Timber Topics March 2026 | Use Classes
As the weather clears and merchants prepare for the spring uplift in decking, fencing and landscaping sales, there is one message that deserves absolute clarity: Use Class 4 is not optional, and it is not open to interpretation. Here, TDUK explains what merchants need to know to sell the right...
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Timber Topics February 2026 | External Cladding
As cold weather approaches, make sure you have sufficient stock of fence panels so that customers can fulfil any repair work if the UK faces heavy storms over the coming months. TDUK is also reminding all merchants to make sure your teams know the different timber treatment Use Classes, so...
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Timber Topics January 2026 | Fencing
As cold weather approaches, make sure you have sufficient stock of fence panels so that customers can fulfil any repair work if the UK faces heavy storms over the coming months. TDUK is also reminding all merchants to make sure your teams know the different timber treatment Use Classes, so...
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Timber Topics December 2025 | EPD Database
Don’t forget you can explore Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for a wide range of timber products through Timber Development UK’s online EPD database.
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Timber Topics November 2025 | C16 vs C24 timber
C16 and C24 are the two main strength classes of structural softwood timber available in the UK. Many merchants stock and recommend C24 by default, but in fact homegrown C16 timber is perfectly suitable for use in many general construction applications. This month, we explore the differences between the two...
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Timber Topics October 2025 | Wood Campus
Timber Development UK has launched Wood Campus, a brand-new online school designed to provide flexible, accessible training for merchants and timber professionals. The platform offers more than 60 courses and hundreds of hours of potential learning.
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Timber Topics August 2025 | Timber Use Classes
Do you know your Use Classes? The way treated timber must be described in merchants and on site has changed. It’s up to you to understand what Use Class the treated timber products you stock have been treated to, and where it is safe for them to be used. TDUK...
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TDUK Trade Note: EUDR Implementation in Northern Ireland
With less than six months until the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) we have had many calls from members seeking clarity on the position in Northern Ireland. We have yet to receive any such clarity from the Government, but this Trade Note sets out our working assumption that...
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