Wood Awards 2023 Launches Call for Entries

Wood Awards 2023 Launches Call for Entries
by Lucy Bedry|05 April 23|Design
The call for entries for the Wood Awards 2023 is now live! Enter your wood-centric building, furniture or product before 23 June 2023 and have your work recognised as the best in the UK.  Architects, engineers, installers, furniture makers, product designers - or anyone else with an exceptional timber project...
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‘Skills Action Plan’ launched at Futurebuild
by Liam Macandrew|08 March 23|Education
Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber in Construction - Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry with the necessary skills to increase the use of timber and achieve net-zero targets. With the construction industry responsible for almost 40% of...
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timber import patterns
High stocks and market uncertainty reflected in timber import patterns, says TDUK
by Jack Clappen|18 November 22|Statistics, Supply
Timber import totals fell for a fourth consecutive month in August 2022, according to the latest Timber Development UK statistics. Overall import volumes in the first eight months of 2022 stood at 6.8 million m3 – the lowest January to August total since 2016. Softwood import reductions are largely responsible,...
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Government must provide
Government must provide stability amidst poor business environment
by TDUK|07 November 22|Policy
Timber Development UK CEO David Hopkins has addressed the Construction Product Association’s sharply downgraded forecast for construction output in 2023 following September’s Mini Budget, commenting: “Brexit, COVID-19, Ukraine, and unprecedented political instability now leave the construction industry facing an extremely difficult year, with the CPA predicting 3.9% decline in overall...
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Timber Development UK signs Anti-Greenwash Charter
by Jennie Ward|21 October 22|Sustainability
Timber Development UK (TDUK) has signed up to The Anti-Greenwash Charter as the next step in its sustainability journey. The Charter is sponsored by the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP), and requires organisations to make a public declaration to uphold good standards of marketing practice, adopt a Green Claims...
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wood awards shortlist revealed
Wood Awards 2022 shortlist announced
by TDUK|01 September 22|Build, Design
The Wood Awards has today announced the 2022 shortlist, revealing a stunning, innovative array of British architecture and product design using wood, all now in the running to receive the highest architecture and design accolade of the UK timber industry.
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Timber Development UK release market statement
by TDUK|20 July 22|Statistics, Supply
Timber Development UK has released its latest quarterly market statement which outlines the supply, demand and price trends seen in early 2022.
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wood harvesting
Firm Prices and Steady Imports Characterise Early Q2
by TDUK|08 July 22|Supply
Steady demand and increasing operational costs ensured that timber prices and import volumes remained firm in April 2022, according to the latest TDUK statistics.
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TDUK moves to set skills agenda for timber construction
by TDUK|06 July 22|Education
Timber Development UK (TDUK) has signed a strategic partnership with Edinburgh Napier University and the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to improve knowledge and skills in timber design and construction. The partnership will see Edinburgh Napier University – a leading technical research institute for timber engineering and...
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Hardwood import volumes 'highest-this-century' in Q1 2022
Hardwood import volumes ‘highest-this-century’ in Q1 2022, says TDUK
by TDUK|14 June 22|Supply
Hardwood import volumes shot up by 30% in Q1 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 - the highest Q1 import volumes seen for this market during this century.
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