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Timber invited into the UN
22 July 2010

Timber companies are being given the opportunity to exhibit their products at the UN in Geneva.

TRADA clarify specification of exterior plywood
22 July 2010

TRADA says is aware of some confusion amongst specifiers concerning the properties of "exterior grade" plywood.

EU bans illegal timber
14 July 2010

The European Parliament has voted to ban imports of illegal timber. The vote taken last week has now been ratified.

Work gets underway on Manchester timber frame school
13 July 2010

Construction work has started to build an extension to St Peter’s RC High School in Gorton - the first secondary school to use a timber frame design and only the second timber school building in Manchester.

Cash support announced to help fight larch tree disease
6 July 2010

Woodland owners will be given access to a £600,000 support package launched to help tackle the outbreak of Phytophthora ramorum infection in larch trees in South West England and South Wales.

Chester keeps timber skills alive
6 July 2010

Regeneration body Chester Renaissance has successfully bid for more than £100,000 of funding to ensure traditional wood joinery continue to be taught.

Exhibitors invited to Timber Expo launch event
2 July 2010

TRADA Technology is inviting potential exhibitors to the official launch event for Timber Expo on Wednesday 29 September 2010, at the show venue, Coventry's Ricoh Arena.

Olympic velodrome nearer completion
2 July 2010

The Olympic velodrome which boasts a huge timber roof has come a little closer to completion.

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Features

Technical Ecstasy

Questions surrounding timber and fire protection never seem to be far apart. Answers are now at hand from www.fireretard.com – a non-profit organisation founded by a number of leading players in the European wood industry to spread best practice and technical know-how.

New life for Christian centre

THANKS TO the determination and missionary zeal of the Wirral Christian Centre, a derelict and badly vandalised Birkenhead church dating back to 1886 has been saved from wrack and ruin with an extensive £1 million restoration project. Sadolin Classic wood protection has been used extensively throughout the project to bring the interiors back to their former glory.

Monitoring Quality

Richard Burbridge has recently invested in Wonderware’s historian and new data acquisition hardware to streamlined effect. How does this software provide new manufacturing production information?

Making the connection

Senior structural engineer at Trada Technology Ltd, Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe, urges engineers to get behind Eurocode 5 and take advantage of the opportunities offered.

Heat and Energy – timber and thermal performance

ONE THING is for certain – there are no bypassing thermal performance requirements for buildings. Professor Sean Smith, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Construction and Professor of Construction Innovation at Edinburgh Napier University, explains.

Canadian Producers of Forest Products – Showing Leadership on Sustainability Issues

ON MAY 18, 2010, an historic conservation Agreement was announced, setting Canada’s forest
products industry apart from the rest of the world. The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and nine leading environmental organizations, unveiled an unprecedented Agreement
that applies to 72 million hectares - more than three times the size of Great Britain - of public forests licensed to FPAC members.

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Events

Green timber in construction: case study event
Wednesday, 8 September, 2010