Paradise: a timber trailblazer

Paradise: a timber trailblazer
by Bryony Bodimeade|17 July 26|Design
Providing 63,250 square feet of office space, Paradise is a new six-storey timber hybrid commercial building in Lambeth designed by architecture studio Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios for client Bywater. Sitting in a highly visible location, overlooked by a major commuter trainline into Waterloo Station, the project has always had big...
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Flame-retardant treated wood : Are you meeting your legal responsibilities?
by Jennie Ward|11 July 25|Build, Supply
As part of its role as the UK Construction Products Regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is now actively reviewing how flame-retardant (FR) treated wood products – including timber cladding – are placed on the market. Several timber businesses have already been contacted to verify compliance. These...
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CE marking to UKCA
Reminder: CE Marking and Declaration Responsibilities for Fire Retardant Treated Wood Products
by Jennie Ward|21 May 25|Build, Supply
As part of its new remit as the Construction Products Regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has been contacting companies across the timber supply chain – including some Timber Development UK (TDUK) members – to check compliance around fire retardant (FR) treated wood-based products. These products are...
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Cladding designers should ‘improve their knowledge of flame-retardant treatments’, warns WPA
by Jennie Ward|27 January 25|Corporate, Design, Supply
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) is calling on timber cladding designers to improve their knowledge about the specification of flame-retardant treatments, in response to the publication of a report on fires involving thermally modified wood. The WPA's statement comes following the report on the Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK...
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Changes to Approved Document B: Fire Safety
by Jennie Ward|11 October 24|Build, Supply
The Government has released amendments to Approved Document B: Fire Safety Volumes 1 and 2. The future regulation changes will come into affect on 2 March, 2025. From this date, the national Reaction to Fire Tests and Classifications under BS 476 will be withdrawn fully from Approved Document B. Only classifications according...
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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report: a wake-up call for the industry
by Matt Milton|09 September 24|Design
TDUK welcomes the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 2 report. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report was published last week. A sobering document, it criticizes systemic failures throughout the construction industry. It speaks of complacency right across the board: from government departments to product manufacturers, designers, contractors and...
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WPA appoints new Chair of Flame Retardant committee
by Jennie Ward|17 October 23|Design
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) has appointed Dr Matthew Powell to take responsibility for the flame retardant (FR)-related activities conducted by the organisation. Matthew will be taking the reins from Gordon Ewbank, who has served the WPA and the timber industry for many years, and plans to retire at the...
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International Timber advocates for certified fire retardant treated wood
by Jennie Ward|08 September 23|Build, Supply
International Timber is stressing the importance of correctly specifying fire retardant wood and panel products, backed by independent certification, head of this year's Fire Door Safety Week campaign on 25-29 September. Specification errors, installation issues and poor maintenance of fire safety products can have devastating consequences. To facilitate change within...
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constructing fire safe timber buildings
Constructing fire-safe timber buildings
by Jennie Ward|22 May 23|Design, Supply
Fire safety is of critical importance to the timber supply chain. Now, a new website is bringing comprehensive fire safety guidance together in one place for anyone building with timber. The timber industry has launched a comprehensive new fire safety website: Fire Safety. Wood in Construction. The site has been...
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An old mill rises from the ashes: a timber frame and a thorough fire safety strategy
by Matt Milton|21 April 23|Design
Architects Kaner Olette explain how green oak craftsmanship and timber detailing helped restore a beautiful listed water mill after a devastating accident laid waste to it. On the night of February 7 2018, a fire broke out at Bere Mill, destroying much of its house and surrounding buildings. But there...
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