Wizards of timber: working wonders with wood

by Matt Milton|10 August 2328 February 24|Design

Xylotek specialize in delivering “non-standard timber structures that need innovative solutions”. Their self-proclaimed mission is “to change the world with wood”. We spoke to co-founder Martin Self to find out more about their highly distinctive work.. Browse Xylotek’s many projects and you’ll encounter a truly eclectic portfolio: from the award-winning...

Eurban: Timber trailblazers since 2003

by Matt Milton|25 July 2328 February 24|Design

TDUK's members know about timber construction. But only one of them can lay claim to have delivered the UK’s first ever CLT project. That is Eurban, who have been creating engineered timber buildings for over 20 years. In 2004, Eurban provided what's thought to be the UK’s first cross-laminated timber...

Selling timber online – one board at a time

by Jennie Ward|05 July 2312 July 23|Build, Supply

TDUK member English Woodlands Timber has taken its sales online and is selling high-quality oak and hardwoods one board at a time, using the internet as its shop window. We visited the company in Sussex to find out more. We’re used to seeing timber merchants sell their stock from large...

TDUK member rooted in timber forestry

by Jennie Ward|20 June 2320 June 23|Build, Supply

Raising the profile of homegrown timber is English Woodlands Timber, a Sussex-based timber company and TDUK member with a heritage that traces back to World War II. TDUK visited to find out how the business is demonstrating sustainable forestry management practices that ‘start with the trees’. Nestled in the South...

Plantation plywood is a strong alternative to birch ply

by Jennie Ward|30 May 2330 September 24|Supply

New TDUK member Miro Forestry & Timber Products is bringing plywood, edge glued panels, treated poles and other forest products to the UK from its sustainable timber plantations in West Africa. TDUK finds out more. Established in 2010, Miro Forestry & Timber Products is based in the UK and manages...

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

by Matt Milton|20 April 2328 February 24|Design

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios explain how close-knit collaboration, natural materials and carbon counting leads to truly sustainable buildings - and very happy clients. The fact that you’re reading this means you're probably already a timber and sustainable building advocate. You know how important it is to reduce the embodied carbon...

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

by TDUK|15 September 2217 March 23|Supply

The Donaldson Group has expanded and grown over 162 years and now has the ability to build and fit out an entire house. Designing Timber found out what’s behind the company’s success. The last two years have been transformational for the Donaldson Group. In 2020, the sixth generation of Donaldson...

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