Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems, part of the Scottish family-owned housebuilding Mactaggart & Mickel Group, has reported strong financial growth in recent months including more than £1.5m of new business contracts.
The Coatbridge-based company has won competitive tenders to develop two hotels on behalf of Whitbread Premier Inn to extend an existing hotel in Glenrothes and a new hotel and Beefeater restaurant at Newton Mearns; a housing contract on behalf of a national housebuilder on a site in Blairgowrie as well as a large extension in Strathblane for Bell Building Projects. The business also continues to produce closed-panel frames and bathroom pods for Mactaggart & Mickel Homes across its central Scotland locations.
Timber Systems’ “one-stop-shop” model means the team can erect a wind and watertight frame in one day. The company has the capacity to deliver a project from land and design through production, erection, build, sales and aftercare. Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems’ modern methods of construction range from open and closed-panel timber frames and staircases to bespoke self-builds.
The company opened a second factory facility on Palacecraig Street in Coatbridge early this year doubling the capacity in response to growth. Situated close to the original premises on Calder Street, the new site is being used to produce floor cassettes, cassette roofs and bathroom pods for the Glasgow 2014 Athletes’ Village – where Mactaggart & Mickel is part of the City Legacy consortium building the village - and to help meet demand from external contracts.
Speaking on the growth of the Timber Systems business, general manager Ross Mickel said: “This has been a very positive 2011 for Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems and our new contract wins are testament to the strategic approach to generating business and a committed team undertaking high quality work. We are focused on four core target markets: developers, contractors, commercial and self-build and can provide a secure response to tenders.
“Building in a controlled, factory-based environment ensures the quality of the work is higher than it would be with a traditional build due to the strict quality checks at every stage, from initial assembly to on-site completion.”
Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems plays a key role in the Group’s drive towards its stringent carbon reduction targets. Greater panel standardisation means significantly less timber wastage; timber frames allow for greater flexibility in the choice of insulation products and factory manufacturing reduces the amount of material being transported to site.