Buckland Timber

New 2027 series of designTimber webinars providing timber learning through real-life examples
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Timber Development UK are delighted to announce a new designTimber webinar series in which leading architects, engineers and timber specialists will deliver in-depth presentations on their Wood Award-nominated timber buildings. Occurring monthly from February to October in 2027, these free lunchtime talks provide valuable continuous professional development (CPD) learning for...
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UK timber in construction
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Robin Nicholson from Buckland Timber, a Grown in Britain certificate holder, shares his thoughts on homegrown C16 and how there's more scope for using UK-grown timber than you might think. Despite the availability of quality, sustainable, homegrown alternatives, approximately 80% of the timber used in the UK is still imported....
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Building better train stations: Why TFL chose timber over steel
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TDUK member Buckland Timber has been working on major redevelopments for Transport for London. Here, they explain why glulam and CLT was chosen for the projects instead of the more usual steel and concrete approach. We were commissioned by Morgan Sindall Infrastructure for Transport for London (TfL) on two separate...
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What is engineered timber?
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TDUK member Buckland Timber explores the definition of engineered timber and explains why it is a great option for many projects. Engineered timber is a broad term that can apply to several building materials, including glulam. When people talk about engineered timber or engineered wood, there’s a big range of...
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The Sherborne
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Great Sideling
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Supplying Timber | Issue 05
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Welcome to the fifth issue of Supplying Timber, a magazine from Timber Development UK (TDUK) dedicated to the timber merchants, suppliers, manufacturers and tradespeople who are interested in working with timber.
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UK glulam
Pioneers of homegrown glulam: Buckland Timber
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Many people are unaware that glulam manufacture exists in the UK. They think that glulam has to be imported from overseas. But there are some suppliers. When Robin Nicholson set up Buckland Timber in 2013, it was precisely to make glulam using locally grown wood... "We quickly realized that it...
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