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designtimber
Design
Sustainability
24 April 23

Watch our webinar series on inspiring timber projects from across the UK

supply chain risks
Supply
25 May 23

Remain vigilant against illegal conflict timber imports

Highlights from Timber TED1
Education
24 May 23

Are you interested in timber construction, technology and manufacturing?

Design
23 May 23

One month until the Wood Awards 2023 Close

Softwood imports
Supply
22 May 23

Performance figures make encouraging reading for 2023, says latest CPA survey

constructing fire safe timber buildings
Design
Supply
22 May 23

Constructing fire-safe timber buildings

softwood imports
Statistics
Supply
19 May 23

Softwood imports resilient in early 2023, says TDUK

timber industry
Supply
19 May 23

2023: The timber industry speaks out

wood awards judges
Design
19 May 23

Meet the Wood Awards judges

Supply
17 May 23

TDUK: Delivering more for your membership

Softwood demand grows
Supply
16 May 23

Softwoods start 2023 on a high

net zero
Supply
12 May 23

Quick wins on the road to net zero

economic forecast
Statistics
Supply
11 May 23

CPA delves into Spring Economic Forecast

electric timber trucks
Supply
Sustainability
11 May 23

James Jones to trial electric timber trucks

Forest management certification
Statistics
Supply
11 May 23

Forest management certification in Poland has changed

Design
Supply
11 May 23

Training goes on tour to improve construction techniques and installation skills

Supply
10 May 23

New solution to prevent plywood delamination

Statistics
Supply
02 May 23

Housing and infrastructure drive downgrade in construction output in new CPA Forecast

Build
Design
Supply
02 May 23

C16 and C24 timber: your questions answered

Design
01 May 23

Regreening an unloved site

Water Tower from Tonkin Liu_Interior-Tank_Dennis-Pedersen
Design
28 April 23

A water tower with a heart of wood

Trade mission to Mexico
Supply
25 April 23

Trade mission to Selva Maya in Mexico and Guatemala – would you like to join?

Supply
21 April 23

Latvia introduces emergency measures to stop spread of bark beetle

Build
Supply
Sustainability
21 April 23

Why embodied carbon is the road to true net zero

Design
21 April 23

An old mill rises from the ashes: a timber frame and a thorough fire safety strategy

Woodlands Nursery by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Design
20 April 23

Helping clients on their net zero journey – a profile of FCBStudios

Design
Policy
Sustainability
18 April 23

TDUK calls for greater balance in RICS’ Whole Life Carbon Assessment consultation

Accoya fenders
Build
Design
17 April 23

Can Accoya wood survive 2 years in the Thames?

housing
Build
Supply
17 April 23

Low-carbon housing needs serious attention

Timber TED1
Build
Design
Education
Supply
13 April 23

Timber skills triumph in Hereford

Statistics
Supply
13 April 23

Structural timber price index offers powerful market analysis tool

Softwood imports
Statistics
Supply
13 April 23

Softwood imports see a strong start to 2023, says TDUK

supply chain risks
Build
Supply
13 April 23

Beware potential supply chain risks

AFI and WPA
Build
Supply
11 April 23

AFI and WPA collaborate on fence post performance investigation

timber cladding
Build
Supply
11 April 23

Remind your customers to check timber cladding

Build
Design
06 April 23

Watch back the timber and fire safety webinar

Design
05 April 23

Wood Awards 2023 Launches Call for Entries

Recycled Glulam
Build
Design
04 April 23

Can old timber be reincarnated…as glulam?

Build
Design
03 April 23

What should a contract cover when it’s a mass timber project?

Design
03 April 23

The ‘boltless boathouse’ that’s up for an RIBA award

Pells Garden rain garden (Human Nature with Periscope)
Design
03 April 23

The UK’S biggest timber development ever?

