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Linx Construction, Castor
Linx Construction, Castor We’re excited to be working with Linx Construction on a large one-off detached dwelling with Annex in Thornfields, Castor, a Cambridgeshire village nestled between the A47 and the River Nene. Our design team’s proposed attic truss design over...
UK Housebuilding Strategy – why isn’t it working?
UK Housebuilding Strategy – why isn’t it working? Ask Google AI to describe the Government’s housebuilding strategy and you’re told: “The government’s primary housebuilding strategy aims to deliver 1.5 million new homes in England over the current parliament. This...
Parrott Construction Project Stevenage
Parrott Construction Project Stevenage We are pleased to welcome back a returning customer, Parrott Construction, who have placed an order for a small development in Gresley Way, Stevenage – it’s always good for our team to hear comments like this: “It would be good...
The Timber Frame Transition
Transitioning to Timber Frame For smaller housebuilders accustomed to traditional masonry builds, transitioning to timber frame methods requires a shift in mindset, planning, and on-site coordination. If you’re considering timber frame construction for your next...
Upgrading Truss Beds at across Scotts Factories
Upgrading Truss Beds at across Scotts Factories Preventative maintenance programmes are a vital part of running a productive factory and Production Manager Craig Bull keeps a close eye on the equipment at both our Thrapston and Redditch truss manufacturing plants. By...
Timber Frame – The Scott Panel Thermo
Timber Frame – the Scott Panel Thermo Timber Frame Panels are manufactured in different configurations depending on your needs. The Scott Panel Thermo is a great solution for when finding the balance between maximising internal room dimensions while minimising thermal...
Is it supply and demand that’s keeping house prices high?
Is it supply and demand that’s keeping house prices high? You know our view – if people won’t buy houses, housebuilders won’t build them. Commercial suicide for which we are berated by the government and urged to ‘build baby build’. We all know that rates of new...
Lagan Homes Nottingham
Lagan Homes Nottingham Lagan Homes has recently entrusted Scotts Timber Engineering with an order for over 100 plots for their Loxley Rise development in Fairham, Nottingham, comprising two, three and four bedroom homes designed to suit a range of lifestyles. Fairham...
Post Election Reset – Unlock the Housing Ladder
Post Election Reset – Unlock the Housing Ladder Local elections across the country, the Scottish & Welsh Parliament are all up for grabs on Thursday and the outcome is likely to prompt – at the very least – yet another reset from the Labour Government. How we all...
Timber Frame Popularity Accelerates
Timber Frame Popularity Accelerates In Scotland, timber frame construction has long been the housebuilding method of choice – currently accounting for 85% of the new homes market according to the Structural Timber Association (STA). Historically this figure is much...
Pye Homes Welbourne Launch
Pye Homes Welbourne Launch Ethan Johnston from our Business Development team was invited to attend the launch of the Pye Homes earlier this month - here are some of the photos! Pye are building Dashwood, part of the new Welborne Garden Village, neighbouring Dashwood...
Energy Cost Surge Reinforces Attraction of Timber Frame
Energy Cost Surge Reinforces Attraction of Timber Frame Could the conflict with Iran be yet another reason housebuilders move more of their production to timber frame instead of traditional brick and block? Apparently so. Barrett Redrow are very clear about this. In...
Owlstone Croft, Cambridge
Owlstone Croft, Cambridge Owlstone Croft is an innovative Passivhaus development in Cambridge comprising four terrace blocks, with Terrace T02 currently underway. The scheme showcases modern methods of construction, with KLH UK delivering the superstructure using...
Playing the blame game
Playing the Blame Game Analysis by the Local Councils Network (formerly known as the District Councils' Network) demonstrate quite clearly that planning alone is not the issue holding back housebuilding: 331,300 of 633,010 homes granted planning permission since 2013...
Insulation Benefits Of Timber Frame
Insulation Benefits Of Timber Frame Part of the reason for the ever-growing popularity of using timber frame in construction is the insulation benefits it can provide. With insulation between studs, timber frame combines structure and thermal performance into the same...
Car Barns for Pye Homes at Woodstock
Car Barns for Pye Homes at Woodstock Car Barns for the Pye Homes development at Hill Rise, Woodstock are being built in partnership with Blenheim Estate Homes, and we’re delighted to be supplying over 40 car barn spaces, including extended bays for disabled spaces. Of...
Timber Frame vs Block Building
Timber Frame vs Block Building With the growing popularity of timber frame in the UK housebuilding – reflected in its ever-growing presence in our order bank – Head of Timber Frame, Sandeep Channa shares her expertise on the key benefits and compares it to traditional...
Cautious Optimism and Chain Reactions
Cautious Optimism and Chain Reactions The latest Home Builders Federation survey indicates cautious optimism, with many small and medium sized developers expecting to increase delivery of new housing delivery in coming months. This very much reflects our experience at...
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