Timber Development UK

To celebrate three years since our official launch, we have made all 174 of our technical case studies FREE for all to download. https://lnkd.in/eZPXAubu This includes the very best uses of timber in construction from the past decade, including dozens of Wood Awards winners – such as the RIBA Stirling Prize winning Magdalene College Library and Goldsmith Street projects. Our case study library is an incredibly rich source of #timber knowledge, featuring everything from beautiful schools through to stunning homes, swimming pools, hospitals, retrofits, gridshells, interiors, and community buildings. Together they form an essential learning resource for students and professionals alike, and the basis of our monthly webinar series ‘designTimber’ delivered by the architects, engineers and design teams behind each project. “When we came together three years ago, we did so to connect the supply chain, lead best practice and accelerate a low carbon future,” said TDUK chief executive David Hopkins. “We are very proud of our work over the last three years, which has included dozens of new case studies where you can find both #technical details and explanations, and key performance data on #carbon. “Sharing knowledge is crucial, as timber is an essential tool to overcoming the climate and housing crisis in the UK, and we want every #architect, #engineer and #contractor in the UK to know how best to use it. “At its heart, Timber Development UK is a community – a place for people passionate about using wood to make a difference to connect, network, share and learn. No matter which part of the supply chain you work in. “This is why we say if you work with #wood, you already belong. Because anyone who touches timber, whether you work in the forest, a joinery workshop, behind a desk, on a building site, or you are just starting your journey – we are here to support you. “For all of our members, and the tens of thousands of professionals across the UK who have over the past few years downloaded our resources, attended our events, given us a follow or sent us a message of support – members, non-members and students – we are incredibly thankful. “If you do enjoy our work and would like to support it to continue by joining, please do get in touch. We would love to have you in our community, and of course, tell you about the many benefits that are exclusive to members. “Meanwhile, we are going to be continuing to add more case studies – and we have some really exciting new publications coming to our library before the end of the year – so please do explore all we have to offer, and keep in touch.” To download case studies, along with hundreds of other resources available on the TDUK website, simply create a free account – which takes less than 30 seconds. https://lnkd.in/dVzuiQcf If you would like to find out about all the benefits of membership, do get in touch with our team.

📣 Member Profile 📣 👀 In the latest issue, Timber Development UK's Supplying Timber magazine met with Arclin to find out more about its range of high-performance resins and surface overlays for engineered products. 📖 Read more below, or visit https://lnkd.in/ebPXTDQt to read the magazine in full! #SupplyingTimber #Arclin #engineeredproducts

☃️Happy new year! To help you kickstart your 2025, we thought we'd share some of the new resources, CPD, publications and tools you can find on the Timber Development UK website. 👩🎓Our Knowledge Library now contains over 100 Timber Knowledge Sheets, covering a huge range of timber topics right across the design, build and supply sectors. 📖New Knowledge Sheets include Timber Decking, Passive Fire Protection, Timber Acoustic Regulations and Timber Roofs - to give you just a flavour. 🗣️Are you making the most of Find Your Timber Partner, the showcase page that every TDUK member gets for free on our website? It's your very own "shop window" for potential new customers and clients who want to find timber specialists like you! 🌲Don't forget about all our great video content. Our designTimber webinar series gives the inside stories of some inspiring timber buildings. All are viewable on the TDUK YouTube channel, alongside our webinars about EUDR, fire safety engineering and many other topics. 💚The EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) Database: this summarises EPDs for the most common timber products. It can help you properly assess the carbon advantages of using timber as a construction material. 🏘️Learn about brilliant timber buildings via our Case Studies: our ever-expanding library provides inspiration and information about timber buildings of all kinds. 🏗️Moisture Management During Construction: essential reading for anyone working with timber, this publication explains what can happen to timber if it is exposed to moisture – and how to best avoid this. 👥Our regular magazines: Supplying Timber and Designing Timber are both packed with news, guidance and inside information about everything to do with designing, supplying and building in timber. 👇Visit the TDUK website now to boost your timber knowledge for 2025.🔥 https://ow.ly/jgfY50UBPpm

📣 TDUK Member Profile 📣 Paul Pennick, Procurement Director for the h&b BUYING GROUP LLP, tells TDUK's Supplying Timber magazine how his love of timber has shaped his career, and how buying groups can help independent timber merchants grow in a competitive market. 👀 Read on to find out more: https://lnkd.in/ehrEDa3r #merchants #buyinggroups #timber #bestpractice

