News

Gripple wins local recognition
16 May 2013

Sheffield-based wire joiner and tensioner firm Gripple has won a top award recognising its global success.

Longest Glulams come to Center Parc site
16 May 2013

Center Parcs has transported over £1m worth of timber from Austria for its new £250m forest village in Bedfordshire.

Output at lowest level for 15 years
10 May 2013

UK construction output is currently at is lowest level for almost 15 years, new ONS figures suggest.

Eco vicarage wins Greenbuild prize
9 May 2013

An environmentally friendly vicarage and a housing association property that had an eco makeover for just £6,500 were two of the winners of this year's Greenbuild Awards.

Metsä Wood gets in on BIM
9 May 2013

Timber and engineered wood product (EWP) supplier Metsä Wood has launched its BIM components in a “BIM family” format in Revit.

Seven sponsor Napier initiative
9 May 2013

SEMA4c, a joint venture between German timber software house SEMA and building system specialist C4Ci, is one of seven organisations supporting Edinburgh Napier University’s “Sponsor a Graduate” initiative led by Geoff Rhodes, chair of the university’s Forest Products Research Institute Advisory Board.

KFC uses wood for New Zealand restaurants
9 May 2013

Fast food outlet KFC has used modified wood Accoya for a range of high quality restaurant projects across New Zealand.

Wood Awards make use of social media
2 May 2013

Anyone entering this year’s Wood Awards will be able to have their entry promoted on social media linked to the awards even before any shortlist is produced, the event organisers have announced.

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Features

Fire Protection for Timber – you need to be assured

When fire protection of timber and plywood for new construction projects is required it is vital that the fire performance of the product fully assured.

Solving the cash flow dilemma

All house builders and developers, whether in the public or private sector, have similar aims – to create new homes quickly and efficiently and realise a return on investment as fast as possible. And never more so than in the current climate of less speculative building, more building to order and meeting the demand for affordable housing.

EUTR – Friend or Foe? By David Venables, European director, American Hardwood Export Council

As I sit down to write this blog, there are only 11 days to go. I am not referring to the end of the world - that has been and gone! The 3 March 2013 is when the new EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) becomes law. This may not be the “end”, but EUTR certainly marks a big change to our world. Whether we like it or not, or we are confused or confident, or even just blissfully ignorant, this law is a real turning point.

History lessons

What have a Himalyan hut, a Marcos sports car and the UK’s first bowstring roof got in common? From the outside, you’d think, not a lot. But delve a little deeper and you’ll find the common thread that links all three – yes, it’s TRADA.

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