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Benchmarking Embodied and Whole Life Carbon for New Homes
Benchmarking Embodied and Whole Life Carbon for New Homes Sandeep Channa, Head of Timber Frame, took part in last week’s “Deep Dive: Benchmarking Embodied and Whole Life Carbon for New Homes” webinar, led by the Future Homes Hub. Data, reporting and collaboration are...
Another Project for Cotswold Oak
Another Project for Cotswold Oak Designed by David Kelly from our Redditch factory, these are the first roofs going on to a new development by existing Scotts Customer, Cotswold Oak. The Mill Meadows development consists of 40 2, 3, 4, and 5-bedroom homes, comprising...
SilverOak Homes
SilverOak Homes We are pleased to have an order from SilverOak Homes to produce roofs for two large attic truss bungalows at Mappleborough Green in Studley, Warwickshire. The plots are mirrored in design. The architect has previously specified a mostly cut roof...
Future Homes Hub Membership
Future Homes Hub Membership Scotts Timber Engineering has joined the Future Homes Hub as part of our commitment to support our customers in their journey to Net Zero. The Hub brings together all those involved in home building to achieve the climate and environment...
Government Provides 350,000 ‘Workplace Opportunities’
Government Provides 350,000 ‘Workplace Opportunities’ At first glance this looked like the £820m programme announced over the weekend will miraculously create 350k new jobs, and the Construction sector is singled out, alongside Hospitality, to benefit. The reality is...
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...
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