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Timber companies sign up for Timber Expo
17 August, 2010
Gang-Nail Systems has become a silver sponsor of new timber industry show Timber Expo.Timber frame industry rounds on BBC’s report
24 July, 2010
The UK timber frame industry has rounded on a
BBC London news report which questioned the fire safety of completed timber frame buildings.TRADA issues statement on plywood for exterior use
24 July, 2010
TRADA has issued a statement to clarify the specificaton of exterior grade plywood.TRADA publishes insulation guidance
24 July, 2010
TRADA has published new guidance to show how upcoming updates to Part L can be met in timber frame construction using standards details with mineral wool insulation.RKL supplier mill gains FSC certification
15 July, 2010
RKL Plywood has announced that its Chinese supplier factory has achieved
FSC Judgement day approaches
July 10 2010
The Wood Awards shortlist has just been announced and 27 very different projects are now in the frame for a trophy. TTJ takes a look at just a handful of the shortlisted entries
PEFC UK aims to overtake France
9 July, 2010
The UK could overtake France in the next year as the country with the most
PEFC chain of custody certificates, delegates heard atPEFC UK ’s 10th...Timber frame stalwart receives honours
2 July, 2010
Stewart Milne Group board director Hugh Mackay has been honoured for his dedication to the promotion of timber frame construction with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.Timber Expo sets date for launch event
30 June, 2010
The official launch event for Timber Expo is to take place on September 29 in Coventry.
Architects host TRADA seminars
16 June, 2010
White Design in Bristol will host the next
TRADA in the Regions event at the Knowle West Media Centre.Timber Expo venue chosen
12 June, 2010
The Ricoh Arena in Coventry has been chosen as the venue for the new Timber Expo 2011.
First oak frame Q-Mark
11 June, 2010
English Heritage Buildings (EHB) of Woods Corner, East Sussex, has become the first oak frame specialist builder to achieve
BM Q-Mark...TRADA Austerity not inevitably agony
29 May, 2010
£6.2bn down, £149.8bn to go. OK, that’s an exaggeration. The government isn’t planning to eradicate the UK’s budget deficit entirely overnight, but it is looking to make a very big dent in it very quickly.
In Touch with Timber attracts 200 visitors
29 May, 2010
Nearly 200 people attended the In Touch with Timber conference in central London on May 18 to see inspiring architectural projects showcasing wood in construction.
New exhibition for UK timber
29 May, 2010
A new two-day UK exhibition for the timber industry has been unveiled and will launch in June 2011.
“Timber in refurbishment” published
28 May, 2010
TRADA Technology’s new publicationTimber in refurbishment sets out to demonstrate how timber may be used to restore and refurbish existing and historic buildings.Young engineers urged to support Eurocode 5
27 May, 2010
TRADA Technology senior structural engineer Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe has urged young engineers to take advantage of the opportunities offered by Eurocode 5.New exhibition for UK timber
18 May, 2010
A new UK exhibition for the timber industry launches in June 2011.
Training triumphs
February 20 2010
Training should be a career-long process, according to TTJ Career Development Award winner Sarah Broadley
Pushing the envelope
May 15 2010
In promoting timber frame, the industry needs to focus on more than just the build method’s sustainability credentials, says UK Timber Frame Association chairman Geoff Arnold