TDUK resources
Build
Supply
03 April 23

Make the most of TDUK resources

One Click LCA tool
Supply
Sustainability
31 March 23

Member survey on One Click LCA’s EPD Generator Tool

Embodied carbon.
Policy
29 March 23

TDUK Spring Policy Update

economic forecast
Sustainability
23 March 23

Send us your thoughts on the RICS’ new standard for carbon measurement

Timber fire safety
Build
Design
21 March 23

How to minimise fire risks during construction

Seek timber alternatives
Build
Supply
16 March 23

Seek out timber alternatives to battle supply chain blues

timber fire safety
Build
Design
13 March 23

Learn about timber and fire safety in free online webinar

timber cladding
Build
Supply
13 March 23

Cladding: your questions answered

March house
Design
11 March 23

After the rain: a flood-proof riverside home

Softwood imports
Statistics
Supply
10 March 23

Timber imports decline in 2022 but continue long-term average growth.

masterclass in wood treatment
Build
Supply
09 March 23

A masterclass in wood treatment

Education
08 March 23

‘Skills Action Plan’ launched at Futurebuild

Corporate
Supply
07 March 23

Join us at Futurebuild

Design
03 March 23

Timber industry launches new fire safety website

Top level and roof of timber house, under construction, with scaffolding. Light brown wood against green hills and pale blue sky.
Build
Design
Supply
Sustainability
03 March 23

What does the Future Homes Hub mean for the construction sector?

Insulation
Design
03 March 23

Wood fibre insulation: Why use anything else?

Cambridge library
Build
Supply
02 March 23

European oak adds warmth to Cambridge library

Construction barriers
Policy
01 March 23

Mapping the barriers to using more timber in construction

Timber onsite
Design
01 March 23

How to take care of your timber when it’s onsite

Where timber comes from
Build
Supply
27 February 23

Do you know where your timber comes from?

Low carbon
Design
24 February 23

Low carbon can be low cost

OSB
Design
24 February 23

Know your wood – OSB

forecast 2023
Build
Supply
23 February 23

Ride out the choppy waters

supply chain risks
Build
Supply
20 February 23

Beware new importers bearing Birch Plywood

New timber species
Supply
16 February 23

New timber species added to CITES Appendix II

UK APHA
Policy
Supply
16 February 23

Clarification from UK APHA on CITES Annex D

designtimber
Design
Sustainability
13 February 23

designTimber: Introducing a new series of Wood Awards project talks

Softwood imports
Supply
09 February 23

More ‘regular’ timber import patterns seen in Q4 2022, says TDUK

Construction barriers
Policy
09 February 23

Another one bites the dust – Rachel Maclean MP becomes latest Housing Minister

Architype timber
Build
Design
Sustainability
09 February 23

A practice that puts sustainability at the heart of everything

UKCA mark
Policy
08 February 23

Consultation alert: Transition away from BS 476 in Approved Document B

A roof deck on top of the newly renovated Clifford's Tower
Build
Supply
08 February 23

New lease of life for Clifford’s Tower

old factory
Design
07 February 23

A new life for an old factory

Chobham from Edward Williams © Agnese Sanvito housing
Build
Design
31 January 23

How do you turn an infill car park into beautiful housing?

Offsite timber manufacturing
Policy
30 January 23

Shadow Levelling Up Minister sees benefits of offsite timber manufacturing

The new Timber TED courses provide a comprehensive understanding of timber design and support practical development of vital timber skills
Build
Design
Education
Supply
Sustainability
26 January 23

Knowledge and skills triumph with first TimberTED students

Timber industry roadmap to net zero carbon
Sustainability
24 January 23

Net zero roadmap offers timber businesses carbon and cost savings

R&D tax claim
Build
Design
Supply
24 January 23

Are you making the most of R&D tax claims?

Embodied Carbon
Policy
18 January 23

Net Zero Review marks positive start to 2023

CE marking to UKCA
Build
Supply
13 January 23

What the UKCA delays mean for timber

timber industry
Statistics
Supply
10 January 23

What lies ahead: the timber industry speaks out

timber import patterns
Statistics
Supply
10 January 23

Timber import patterns witnessed a considerable shift in 2022, says TDUK

Climate response retrofit
Design
Education
16 December 22

Getting into the details of retrofit in a timber frame

A set of three comprehensive timber design and engineering manuals has been launched by Swedish Wood and Timber Development UK.
Design
Education
15 December 22

Download your free essential timber engineering manuals by TDUK and Swedish Wood

timber import patterns
Design
15 December 22

Average yearly timber import totals remain steady, despite steep declines in 2022, says TDUK

Design
Sustainability
14 December 22

Wood Awards 2022 Summary

battens
Build
Supply
14 December 22

Make it a quality year for battens

Retrofit
Design
Education
14 December 22

Knowledge sharing panel on AECB Retrofit

CLT floor
Design
13 December 22

Want to know more about building floors out of CLT?

