Safety

NWTTA Batten Learning Day highlights the importance of batten quality, compliance and supply chain responsibility
by Jennie Ward|02 April 26|Build, Supply
The North West Timber Trade Association (NWTTA), in partnership with SR Timber, TFT Wood Experts, and Timber Development UK (TDUK), hosted a dedicated Batten Learning Day on Thursday 26 March 2026 at the Crowne Plaza, Liverpool, bringing together timber suppliers, merchants, manufacturers, consultants and industry stakeholders for a full day...
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Refreshed Guidance: TB04 Deck Parapet Design & Construction
by Jennie Ward|11 July 25|Build, Supply
The Timber Decking and Cladding Association (TDCA) has refreshed its popular Technical Bulletin TB04, offering vital guidance on the design and construction of parapets for timber decks - an essential but often overlooked aspect of deck safety. Parapets should not be treated as an afterthought. Except for the most basic...
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Anti-slip decking supports School boardwalk
by Jennie Ward|12 June 25|Build, Supply
WJ Timber Treatments has supplied DeckWright anti-slip decking boards to Garton-on-the-Wolds Primary School, located near Driffield in Yorkshire. The project required the installation of approximately 300 linear metres of anti-slip deck boards to improve access around a portable classroom, including a ramp and adjoining play area. WJ Timber Treatments, which...
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SR Timber batten supports West Bromwich town hall roof
by Jennie Ward|19 April 25|Build, Supply
Almost 20,000 linear metres of roofing batten has been used in the roof renovation of Grade II-listed West Bromwich Town Hall and Central Library. This large-scale re-roofing work is part of a larger £7.5 million project to restore this historic civic building, increasing public usage of the site and securing...
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How to tell if your roofing battens make the grade
by Jennie Ward|07 March 25|Build, Supply
Roofing battens are a safety critical building material subject to strict grading and quality requirements. Roofing battens (sometimes known as tile battens) are structurally vital to any roof, ensuring the roof is solid, stable and won’t fail once erected. They are also structurally significant during the construction of the building...
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Cladding designers should ‘improve their knowledge of flame-retardant treatments’, warns WPA
by Jennie Ward|27 January 25|Corporate, Design, Supply
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) is calling on timber cladding designers to improve their knowledge about the specification of flame-retardant treatments, in response to the publication of a report on fires involving thermally modified wood. The WPA's statement comes following the report on the Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK...
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Travis Perkins fits e-forklifts with safety alert
by Jennie Ward|16 June 24|Design
Travis Perkins plc, a TDUK member and distributor of building materials, has fitted its latest batch of electric forklift trucks with what it describes as an industry-first ‘best in test’ sound alert, SIVAS, to improve safety for colleagues and customers in branch. A total of 1,200 forklifts across the Group...
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Specialising in graded roofing batten
by Jennie Ward|15 April 24|Build, Supply
Timber Development UK meets Shaun Revill of SR Timber, a timber supplier focused on promoting BS5534-graded quality roofing battens to the UK market. Shaun Revill is the SR in SR Timber. He co-founded the business in 2005, and is well-known in the trade as a specialist in timber roofing batten....
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TDUK responds to concerns raised over roofing batten treatments
by Jennie Ward|19 January 24|Supply
TDUK members will have seen the recent stories and claims on some media sites about chemical treatment from roofing battens leaching out and causing damage to roofing membranes, as well as claims of it causing skin complaints among roofing personnel. While Timber Development UK is in no position to verify...
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Construction Site Timber Best Practice
Construction Site Timber Best Practice
by Edinburgh Napier University|01 November 23|Build
To keep wood products in an appropriate condition for installation and to protect workers’ safety and health on site, some simple guidance is provided in this knowledge sheet.
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