Timber frame housing set to rise

Timber frame housing is set to achieve a 25% market share of all new housing by 2008, according to the latest Market Report published for members of the UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA).

The total market for timber frame was estimated at £487m in 2005, while the proportion of homes built using timber rose by 3%.  It reveals 58% of social housing and 16% of private housing in the UK were constructed using timber. This trend is set to continue through 2006 rising to a 25% share in 2008.

Bryan Woodley, Chief Executive of the UKTFA, says:

“The picture for timber frame will continue to be very positive. It's a great endorsement for timber frame,which is now firmly established as a mainstream method of construction in the UK house building industry.”