News

Climate change: keynote speech
9 March 2010

Foresters have a key role to play in the fight against climate change, Britain’s top forester has said.

Timber frame faces insurance boycott
5 March 2010

Insurers could remove cover or hike up premiums for existing timber-frame buildings over safety concerns.

Kingspan timber system sales slump
4 March 2010

Kingspan Group’s engineered timber systems business saw a whopping 72% fall in sales during 2009.

Conference to tackle forest diseases
4 March 2010

Forest Research scientists and the head of the Forestry Commission’s Plant Health Service will address an important conference in April to raise awareness and understanding of tree diseases and pests.

New MD for Stewart Milne Timber
2 March 2010

Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS) has appointed Ron Easton as its new managing director.

TRADA produces timber frame e-guide
25 February 2010

TRADA Technology has produced Essential Timber Frame Standard Details (for single occupancy detached, semi-detached and terraced houses) in a ready-to-use electronic PDF format.

Biomass use keeps growing
25 February 2010

More people are turning to biomass as fuel according to a new green energy survey from Forestry Commission England.

Travis Perkins sees sales fall
25 February 2010

Materials group Travis Perkins saw group sales for the year fall 8% to £2.9bn.

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Features

Get ready for Ecobuild 2010

Ecobuild returns to London’s Earls Court on Tuesday 02- Thursday 04 March 2010. It is shaping up to be the biggest and best show yet. Over the next few pages we will give you all the essential information you need to know.

Conformity – are you getting what you want?

Richard Adams, Fire Retardants Manager for Arch Timber Protection Ltd, provides an in-depth view of the timber frame building industry and its relationship to fire and flame

Bouncing back

Is the Canadian Super E® Building System poised to assist the emerging housing market? Jeff Culp, general manager of the Super E programme explains

Bringing back the glory days

The Cutty Sark is an iconic reminder of a bygone age of sail and a symbol of Britain’s long and successful maritime heritage.

Engineering solid partnerships

In 1998 Sir John Egan published Rethinking Construction, which advocated the encouragement of longterm partnerships between clients and suppliers to foster trust and expertise and reduce inefficiencies. However, today’s economic climate is bringing about a sea change in this approach and the large-scale construction sector is adopting a far more combative line.

Certified cheap and sustainable or unsuitable?

For many people, when it comes to the world of timber, what constitutes ‘sustainable’ and ‘suitable’ is a confusing matter at the best of times. John Park, from Canada Wood UK, gives an insight into the maze of markings and why Canada is at the forefront of certified timber products.

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Events

Ecobuild
Tuesday, 2 March, 2010
Women in Construction 2010
Thursday, 11 March, 2010