Norscots headquarters based in the village of Bower, between Wick and Thurso has been chosen as a prototype for Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) technology. This new Technology could narrow the digital divide in the Highlands giving access to high speed internet connection even in remote locations. Click HERE for more information
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Norscot Joinery, in partnership with the University of Strathclyde, received the award for Innovation of the Year at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2018, which took place on Thursday 22nd February in Edinburgh. (Pictured from left to right: Farhad Chamo, Farzad Pour Rahimian, Peter Body and Stephen Oliver.) Norscot have been recognised for the research
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For the past few days, some of our staff have been on an in-house training course with Katarzyna Kozlowska from the University of Strathclyde. They have been expanding their knowledge on BIM software in relation to Revit. This software will allow better precision and efficiency when designing and managing self-build projects.
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Benefits of Timber Frame Kit Homes Timber frame kits are one of the most popular methods of construction in the UK, in particular Scotland. Timber frame kit construction allures many self-builders with the benefits it comes with. Read on to find out what the advantages of using this building method are. Speed of Construction As
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Norscot have been named finalists for two categories at the Independent Network Members Awards. The two categories Norscot will be competing in are the National Customer Satisfaction Award and a new category for this year, National Sales Person for 2017. For the Sales Person award two sales people from Norscot have been nominated. Michael Dunnett
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Watching George Clark’s television programme Ugly House to Lovely House, he intimated it was the architect’s job to design the best house they could, in line with the client’s brief, irrespective of cost. What nonsense! I can almost guarantee that the client’s brief will have indicated a maximum budget. And, if it didn’t, that should
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Over last weekend we attended the Homebuilding & Renovation Show in Glasgow SEC. We had lots of visitors to our stand who were interested in our timber frame house kits and we aimed to give them all the information required from us. We’d like to thank everyone who attended the show and visited our stand,
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Scottish Government has announced its new Self Build Loan Fund, which enables anyone who wants to build their own home to apply for lending from the £4 million self-build loan fund. The product builds on the success of the Highland Self Build Loan Fund, which helped people build their own homes and builds on a
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Norscot Joinery have been sponsoring Lisa Douglas, during her time in the Ness factor competition and are delighted that she has made it all the way to the final. Ness factor takes place on October the 27th at Drumossie Hotel Inverness, with all proceeds in aid of Highland Hospice We took some time to do a quick
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We will be attending the Homebuilding & Renovation Show in Edinburgh on the 20th to the 21st of October. If you are interested in building a simple yet stylish home then a Norscot kit is the perfect option for you. With a variety of timber frame packages on offer and a wide array of current
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