UKCA mark
Policy
09 December 22

UKCA Mark Update

Climate response
Design
Education
06 December 22

The ins and outs of the EnerPHit retrofit standard

timber technology
Education
Supply
Sustainability
06 December 22

New courses promote timber technology

COP27
Policy
Sustainability
01 December 22

Timber Development UK supports Broader Market Recognition at COP27

Embodied Carbon
Policy
Sustainability
29 November 22

Embodied Carbon Bill stumbles at second reading

Design
24 November 22

Wood Awards 2022 Winners Announced

forest degradation
Sustainability
23 November 22

Good governance the key to reverse forest loss and degradation

climate responsive retrofit
Design
Education
22 November 22

In it together – a panel on climate responsive retrofit

timber import patterns
Statistics
Supply
18 November 22

High stocks and market uncertainty reflected in timber import patterns, says TDUK

Wood Awards
Design
07 November 22

Excitement builds for Wood Awards following ‘live’ session

Government must provide
Policy
07 November 22

Government must provide stability amidst poor business environment

Timber’s future
Supply
03 November 22

Timber’s future remains bright despite turbulent times

The road to net zero
Build
Policy
Sustainability
31 October 22

Raise awareness of timber’s sustainability benefits

roofing battens
Build
31 October 22

Standards matter when selling roofing battens

TimberTED - Sign up to new course.
Build
Education
31 October 22

Make the most of our timber knowledge

Design
25 October 22

Wood Awards Exhibition at the Building Centre

Rishi Sunak UK prime minister
Policy
24 October 22

Rishi Sunak becomes the latest UK prime minister

CE to UKCA marking
Design
21 October 22

The transition from CE to UKCA marking

Liz Truss lettuce
Policy
21 October 22

Liz Truss, lettuce, and our troubled political economy

Sustainability
21 October 22

Timber Development UK signs Anti-Greenwash Charter

The BEIS Net Zero Review
Policy
20 October 22

Call for evidence – The BEIS Net Zero Review

timber import patterns
Supply
18 October 22

Timber imports decline but stocks remain steady, says TDUK

How to log-in
Corporate
17 October 22

How to log-in to your new account

Build
Design
30 September 22

‘An exoskeleton and a spider’ | working with the combustibles ban

build with wood
Corporate
23 September 22

How we’re helping the industry to build a better world with wood

ABBA Arena - Front of House and Rainscreen - Copyright Dirk Lidner, via Wood Awards
Build
Design
22 September 22

Gimme Gimme Gimme glulam after midnight! Find out all about the ABBA Arena

Timber Building NMITE NAPIER
Education
20 September 22

Upskill yourself on timber with our packed Knowledge Library and Timber TED courses

University Design Challenge
Education
15 September 22

TDUK’s University Design Challenge: educating the next generation of designers

measuring embodied carbon
Sustainability
15 September 22

How should you assess timber when measuring embodied carbon?

The road to net zero
Sustainability
15 September 22

The road to net zero is paved with timber, explains TDUK’s Sustainability Director

conflict-free construction projects
Build
15 September 22

Is Integrated Project Insurance the key to conflict-free construction projects?

The Building Safety Act
Design
15 September 22

The Building Safety Act: what do you need to know?

How Cullinan Studio
Design
15 September 22

How Cullinan Studio use timber design to enrich their clients’ environments

Donaldson Group
Supply
15 September 22

How is the Donaldson Group turning itself into a timber housing one-stop shop?

timber forest
Statistics
Supply
15 September 22

A positive market outlook – despite reduced growth

Black and white building
Design
15 September 22

The structural secrets behind London’s tallest timber office building

Design
15 September 22

What is Timber Development UK? And how can it help the timber sector?

