend, one of our Designers from our Redditch factory in the west Midlands is proud to share this testimonial from Hannah Summerill, Senior Buyer at Persimmon Homes (Midlands): “I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the excellent...
Furlow Construction
Furlow Construction Scotts Timber Engineering has been supplying Furlow Construction, Redditch for a number of years, and designer Loden Townsend was pleased to work on the designs for a current project in Rubery, Birmingham. The project is a block of 26 apartments,...
Things we’d like to see in the budget – Landfill Tax Changes
Things we’d like to see in the budget - Landfill Tax Changes Dear Rach, As you’re studying your budget options, be assured that the beleaguered housebuilding sector and its supply chain (including us of course) is doing the same. We know that not all the blocks to...
Introducing Jane Brown
Introducing Jane Brown We're pleased to welcome Jane Brown to Scotts of Thrapston Jane joins us as HR Lead, covering all areas of the business. She brings experience from Financial Services HR and business services. At Scotts, she will manage HR responsibilities and...
Introducing Allan Lowe
Introducing Allan Lowe We are delighted to welcome Allan Lowe CMIOSH to Scotts of Thrapston and Scotts Timber Engineering. Allan joins us as Head of Health and Safety. An experienced and qualified Health, Safety and Environmental Practitioner, he has significant...
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