Timber in Construction Roadmap

Why now is the time to back British timber
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Neil Horton, Sales Director at BSW Timber, explains why BSW Timber is backing British timber following the relaunch of the Timber in Construction Roadmap.   The conversation around sustainable construction is continuing to get louder – and rightly so. At BSW Group, we believe that the relaunch of the UK...
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Why now is the time to back British timber in construction
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Neil Horton, Sales Director at BSW Timber, explains why BSW Group believes that the relaunch of the UK Government’s Timber in Construction (TiC) Roadmap is not just timely, it’s essential. The sector now has a clear opportunity to reshape our built environment using British timber as a cornerstone of low-carbon construction....
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Where will the UK get its wood from in future?
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Tom Coates Tom Coates, Area Harvesting and Supply Manager for James Jones & Sons, gives his views on the forestry changes needed to make sure England has enough homegrown timber for the future. The supporting document for the current Land Use Framework consultation doesn’t inspire much confidence that the wood...
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Government commits to increase the use of timber in construction
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Ambitious new plans to increase the use of timber in construction were announced by Environment Minister Mary Creagh at the Timber in Construction Summit in London. The new Timber in Construction (TiC) Roadmap is being introduced to help get Britain building using timber – creating economic growth, rural jobs and...
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Industry seeks ministerial support of Timber in Construction Roadmap
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Leaders of the forestry and timber industries met UK Forestry Minister Mary Creagh to seek the minister’s support for the Timber in Construction Roadmap. Chief Executives Stuart Goodall (Confor) and Andrew Carpenter (Structural Timber Association) received a very positive response from the Minister to continue progress on the roadmap, developed...
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