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Brickhill Homes at Linmere
Brickhill Homes at Linmere Scotts is pleased to be supplying trusses to two apartment blocks for Brickhill Homes on the new community currently under development at Linmere, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, as well as panels for one of the blocks. The roof has some...
What are the benefits of Metal Web Joists?
What are the benefits of Metal Web Joists? Metal web joist floor systems, with open web design, are the most versatile floor joist in the market and is widely used by housebuilders and commercial property developers across the UK. Also known as posijoists, not only...
Vistry Site in Keresley
Site in Keresley for Vistry Vistry Group have chosen Scotts Timber Engineering to supply trusses to the second phase of their Coventry development at Keresley. This phase consists of 285 units and follows the first phase, where timber frame construction was used....
Delivery!
Hundegger Delivery! We all love a delivery, but the production team at Scotts Timber Engineering are getting the biggest delivery they’ve ever seen today as their new HUNDEGGER TURBO-Drive 450 high performance cutting machine arrives at its Northamptonshire factory....
2025 and the housebuilding supply chain – The Ups, the Downs, Causes for Optimism, oh, and by the way…
2025 and the housebuilding supply chain – The Ups, the Downs, Causes for Optimism, oh, and by the way… Understanding the market and the environment in which we operate is vital for the housebuilding supply chain. Keeping up with the pace of change can be...
Staff Profile – Ben Fett
Profiling Ben Fett Rushden born and bred Estimator and Designer Ben Fett joined Scotts Timber Engineering 4 years ago, originally working in the Thrapston factory building trusses and panels. He was encouraged to apply for a trainee design role and moved up into the...
In-Roof PV Panels
In-Roof PV Panels 2024 saw the highest level of solar system installation for over seven years. Not a great surprise, as homeowners look for ways to keep energy bills down and reduce the cost of charging cars overnight. And as Future Homes Standards approach, and the...
Throwback Thursday – Back to the 1940’s
Back to the 1940's This amazing photo uncovered yesterday at Scotts Timber Engineering's head office in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, shows current MD James Scott's grandfather Douglas Scott and daughter Jennifer proudly showcasing a display of ladders! Ladders, timber...
Future Homes Standard and Rooftop Solar
Future Homes Standard and Rooftop Solar If you’re looking ahead to this year’s planned publication of the new Future Homes Standard, in which rooftop solar is likely to feature as part of the plan to support the delivery of cleaner domestic energy, then one of the...
Optimistic about the outlook for the UK’s housebuilding sector in 2025?
Optimistic about the outlook for the UK’s housebuilding sector in 2025? With housing completions expected to top 180k in 2024, the UK would need to roughly double output to get anywhere near the Government’s target of 1.5 million houses in the next 5 years. The theory...
Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas! As the end of 2024 approaches at speed, we'd like to thank all our customers, suppliers and other contacts across the housebuilding sector for choosing to work with Scotts Timber Engineering across the year. We appreciate the trust you place in us and...
Dean Turley Profile
Dean Turley Profile When Dean Turley, joined Scotts Timber Engineering in 2013 as a Designer, he didn’t expect to progress to General Manager of our Redditch factory so quickly. “As a family business, Scotts is a friendly close-knit environment,” he explained. “The...
Porches and Canopies – The Finishing Touch
Porches and canopies are physically small items compared to the trusses, joists and panels that are bread and butter at Scotts Timber Engineering, but given the UK’s propensity for rain, they are unsurprisingly big business - how many new developments do you see...
Garden Rooms for Luxury Developers
Garden Rooms for Luxury Developers The art of the showhome has been finely tuned by housebuilders over the years; interior designers showcasing the practicality and potential beauty of new homes on every new development. Optimising the aspirational value of new homes,...
Investing in Efficiency and Waste Reduction
Investing in Manufacturing Efficiency and waste reduction are both key elements of running a successful manufacturing operation. There’s only so far great processes can take you without the right equipment for a growing business without investment in faster and better...
Kelsey Worsdell Profile
Kelsey Worsdell Profile Kelsey Worsdell joined Scotts Timber Engineering nearly a year ago. In her role as Scheduler, based at the company’s Thrapston factory in Northamptonshire, she deals with truss deliveries from call off stage, through the manufacturing process...
Pre Christmas Deliveries
Pre-Christmas Deliveries As we approach the festive break, our delivery schedules up to and including 19th December are already filling. First deliveries in the New Year will start on Monday 6th January 2025. Please don’t hesitate to speak to our team on 01832 732366...
Million Makers for The Kings Trust
Million Makers for The King's Trust We were delighted to be invited to support the Road to a Million Gala Dinner and Auction last week by David Wilson Homes Northampton. The black tie gala dinner and auction event was in support of The King’s Trust’s Million Makers...
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