{"id":32545,"date":"2026-02-11T09:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=32545"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:56:00","slug":"english-developers-tap-scottish-timber-frame-to-build-at-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/english-developers-tap-scottish-timber-frame-to-build-at-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"English Developers Tap Scottish Timber\u2011Frame to Build at Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>English builders are increasingly tapping Scotland\u2019s established timber-frame and truss supply chain to replace brick and masonry with timber-frame housing, as developers seek housing that is \u201cfaster, more sustainable and at a greater scale.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is according to Deeside Timberframe, a Scottish offsite timber manufacturer that is now building 300 timber-framed houses and bungalows in North Yorkshire, Cumbria, and Sunderland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDevelopers are under more pressure than ever to deliver homes quickly, efficiently and to a consistent standard,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/projectscot.com\/2026\/02\/english-developers-turning-to-scottish-timber-frame-specialists-to-meet-housing-demands\/\">according to Derek Wann, Deeside Timberframe\u2019s business development director.<\/a> \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing now is a clear preference for timber frame partners who already understand how to deliver at scale. These are live residential developments where programme certainty underpins every commercial decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Future of Construction: Wood Central\u2019s UK\u2013Sweden Study Tour\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1148577500?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The UK has emerged as one of the world&#8217;s fastest-growing markets for &#8220;industrialised timber&#8221; frame construction. Later this year, Wood Central&#8217;s Study Tour will visit the UK, which offers one of the closest parallels to Australia\u2019s lightweight timber\u2011frame market. <a href=\"https:\/\/tour.woodcentral.com.au\/\">Click here <\/a>to register your interest today.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent months, timber-frame has gained favour with UK homebuilders, as a shortage of skilled labour and a push toward modern methods of construction and environmentally sustainable materials has seen developers push to return timber-frame numbers to levels not seen since the 1970\u2019s, using state-of-the-art robotics and factory-led assembly to drive a new wave of homes built using English timbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2USyHPaCYsY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are Timber Frame Homes OK in the UK ?\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2USyHPaCYsY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Interest in timber frame construction is growing in the UK, with home builders now looking to return timber frame housing to levels not seen in more than 40 years. Footage courtesy of @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RealLifeArchitecture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RealLifeArchitecture.<\/a><\/em><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, more than one in three of the UK\u2019s top homebuilders has a time frame facility, and according to Graeme Guy, national sales manager, truss and frame businesses are being engaged far earlier in the development process. \u201cDevelopers want partners who can support them strategically, not just supply panels,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re looking for manufacturing capability, technical assurance and the confidence that delivery can be maintained across multiple sites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heading to Nottinghamshire for the opening of Bellway&#39;s new timber frame facility. All part of the southward march of timber frame into England, a well established construction practice in Scotland accounting for 92% of family homes, compared to less 10% in England <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimberDevUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TimberDevUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jabQSamz7A\">pic.twitter.com\/jabQSamz7A<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Paul Brannen \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@PaulBrannenNE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulBrannenNE\/status\/2016434440218513770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes as Wood Central last month revealed that Bellway Homes, one of the United Kingdom&#8217;s fastest-growing home builders, plans to more than double the share of timber homes it builds, from 12% to 30%, over the next five years. To achieve this, it opened Bellway Home Space, a state-of-the-art timber factory in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, late last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To learn more about timber frame construction <a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/see-how-industrialised-timber-really-works-join-wood-centrals-study-tour\/\">and the push to embrace &#8220;industrialised timber&#8221;, click here for Wood Central&#8217;s special feature.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English builders are increasingly tapping Scotland\u2019s established timber-frame and truss supply chain to replace brick and masonry with timber-frame housing, as developers seek housing that is \u201cfaster, more sustainable and at a greater scale.\u201d That is according to Deeside Timberframe, a Scottish offsite timber manufacturer that is now building 300 timber-framed houses and bungalows in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"default","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[3,38,37,53,49,68],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[70],"class_list":{"0":"post-32545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-architecture","8":"category-architecture-and-design","9":"category-building-and-construction","10":"category-europe","11":"category-residential","12":"category-sector"},"authors":[{"term_id":70,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"jason","display_name":"Jason Ross","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/J-Ross-headshot.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/J-Ross-headshot.jpeg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32545"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32548,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32545\/revisions\/32548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32545"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=32545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}