Dr Hugh Mansfield-Williams AIWSc has joined the engineering and product services division of TRADA Technology Ltd as technical manager.
Formerly senor lecturer at the Forest Products Research Centre (FPRC) of Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Dr Mansfield-Williams is a recognised specialist in the mechanical characterisation of wood and wood-based products, as well as in wood mechanics, wood in construction and the secondary processing of wood.
At FPRC he was closely involved in several research projects funded by grant-awarding bodies such as the Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP) and EU funding mechanisms including CRAFT, MAST, Erasmus, Leonardo and Copernicus. An experienced academic examiner and auditor, he is also the author of several respected publications, including the Institute of Wood Science Certificate Course workbook Carcassing and strength grading.
TTL commercial manager Mark Salt said Dr Mansfield-Williams’s consultancy and expert witness experience was invaluable. “His well-rounded knowledge of the mechanical characterisation of timber, strength grading and other key areas such as vapour permeability can only be of benefit to TRADA Technology, our clients and TRADA members,” said Mr Salt.
