Search Results: 'TRADA'

Science Fact
23 December, 2020
The WTS’s annual conference went online this year, providing plenty of technical information and room for discussion. Sally Spencer reports

Passing the baton
30 October, 2020
James Donaldson & Sons patriarch Neil Donaldson looks back over his 45 years with the family business. Sally Spencer reports

Lessons in wood construction
29 October, 2020
A dramatic new building on the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering’s Skylon campus is set to be a beacon for timber engineering education. Mike Jeffree reports

Pushing The Door On Fire Safety
14 August, 2020
With the launch of its new solid timber core fire doors, Halspan says it has equipped itself even more strongly to meet the intensified fire safety demands of the post-Grenfell construction environment. Mike Jeffree reports

Lumin embarks on expansion project
12 June, 2020
South American plywood manufacturer Uruply SA (Lumin) is about to embark on a US$30m investment in an additional production line. Stephen Powney spoke to Lumin CEO Alvaro Molinari

Tomorrow’s Timber Talent
21 April, 2020
This year’s TRADA University Challenge student competitors were tasked with designing a timber-based housing scheme

Building futures
21 April, 2020
Futurebuild 2020 had the subject of climate emergency as its theme. Simon Hastelow reports

Specification Imperatives
17 April, 2020
WPA chief executive officer, Gordon Ewbank, highlights the need to specify and buy preservative treated timber accurately

Talking Timber to Welsh students
16 April, 2020
Western Timber Trade Association organises event for students and lecturers to bring their knowledge up to date

Higher specs for decks
30 March, 2020
Janet Sycamore from the TDCA explains how the specification for deck substructures is changing and why it will mean better performance for timber decking

Future perfect
27 February, 2020
This year’s Futurebuild will have a strong focus on the role building materials can play in the climate change debate

View from the top
25 February, 2020
TTJ spoke to Marley quality manager for JB Red, Jenni Forest and SR Timber trading director Shaun Revill about the current market for roof battens

NMITE plans Timber technology centre
25 February, 2020
Professor Martin Gillie, provost and chief academic officer at NMITE describes plans for a Centre for Advanced Timber Technology

Timber training on track
28 January, 2020
The rebirth of the Institute of Carpenters over the past 12 months is focused on bringing industry and education together to train and nurture talent for the future of the UK woodworking sector. Mike Jeffree reports

Inspired to be better
28 January, 2020
TRADA’s second Better Timber Buildings conference set out to educate and inspire the construction community. Sally Spencer was there