//Best Timber Frame Manufacturers in the UK

Timber frame manufacturers play a crucial role in delivering high-quality, energy-efficient structures for developments across the country. But which one should you choose for your next project?

This guide features some of the best timber frame manufacturers in the UK, focusing on established companies in England, Scotland and Wales.

//Largest Timber Frame Manufacturers in the UK

1. Vistry Works
2. Space 4
3. Home Space

Vistry Works

Vistry Group has an in-house manufacturing division known as Vistry Works. There are 3 facilities located across the north of England and the Midlands which have the capacity to deliver over 10,000 homes a year. From open and closed timber frames panels, roof trusses and floor cassettes, they deliver MMC at scale to build homes both efficiently and sustainably.

Space4

Space4 is the sister brand of Persimmon Homes, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders. Their 493,000 sq ft manufacturing facility is one of the biggest timber frame factories in the UK, with aims to generate 7,000 homes a year. They manufacture timber frames, highly insulated wall panels and roof cassettes for a ‘fabric first’ solution.

Home Space

Similar to Vistry, Bellway Homes also has a 135,000 sq ft timber frame manufacturing facility known as Bellway Home Space which has been designed in partnership with Donaldson Timber Systems. This showcases their commitment to increase their use of timber and to operate sustainably and responsibly. Their aim is to grow production to around 3,000 homes each year by 2030, which is around 30% of housing output, and to achieve Net Zero by 2045.

As you can see, some of the major UK housebuilders have built their very own in-house manufacturing facilities to develop their own timber frame systems for developments. As some of the largest timber frame companies in the UK, this may have a domino effect on other housebuilders. Not only could they open up their own timber frame manufacturing spaces, but they could be encouraged to switch to timber for their own housing projects.

To help housebuilders find the best timber frame suppliers in their UK region, we’ve collated the largest 3 in Scotland, Wales and England below.

//Largest Timber Frame Manufacturers in Scotland

1. Donaldson Timber Systems
2. Oregon
3. CCG (OSM) Ltd.

Donaldson Timber Systems

With 2 out of 3 of their manufacturing facilities in Aberdeen and Glasgow, Donaldson Timber Systems is the largest timber frame manufacturer in Scotland. Donaldson Group has been operating for over 160 years and is comprised of 17 specialist timber and building product businesses and brands.

Oregon Timber Frame

Oregon Timber Frame have manufacturing facilities in Selkirk in the Borders, as well as Burton on Trent, and have a strong record for supplying timber frame to Scotland. After acquisition by housebuilder Barratt Homes, 3,200 homes out of 17,000 were built using timber frame in 2023 and Oregon’s facility has been extended to accommodate more manufacturing capability.

CCG (OSM) Ltd.

CCG Group is one of Scotland’s largest, privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, and CCG (OSM) Ltd. is their in-house offsite manufacturing division. Providing timber frame solutions to both CCG and the wider market, they support the delivery of up to 2000 homes per year. Based in Glasgow and operating for over a decade, they continue to drive sustainability through their Net Zero Home.

//Largest Timber Frame Manufacturers in Wales

1. Lowfield Timber Frames
2. Celtic Offsite
3. Crendon Timber Frame

Lowfield Timber Frames

Located near the Wales border in Marton, Lowfield Timber Frames have over 25 years of experience providing precision-engineered timber components. Working with some of the largest regional and national developers and being part of some of the UK’s largest Passivhaus schemes, they are one of the largest timber frame manufacturers in Wales.

Celtic Offsite

Celtic Offsite’s manufacturing facility in Caerphilly has been designed to build up to 250 low carbon homes per year. As part of the United Welsh Group, they are widely recognised within the Wales region and have removed 134.65 tonnes of carbon since 2021 with their aim of decarbonising existing homes.

Crendon Timber Engineering

Since 1967, Crendon Timber Engineering have been designing, manufacturing and supply timber frame solutions. They provide timber frame packages for housing, apartments, flats, commercial and educational developments from their 12 design and manufacturing locations throughout England and Wales.

//Best Timber Frame Manufacturers in England

1. Pinewood Structures
2. FrameTech
3. OFP Timber Frame

Pinewood Structures

Since 1981, Pinewood Structures have been Trusted to Deliver for top housebuilders and contractors within East Anglia and across Southeast England. With our 46,000 sq ft factory and our specialist in-house team of design technicians, estimators, production staff and project managers, projects are always in safe hands from start to finish. We have a comprehensive 3-stage photographic QA process so you can ensure our standards are consistently the highest.

FrameTech

FrameTech is the largest timber frame manufacturer in the North, producing 2,000 units per year in their 56,000 sq ft office and manufacturing space. Over the years, they have worked with well-known homebuilders and invested in state-of-the-art machinery to deliver 1,500 metres of external wall per week. With over 60 staff and as members of the STA, FrameTech is an established name amongst housebuilders and contractors in the North of England.

OFP Timber Frame

Based in Sandwich, OFP Timber Frame supply and install timber frames to the residential market in Kent and Southeast England. Their purpose-built manufacturing facility combines quality and capacity, so much so, they produce panels for around 20 houses per week and over 1,000 new homes, commercial and educational buildings each year. Plus, over 10,000 trusses and 10,000 posi-joists per year.