ONE of Scotland’s industry-led innovation centres has formed a new partnership to help revolutionise the lumber sector.
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) will work with the Structural Timber Association (STA) to help its businesses across the UK innovate and grow. CSIC links businesses, universities and the public sector to support increased innovation and productivity.
The STA is a UK-wide trade body representing more than 600 timber businesses, from manufacturers and suppliers to designers and installers. It was established to help influence legislation and regulation to support the overall objectives of the structural timber sector.
The partnership will build on the existing relationship between the two organisations, formed through key projects that CSIC has already supported, with both the STA and its member companies CCG, Stewart Milne Group and Scotframe.
This formalisation of their partnership will create a strategic relationship between CSIC and the STA.
Stephen Good, CSIC’s chief executive, said: “CSIC is keen to develop partnerships with organisations like the STA whose objectives align with our own, because we know that by collaborating, we can deliver greater support to groups of construction businesses to help them innovate and grow.
“CSIC already undertakes a range of activity relevant to the structural timber sector, such as being an associate partner in Offsite Solutions Scotland and funding numerous collaborative projects with STA member companies.
“Formalising our existing relationship with the STA will offer greater opportunities for structural timber companies to participate in innovation activity and collaborate with client bodies, supply chain partners, public sector and academia.”
STA’s vice-chair, Alex Goodfellow, added: “Our alliance with the CSIC is testament to the very progressive and forward-thinking approach of our industry.
“Along with championing and supporting innovation, our partnership will ensure that products, practices and new buildings are robustly tested, and performance is well understood ... to maximise the benefits of technically advanced timber systems and offer assurances to clients and end-users.”
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