ISO 14001:2004 The Simply Self Build's factory holds international environmental certification for dry timber structures SGS - Society General de Surveillance ensures that quality systems and procedures are used in the design, manufacture and erection of your engineered timberframe structure is of the highest standard FSC Forest Stewardship Council - FSC timber frame certification. TimberTecs part of the Benfield ATT Group hold chain of custody certification for the design, sale, manufacture and distribution of engineered timber structures - FSC endorsed by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF and Forestry Commission Investors in People, TimberTecs members of the Benfield ATT Group are one of the few timber frame companies to hold an award for the training and ongoing development of their people and service. Green Dragon: The only dedicated professional service provider in the UK to hold Welsh Environmental Quality Standard Award   Examples of timber frame homes

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What is House Race?

In April 2004 The Benfield ATT Group helped two couples battle it out in the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham. They had just two weeks to build themselves a prefabricated house from start to finish....


The winning selfbuild couple were judged on quality, decor and speed and the prize was £30,000 to go towards building the house of their dreams!


house race presenters

The presenters of House Race - Mike Brewer (C4's Driven and Discovery Home and Leisure's Wheeler Dealers) and former Gladiators star and ITV's Pulling Power presenter Janie Omorogbe.



Imagine building your own house exactly the way you want it, quickly and cheaply! Whether self-building a home is some thing you've been thinking about for a while or if you're completely new to it, House Race is the show to watch. In fact the show has proven to be so popular that you can still regularly view it on Discovery Home & Leisure


Bullring house race site birmingham


The show was a major success for all involved and since the winning couple have embarked on their second Self Build. If you have caught the Self Build Bug then Contact Simply Self Build. What ever stage your project is at, our experts are here to help.


Is your project right at the beginning? Talk to timbertecs , our sister company, for great value professional services to give you project a kick start.


Chartered Building Consultancy - timber frame, OSM (off-site manufacture) and engineered timber structure advisors. Timber Research and Development Association – our work with TRADA ensures high quality, eco-friendly engineered Timber Frame build projects. The Green Register of Construction Professionals - Simply Self Build members of the Benfield ATT Group - Simply Self Build's membership demonstrates our passion for environmentally sustainable timber frame self builds for local housing authorities. AECB - Association of Environment Conscious Building – our FSC certified timber frame is endorsed by The Ecology Building Society Impact Upon Society Big Tick Award from Business in the Community – BITC – award-winning timber frame company within the Timber-frame industry TRA - Trussed Rafter Association – our membership assures Timberframe Trusses, Trussed Rafters, roofs and complex and innovative roofscapes are quality HBF - the only developer partnering timber frame company to be members of the House Builders Federation. Wales Quality Centre – members and committee members, we ensure the highest quality, especially when coupled with ISO 9001, FSC certification and Q-Mark Plus standards RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, assures our customers of our professionalism in wood and timber frame building and developing and surveying
Simply Self Build is part of the Benfield ATT Group.
Chain of Custody SGS-COC-005599. FSC Trademark (C) 1996 Forestry Stewardship Council