This guide, designed for timber and builders’ merchants, offers a simple introduction to timber and timber products that could prove useful for new merchant staff.

The document gives a top-line introduction to Wood for Construction, Wood for Exteriors, Wood for Interiors and Wood-Based Panels. There is also an overview of Preservative Treatments and Safety and Storage guidance while handling timber in a merchant yard.

TDUK members looking for more in-depth information to share with their staff should visit the Wood Products Database, which includes a more in-depth introduction to the different types of timber.

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