Fire-Resisting Doorsets
Ideal for creating practical outdoor spaces, timber decking provides an excellent garden landscaping option when it is correctly specified, designed, installed, and maintained.
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Timber Topics September 2024 | EUTR Update
The EU Timber Regulation is being replaced by the European Deforestation Regulation for wood and wood products entering the EU market. This will place additional responsibilities on some companies who wish to sell wood products to the EU. Most merchants will not need to make changes unless they or their...
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Timber Topics August 2024 | EPD Database
Merchants, their customers and other built environment professionals can now access Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for the most common timber products on Timber Development UK’s new online EPD database which covers products such as sawn softwood, CLT, LVL, Glulam, I-joists and hardwood plywood.
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Decking
In this course, we'll discuss the most common types of Decking Products, as well as explore finish options and the relevant standards and certifications.
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Timber Topics July 2024 | TDUK Resources
Timber Development UK is working tirelessly to develop new resources for merchants to improve their timber knowledge. Some can be downloaded from our website by logged-in TDUK members, others are freely available online to the entire industry, and all have been created to help further the use of timber as...
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CE, UKCA, and UK(NI) Marking
At present, the methods for obtaining CE, UKCA, and UK(NI) marks are the same. The holder of one mark can currently obtain the other mark in a relatively simple process by engaging the services of an additional notified body holding the necessary registration.
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Timber Acoustic Performance
A building’s acoustic performance is a critical consideration in its design, operation, and construction, to benefit its future occupants and their wellbeing.
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Traditional Timber Connections
Timber is a centuries-old building material, and many timber connections found in the earliest surviving structures continue to bein use today, in both structural and non-structural applications.
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Fire Design: Passive Fire Protection
To minimise fire risk, timber-frame wall and floor systems must be designed to maximise resistance, by implementing the different performance benefits of various assembly layers.
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Timber Flooring
Timber floors are easy to install, lightweight, and make good use of a sustainable, durable material. Offering a natural, warm, and sophisticated look, with the correct maintenance timber floors can last many years.
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