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Timber Topics November 2025 | C16 vs C24 timber
by Jennie Ward|30 October 25|Build, Supply
C16 and C24 are the two main strength classes of structural softwood timber available in the UK. Many merchants stock and recommend C24 by default, but in fact homegrown C16 timber is perfectly suitable for use in many general construction applications. This month, we explore the differences between the two...
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Timber Topics October 2025 | Wood Campus
by Jennie Ward|30 September 25|Build, Supply
Timber Development UK has launched Wood Campus, a brand-new online school designed to provide flexible, accessible training for merchants and timber professionals. The platform offers more than 60 courses and hundreds of hours of potential learning.
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The new Timber TED courses provide a comprehensive understanding of timber design and support practical development of vital timber skills
Applications open for next Timber TED1 course
by Jennie Ward|23 June 23|Build, Design, Education, Supply, Sustainability
Applications are now open for the next Timber TED 1 course, which will start on Monday 18 September, 2023. The Timber TED courses provide a comprehensive understanding of timber design and support the practical development of vital timber skills. They are open to all built environment professionals, including architects, engineers, project...
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The new Timber TED courses provide a comprehensive understanding of timber design and support practical development of vital timber skills
Knowledge and skills triumph with first TimberTED students
by Jennie Ward|26 January 23|Build, Design, Education, Supply, Sustainability
The new Timber TED courses provide a comprehensive understanding of timber design and support practical development of vital timber skills, according to the first group of students to graduate. The first group of TimberTED students have completed their course. The first full Timber Technology Engineering Design (Timber TED) courses began...
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Make the most of our timber knowledge
by Jennie Ward|31 October 22|Build, Education
Knowledge is the most powerful weapon that any company can have at its disposal – and that’s especially true for builders’ and timber merchants. Timber Development UK’s David Hopkins reveals the latest educational resources available to timber and builders’ merchants. The merger of the Timber Trade Federation and the Timber...
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