The project was just one of nine winners, out of 1,000-plus Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) schemes, to receive a prize at the KTP Awards 2006 at The Savoy, London.
The KTP project, Optimisation of Platform Timber Frame Construction for Domestic Dwellings, was designed to implement modern methods of construction, carry out value engineering and harmonise current practice with new regulations and Eurocodes.
It has resulted in the development of a roof system which is assembled on building sites at ground level before being craned into position.
Selkirk-based Oregon said this had improved health and safety, delivering a 57% reduction in risk, and product quality and speed of construction, as well as growing its pre-tax profit by £20,000 through insurance cost savings.
The company is predicting further profit growth of £280,000 as a result of the partnership during the next three years.
Other elements of KTP scheme included waste reduction and a study into reducing the amount of steel in timber frames.
Automated design tools were also delivered, resulting in faster processing and increased standardisation.
A second KTP is now underway between the two partners.
