Search Results: 'UK Timber Frame Association'

The solution to Britain’s housing crisis
21 August, 2019
David Hopkins, director Confederation of Timber Industries highlights the work of the APPG for the Timber Industries

Added assurance for timber building
12 February, 2019
Developing industry skills and giving customers assurance on quality and performance must be the focus for the timber building sector, says Structural Timber Association chief executive Andrew Carpenter

Seismic Shift
20 May, 2015
Well I said last month it was a dangerous game second guessing the voting intentions of the public. And so it turned out.

Digging deep
20 March, 2015
So, spring is here at last and with it that first touch of milder weather, lighter evenings and a feeling of optimism about the months to come.

The voice of the timber Industry
20 January, 2015

Climate talks yield new opportunities
19 November, 2014
Dave Hopkins, executive director of Wood for Good, says the EU’s targets for emissions reduction and energy efficiency should be welcomed by the timber industry.

The future is bright for timber frame
10 August, 2013
There are some good news stories for construction, and timber frame in particular, says Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the UK Timber Frame Association

Green glimmers amid the gloom
09 March, 2013
The Construction Products Association (CPA) is known for the pith and precision of its UK building market reports and for being strictly averse to any sugar-coating. As a result, in recent years they have made for some pretty grim reading. They have painted a picture of construction spiralling into depression, rather than recession, with no hints of a silver lining.

London 2012 – a lasting legacy for timber?
18 August, 2012
Will timber benefit long-term from the success of the Olympic Park, asks Geoff Arnold, managing director of Pinewood Structures

First whispers of green shoots
03 March, 2012
The timber industry has reasons to be optimistic, says Mike Jeffree

Another year of "challenging times"
04 February, 2012
Kevin Riley, vice-president construction industry for Finnforest, looks at what 2012 might hold

Dousing flames in two key hot spots
10 December, 2011

Building on the good news
26 November, 2011

Bright prospects beyond the pain
29 October, 2011

Wood protection becomes essential
15 October, 2011
Climate change means wood protection will not be an optional extra, says Stephen Young

Early signs of reformation
17 September, 2011
Canadian producers are again looking at the UK market, says Patrick Cooper, market development co-ordinator of Canada Wood UK

Wealth of opportunities at Timber Expo
23 July, 2011
Timber Expo will provide a range of benefits, from education to networking, says event director Loretta Sales

Let's lead the low carbon way
08 January, 2011

Fighting fire with spin
19 March, 2010
It’s no surprise that the anti-timber construction website Masonry First gives a very slanted view of the London Assembly’s investigation into fire risk in tall and timber frame building, writes Mike Jeffree

Setting the record straight on timber frame fire risk report
05 March, 2010
Latest coverage of timber frame fire performance in Building magazine is inaccurate and emotive, writes Mike Jeffree