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by Guest Author|10 January 2317 April 24|Build, Design

This European LVL Handbook serves as a guide for architects, structural engineers, technical wholesalers, off-site element manufacturers, contractors, carpenters and other construction professionals, and as an educational resource. The handbook has been prepared by the Federation of the Finnish Woodworking Industries during 2018-19.

Make it a quality year for battens

by Jennie Ward|14 December 2203 February 24|Build, Supply

An industry working group is raising awareness of the risks caused by the sale and use of substandard roofing battens. Shaun Revill, Trading Director at SR Timber, talks to TDUK about why these products have begun to creep into the UK market, and what we can do to stop it....

Standards matter when selling roofing battens

by Jennie Ward|31 October 2216 March 23|Build

Roofing battens are a safety critical building material subject to strict grading and quality requirements. Timber Development UK CEO David Hopkins explains why it’s so important to stick to the quality standards when selling, specifying and purchasing these products. Roofing battens are the strips of wood that you will find...

Wood Awards Live 2022

by TDUK|26 October 2223 February 24

Hear the stories behind three of the Wood Awards 2022 shortlist, in a special in-person talk at the Building Centre.

ABBA Arena - Front of House and Rainscreen - Copyright Dirk Lidner, via Wood Awards

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

by TDUK|22 September 2208 March 24|Build, Design

Timber has played a fundamental role in building the ABBA Arena - the venue purpose-built for the Swedish supergroup’s spectacular comeback concert. The ABBA Arena, a demountable 3,000 capacity venue designed by Stufish Entertainment Architects, will be home to ABBA’s digital comeback concert until May 2023. While the ‘avatar’ technology...

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

by TDUK|15 September 2217 March 23|Build

Louise Lado-Byrnes of IPInitiatives explains how her team is pioneering a new approach to the management of risk in construction projects. The Government’s Construction Playbook and the Building Safety Act, created following the Grenfell Tower disaster, are bringing major changes to the construction industry. There is increasing consensus that we...

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

by TDUK|15 September 2217 March 23|Design

After months of debate and amendments, the Building Safety Bill finally received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. It is intended to “create lasting generational change” to the way residential buildings are constructed and maintained in the UK following the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster, while protecting the rights of leaseholders....

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

by TDUK|03 May 2203 October 22|Build

In its latest quarterly forecast, the Construction Products Association (CPA) sees a dramatic slowing in growth, with uncertainty ahead as global issues start to affect the UK market.

Riverside Sunderland University challenge magazine

by TDUK|29 March 2207 September 22|Design, Education

Timber Development UK has released the Riverside Sunderland University Challenge Magazine - looking back on the 2021 challenge, designs, webinars and successes of the students.