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Developing careers
Three finalists from the 2019 TTJ Career Development Award visited Ireland, courtesy of award sponsors, Glennon Brothers, to get a rounded view of the Irish timber sector. Simon Hastelow accompanied them on their trip
Juvenile delinquency in trees
What happens to a tree’s branches as it gets older determines not just the prevalence of knots but also the nature of the resultant wood fibre. John Park reports
The Three ‘R’s of Rebuilding Business
There is a growing demand for a national focus on retrofit, explains Camilla Hair
Pulling their weight
The workhorses of the British-grown timber sector – the sawmills – have shown their resilience through lockdown and are experiencing strong demand for their products. Sally Spencer reports
A&J Scott invests in new line
A&J Scott has made its secondary/value-added production automatic with the addition of a new line by Kallfass. A&J Scott managing director Robert Scott tells Stephen Powney how the investment has revolutionised its operations
Backing British
Dougal Driver, chief executive officer of Grown in Britain, explains why it is developing a verification scheme for exemplary new woodlands
Home-grown housing
Architect George Fereday, associate teaching professor at the London Metropolitan University, explains the HomeGrownHouse project
Cutting carbon
The building industry’s heavy carbon footprint makes it a prime target for the Wood CO2ts less communication initiative, writes Wood for Good campaign manager Sarah Virgo
Tall, Timber and Safe
While UK authorities consider restricting use of combustible wall materials to dwellings under 11m high, elsewhere architects are building ever bigger and bolder in wood. Mike Jeffree interviewed architect Øystein Elgsaas about the fire safety of the 18-storey Mjøstjårnet tower in Norway
Building in the new normal
How will UK timber construction fare in the post-pandemic and post-Grenfell building environment? TTJ asked Structural Timber Association chief executive Andrew Carpenter for his views