Plywood

A return to more stable trade in 2023
by Jennie Ward|29 August 23|Build, Supply
The timber industry is returning to a period of stability compared with recent years, the latest import statistics suggest. Yet wider construction industry forecasts suggest a sharp decline in output is coming. TDUK reports on what this means for the different timber sectors. It is rare for the majority of...
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Maximise your timber sales with new merchant guide
by Jennie Ward|05 July 23|Build, Supply
Timber Development UK has created The Merchant Guide to Selling Timber, a comprehensive new resource to help merchants make the most of their sales of timber and timber products. The aim of the Guide is to be an introduction to timber and timber products written specifically for timber and builders’ merchants,...
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Computer-cut plywood housing that smells great!
by Jennie Ward|16 June 23|Build, Design, Supply
Facit Homes designs and builds sustainable homes using plywood from UPM. Founder Bruce Bell explains why digital manufacturing techniques and BioBond gluing technology have enabled them to make computer-cut houses. Sustainability is about far more than identifying the right materials when Facit Homes plans a new low-carbon project. They assess...
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plantation plywood alternative to birch
Plantation plywood is a strong alternative to birch ply
by Jennie Ward|30 May 23|Supply
New TDUK member Miro Forestry & Timber Products is bringing plywood, edge glued panels, treated poles and other forest products to the UK from its sustainable timber plantations in West Africa. TDUK finds out more. Established in 2010, Miro Forestry & Timber Products is based in the UK and manages...
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New solution to prevent plywood delamination
by Jennie Ward|10 May 23|Supply
A collaboration between Nicks Timber and Protek has created a range of products designed to prevent moisture ingress into plywood and other sheet materials. The industry has long been dealing with issues surrounding exterior-use plywood and sheet materials. Although these products are treated to enable them to be used for...
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supply chain risks
Beware potential supply chain risks
by Jennie Ward|13 April 23|Build, Supply
Members are being advised to carry out additional due diligence to remove supply chain risks from the already high-risk Sarawak region of Malaysia after another high-profile case. A delegation of NGOs and indigenous leaders including Friends of the Earth and SAVE Rivers from Sarawak met with the UK government and...
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Where timber comes from
Do you know where your timber comes from?
by Jennie Ward|27 February 23|Build, Supply
Brazil is a significant global exporter of timber products. We spoke to Abimci (The Brazilian Association for Mechanically Processed Timber) to find out more about Brazilian timber exports to the UK. Brazil has the second largest forest cover in the world with a forest area of about 495 million hectares...
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Panel Guide gives the user and specifier guidance and information on wood-based panels. It covers main types of wood-based panel
Panel Guide Full Book
by TDUK|21 September 22|Build
PanelGuide gives the panel user and specifier guidance and information on the use of wood-based panels in an authoritative and comprehensive manner. It covers all the main types of wood-based panel: - Plywood (including blockboard and laminboard) - Particleboard (chipboard, flaxboard, cement-bonded particleboard) - Oriented strand board (OSB) - Fibreboard...
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The Builder’s Guide to Plywood
by TDUK|21 September 22|Build
Plywood is a highly versatile building material which spans a wide range of applications from wall and floor sheathing to designer interiors and glider fuselages. There are many types of plywood available, including specialist tropical veneers such as marine plywood which, while having very good weather resistance and strength properties,...
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Wood-based sheet materials
by TRADA|05 September 22|Build, Design
Learn some of the more commonly used types of wood-based sheet materials and tabularises, conditions of use, applications and related standards of each product.
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