We hope all in the timber industry managed to have a relaxing break over Christmas and the New Year.   While some may have been taking it easy over the break, our chief executive David Hopkins appears to have been busy - featuring as the special guest on the latest 'Talking Timber Podcast' to discuss Global Timber Availability.   The World Bank estimates global wood consumption will double by 2050, but with supply and demand already relatively tight there are essential questions about how we support forests to meet these pressures.   Dave talks with Keith and Mike about the pressures on timber today - from climate change, the invasion of Ukraine, and emerging consumer markets - to how we can harness the power of the market to grow forests.   Listen below to get the full scoop - and help get your mind in mode to take on the big issues of 2025.   https://lnkd.in/eiFR-bpS Talking Timber Podcast - Episode 2 - Global Timber Availability (Featuring: Dave Hopkins)

🎄Wishing all our members and friends a merry Christmas and a happy new year! 🎅 As 2024 draws to a close, we'd like to say a big thank you to all our members and everyone we've worked with. It's been a pleasure promoting our members - and timber in general - across a fantastic year. 🗣️We hosted some sell-out events - the first ever UK Timber Design Conference, our Global Market Conference and of course our Annual Dinner. 🏘️Our designTimber webinar series went from strength to strength: check out our YouTube channel to catch up on the inside stories of some inspiring timber buildings, plus some great CPD on fire safe design. 👩🎓We massively expanded the TDUK Knowledge Library. Members can now access over 100 Timber Knowledge Sheets covering a huge range of topics - right across the supply, design and building spectrum. 🧑🤝🧑We've welcomed a lot of new members this year, and we look forward to helping them and our long-term members reach new heights in 2025. 🦌We can't wait to share some very exciting new projects coming soon, including our new Wood Campus online learning hub. It's going to be a great 2025... 👇Click below to read about all we've achieved since TDUK launched. https://ow.ly/hXiN50UuTyV

BSW Group has announced it will be investing significantly in its BSW Timber Solutions and Bayram Timber sites in Melton, near Hull, where it will be expanding production operations and enhancing IT infrastructure. Following recent investment in a new automated crosscutting line, BSW will now be expanding into a third Melton site, where a new 100km3 capacity per annum treatment tank will be located. The investment into this additional site, along with improvements to IT operating platforms, will create a significantly enhanced offering for BSW’s existing and potential customer base, the company said. The Bayram site, which has operated for over 20 years and supplies bespoke, high-quality timber products to industrial end users, will also benefit from continued investment as part of the binderholz group. To support these investments, the trading assets and liabilities of Bayram Timber will also be merged into BSW Timber Solutions with effect from April 2025. There will be no change to the day-to-day operations of BSW Timber Solutions or Bayram. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gmgmJAK3 #timber #investment #infrastructure #production

🌳We're delighted that Silvia Melegari from CEI Bois will join us for our last EUDR online discussion this year on Thursday, 19th December 11am - 12pm. 💚 Make sure you're there too - register for your free place by clicking on the link below. 👩🎓Silvia will provide an update on the latest developments in the EUDR - followed by a Q&A where you'll be able to ask any questions you have.   🌲This is our 5th online members’ discussion on EUDR as part of TDUK Responsible Sourcing Committee’s EUDR working group. Do join us!   👇Click below now to register for Thursday's free webinar! https://lnkd.in/euCWMRSH

🏞️ Koto House is a new modular home, located on the Outer Hebridean Island of North Uist. 🌳 The home is made from seven prefabricated timber modules, built using homegrown Welsh timber. 🏗️ The modules were transported by lorry and ferry, 570 miles from a factory in Wales to their final destination on the Scottish island, where they were installed as weather-tight structure over just 2 days. 👏 Formed of bespoke engineered timber box beams filled with cellulose insulation, this innovative construction system has enabled the creation of an exceptionally high-quality and high-performance structure for one of the most constrained construction environments in the UK. 📖 Read the full case study here https://lnkd.in/eAdt4Y2k   Architects: Koto Design and Hiraeth Architecture Structural Engineer: Paramount Structures Main Contractor: Unnos Systems (Ty Unnos Modular) Joinery Contractor: Kenton Jones Joinery (Kenton Jones) Wood Species: Homegrown Douglas fir, Sitka Spruce and British Larch. PEFC & FSC Certified. Wood Suppliers: Unnos Systems Cladding & Decking: IRO and BSW Timber Photography: OLCO Studios   #homegrowntimber #welshtimber #modularconstruction #sustainablearchitecture

Timber Development UK has published a new Trade Note updating members on the EU anti-dumping investigation into Hardwood-faced Plywood from China, acting on a complaint by the Greenwood Consortium, which represents the EU’s hardwood plywood industry. This investigation means that all Hardwood Faced Plywood from China arriving in the EU must be declared against specific new commodity codes upon arrival. The TDUK Trade Note aims to shed light on the current status of the investigation and what it means for the UK and Northern Ireland markets. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eYFPhxCA #antidumping #hardwoodplywood #imports #UK #NorthernIreland