Fire safety

by Jennie Ward|22 May 2315 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...

An old mill rises from the ashes: a timber frame and a thorough fire safety strategy

by Matt Milton|21 April 2321 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...

How to minimise fire risks during construction

by Matt Milton|21 March 2323 March 23|Build, Design

Are your timber projects as safe as they can possibly be while they are onsite? That’s when they are at their most vulnerable, as many fire protection measures aren’t necessarily in place yet. The new Timber Fire Safety webite - timberfiresafety.org - contains a wealth of essential information about ensuring...

Learn about timber and fire safety in free online webinar

by Liam Macandrew|13 March 2314 March 23|Build, Design

Gain insight into the principles of fire safety when designing and constructing timber buildings from the creators of our latest resource, https://timberfiresafety.org, in a free online webinar from 1-2pm, Friday 31 March 2023. With this comprehensive new fire safety website, Fire Safety. Wood in Construction, now online, Timber Development UK,...

Consultation alert: Transition away from BS 476 in Approved Document B

by Jack Clappen|08 February 2308 February 23|Policy

The Government is proposing in their next update to Approved Document B to remove remaining references to all aspects of the BS 476 series – the national classification standard for reaction to fire and fire resistance in Approved Document B. Timber Development UK (TDUK) is concerned that a 12-month transition...