TDUK dinner held on November 2

4 November 2022


About 350 people attended Timber Development UK’s (TDUK) annual dinner on November 2 at 8 Northumberland Avenue, just a stone's throw from Trafalgar Square in central London.

Many of the attendees had attended TDUK’s market conference earlier in the day, when delegates were told that tough market conditions will prevail into 2023, although privately some traders expressed some limited optimism that the situation might improve sooner rather than later.

TDUK chairman Chris Sutton addressed the dinner, telling guests about the growth of the organisation and how it was seeking to be a powerful united voice aiming to represent the timber sector and promote wood to merchant and specification communities. 

“We have to make it easier for timber to be used with confidence that it is fit for purpose and will do the job,” said Mr Sutton.

“Carbon, carbon footprint and green-washing is something we will hear about for a long time into the future. With timber, we have a great story to tell so let’s tell it.” 

Mr Sutton said he expected to see greater consolidation in the timber representative sector in the future.

Several new staff members have been recruited by TDUK to help it achieve its aims.