JDS Group
Supply
14 September 22

Working across the timber supply chain

TimberTED - Sign up to new course.
Design
Education
14 September 22

Register your interest now for new timber engineering and design course

build with wood
Build
Design
Supply
05 September 22

Building a better world through wood

wood awards shortlist revealed
Build
Design
01 September 22

Wood Awards 2022 shortlist announced

Import warning - birch plywood from the far east
Supply
03 August 22

Import warning – birch plywood from the far east

Update the Northern Ireland protocol
Supply
28 July 22

Update the Northern Ireland protocol

design challenge
Education
27 July 22

University Design Challenge: Hereford Southside winner announced

Winners of the hereford southside: University design challenge announced
Design
27 July 22

Winners of the hereford southside: University design challenge announced

Supply
26 July 22

Updating members of countries becoming at risk: Ukraine

riba stirling prize 2022
Build
Design
26 July 22

RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist Announced

TDUK agm and conference
Design
25 July 22

TDUK Chairman’s AGM Speech

Statistics
Supply
20 July 22

Timber Development UK release market statement

wood harvesting
Supply
08 July 22

Firm Prices and Steady Imports Characterise Early Q2

Education
06 July 22

TDUK moves to set skills agenda for timber construction

An exciting month ahead for TDUK
Design
Education
06 July 22

An exciting month ahead for TDUK

Guard against early joist failure
Supply
01 July 22

Guard against early joist failure

UKCA marking update
Supply
28 June 22

UKCA marking update

The Parliament of Westminster
Sustainability
23 June 22

Return of the bill – embodied carbon back on the agenda

Aggregate lobby needs concrete solutions not smear campaigns
Sustainability
22 June 22

Aggregate lobby needs concrete solutions not smear campaigns

Teak logs come to UK auctions
Supply
15 June 22

Teak logs come to UK auctions

structural timber law
Build
15 June 22

Use of structural timber permitted in buildings up to 18 metres

Hardwood import volumes 'highest-this-century' in Q1 2022
Supply
14 June 22

Hardwood import volumes ‘highest-this-century’ in Q1 2022, says TDUK

New handbook provides insight into timber decking
Build
08 June 22

New handbook provides insight into timber decking

Understanding how packaging regulations apply to the timber trade
Supply
08 June 22

Understanding how packaging regulations apply to the timber trade

Wood Awards - enter now
Design
08 June 22

Wood Awards 2022: last chance to enter your project

Sustainability
01 June 22

“Only one earth” – World Environment Day 2022

FLEGT-Licensed Indonesian timber products in the UK
Supply
31 May 22

FLEGT-Licensed Indonesian timber products in the UK

Greater than the sum of our parts | Net zero carbon roadmap
Supply
25 May 22

Greater than the sum of our parts | Net zero carbon roadmap

Architects bring arabic colonnade to hove seafront as part of Brighton Festival 2022
Design
09 May 22

Architects bring arabic colonnade to hove seafront as part of Brighton Festival 2022

housing
Supply
05 May 22

Timber import volumes return to pre-pandemic levels

Build
03 May 22

Construction activity buoyant, but strong headwinds coming, warns construction products association

A little knowledge goes a long way
Supply
01 May 22

A little knowledge goes a long way

A message from our chairman
Design
20 April 22

A message from our chairman

Structural Timber Awards 2022
Build
13 April 22

Structural Timber Awards 2022

Timber Development UK partners with UK Construction Week
Build
30 March 22

Timber Development UK partners with UK Construction Week

Design
Education
29 March 22

Riverside Sunderland University challenge magazine

Design
Education
28 March 22

Catch up on #TDChallenge22 Lectures

Supply
25 March 22

Additional duties on Russian and Belarusian timber

Timber Development UK release first market statement of 2022
Supply
23 March 22

Timber Development UK release first market statement of 2022

Sell the right treated timber
Supply
21 March 22

Sell the right treated timber

Clarifying the position of 'Pre-conflict' timber
Supply
18 March 22

Clarifying the position of ‘Pre-conflict’ timber

Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
Design
08 March 22

Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

Timber Development UK advises members to cease trading with Russia and Belarus
Supply
08 March 22

Timber Development UK advises members to cease trading with Russia and Belarus

Winter statistics show return to more regular patterns
Supply
03 March 22

Winter statistics show return to more regular patterns, says TTF

Building up the next generation of timber innovators
Design
02 March 22

Building up the next generation of timber innovators

TTF is changing: Taking timber to the future
Design
25 February 22

TTF is changing: Taking timber to the future

No more choppy water?
Design
23 February 22

No more choppy water?

Laying out the case for building with wood
Sustainability
23 February 22

Laying out the case for building with wood

How the Ukraine crisis will affect timber imports
Supply
23 February 22

How the Ukraine crisis will affect timber imports

university design challenge
Education
10 December 21

Construction in a climate crisis with the university design challenge

combustible materials
Build
Policy
09 May 20

Responding to the ban of combustible materials

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