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Timber imports nudge upwards during Q3, though year-to-date volumes remain below 2024

by Jennie Ward|08 December 2508 December 25|Statistics, Supply

New timber import figures covering Q3 2025 reveal an ongoing mixed picture for the sector, with year-to-date volumes still trailing 2024 but showing some signs of improvement as the year progressed. The latest statistics from Timber Development UK confirm that total imports in the first nine months of 2025 reached...

Member Profile: ‘Small team, big timber impact’

by Jennie Ward|23 October 2516 October 25|Build, Supply

Timber Connection is a privately-owned hardwood and premium-grade softwood importer that brings passion and knowledge to the UK timber sector. Supplying Timber visited them to find out more. In a timber market dominated by multinational businesses, UK importer Timber Connection stands as proof that being modest, nimble, and deeply...

Member Profile: ‘Tradition, Quality and Timber That Lasts’

by Jennie Ward|21 October 2521 October 25|Build, Supply

Supplying Timber spoke to Sykes Timber to learn how the sixth-generation timber merchant is blending tradition, innovation, and education to challenge industry norms. Now in its sixth generation, Sykes Timber is a business built on experience, long-term thinking and a deep understanding of wood. Based in Warwickshire, the company...

Why choose hardwood decking?

by Jennie Ward|10 July 2514 July 25|Build, Supply

TDUK member WL West explores the different ways that hardwood timber decking can transform an outside space. Timber decking is sustainable, beautiful and versatile. Whether you want to deck around your home or underneath a pergola, create a new entertainment space or transform a sloping garden – decking can transform...

Merchant Guide: Shorts – Machined Softwoods

by Jennie Ward|29 June 2528 October 25|Build, Supply

There are many different types of machined softwoods available on the UK market. Here is an overview of some of their different uses and specifications

Merchant Guide: Shorts – Hardwoods

by Jennie Ward|29 June 2528 October 25|Build, Supply

Hardwood timber is sourced from a hardwood tree species – ideally a slow-growing, sustainably managed tree found in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.

Turning timber into stunning staircases

by Matt Milton|27 March 2422 January 25|Design

TDUK members millimetre are an award-winning design and fabrication company, established in 2006. Their team includes designers, architects, joiners and fabricators and their output is very varied: architecture, interiors, furniture, art, lighting and staircases. millimetre's black oak helical staircase; all images © Glasshopper It’s their staircases that we’re focusing on...

The Merchant Guide to Selling Timber

by Jennie Ward|16 February 2431 March 26|Build, Supply

The Merchant Guide to Selling Timber is a comprehensive new resource from TDUK to help merchants maximise their sales of timber and timber products.

Merging modern and traditional design

by Jennie Ward|06 January 2419 December 24|Build, Corporate, Supply

James Latham has supplied a variety of hardwoods and other products, including HIMACS, to support the fitout of a new restaurant in London. Located in a beautifully restored former bank near Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell, London, Morchella is a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant and wine bar, offering one of the capital’s chicest...

New exhibition is a tribute to American hardwoods

by Jennie Ward|05 June 2305 June 23|Build, Design, Supply

A new exhibition by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is championing the role that American hardwoods can play in the future of sustainable design and architecture. AHEC’s ‘Three’ event is chronicling the works of three Nordic designer-makers at the annual 3daysofdesign festival in Copenhagen this week (7 to 9...

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