Search Results: 'TRADA'

New Q-Mark scheme to boost marine plywood quality
17 December, 2013
Efforts to improve the quality of marine plywood on the UK market have been given a boost with BM TRADA’s launch of a new Q-Mark scheme for the material.

Closing the door on fire
14 December, 2013
The BWF and BWF-CERTIFIRE Scheme’s Fire Door Safety Week was a roaring success. Liz Male reports.

Research funds needed for timber
14 December, 2013
More timber research is needed to strengthen wood’s position among construction materials, says Richard Harris, professor of timber engineering at the University of Bath

Research funds needed for timber
14 December, 2013
More timber research is needed to strengthen wood’s position among construction materials, says Richard Harris, professor of timber engineering at the University of Bath

TRADA launches new website
29 November, 2013
TRADA has unveiled its new website which promises to help users find wood information more easily.

FSC delays Online Claims Platform roll-out
21 November, 2013
The FSC has confirmed that the deadline for obligatory entering of claims by certificate holders on the FSC Online Claims Platform (OCP) has been deferred from next year to an indeterminate date in 2015.

Group aims to improve timber engineering research and training
15 November, 2013
An alliance of industry and academia focused on improving and increasing UK timber engineering research has met to assess current challenges.

BM TRADA launches timber frame Q-Mark
15 November, 2013
BM TRADA has launched a new timber frame Q-Mark certification scheme aimed at improving the build method’s quality and performance.

BM TRADA’s new training initiative gets under way
29 October, 2013
BM TRADA’s first practical training attracted delegates from contractors, merchants and timber companies.

Grown in Britain gains momentum
19 October, 2013
Even before Grown in Britain (GiB) Week kicked off with a central London launch at Heal’s department store in Tottenham Court Road on Monday, the event was creating a buzz on social media.

Time to dance to the same tune
19 October, 2013
Using Caffè Nero's latest results alone as an indicator for the UK economy might be dismissed as froth. But the coffee shop's 11% profit hike, and declaration that it sees potential to boost British caffeine levels another notch with a 50% rise in outlets to 750, is just the latest positive piece in a jigsaw creating an increasingly encouraging picture of the country's economic prospects.

Back to the future
19 October, 2013
Tough decisions have been taken at Timbmet, but its turnaround specialist CEO says one of the big names of UK timber is back on track. Mike Jeffree reports.

United we build
19 October, 2013
Leadership, collaboration and skills are key to capitalising on the UK government’s Construction Strategy 2025, the audience at this year’s ProTimber Summit heard. Mike Jeffree reports

Next generation wises up
05 October, 2013
The next generation of Frame Wise’s Wise Wall closed panel timber frame system has just been launched – and there will be more to come. Robin Meade reports

Widening horizons
05 October, 2013
Lawrence Young, chairman of the Structural Timber Association, explains the rationale behind the rebranding of the predecessor organisation, the UK Timber Frame Association

New campaign puts spotlight on fire door safety
09 September, 2013
A host of organisations, including the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), are preparing to launch Fire Door Safety Week on September 16-21.

Identity parade
07 September, 2013
Timber Expo is marking a milestone for the UKTFA this year, as it signals the launch of the Structural Timber Association. Chairman Lawrence Young explains.

TRADA talks timber
07 September, 2013
TRADA’s Timber Talks programme at this year’s Timber Expo aims to meet specifiers’ large appetite for information on building with wood.

The essential selection
07 September, 2013
As Timber Expo gears up for its third show, event director Loretta Sales picks out some of this year’s highlights.

Step up for a show of unity
07 September, 2013
A team of Swiss engineers is currently putting together a spectacular, 7.7m-high cross-laminated US tulipwood structure outside London's world-renowned Tate Modern gallery. Comprising a series of interlocking flights of stairs, it forms part of the London Design Festival and is the American Hardwood Export Council's (AHEC) latest dramatic showpiece project at the annual event to promote the potential of US hardwoods.