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An influential roundtable discussing how offsite manufacturing can improve build standards has called for industry and government collaboration to agree tougher building regulations for offsite construction to differentiate it from traditional build methods.

Northallerton-based timber specialist NYTimber is celebrating 40 successful years in business with a £200,000 investment in a high-tech saw, which will double the company’s production capacity.

Businesses from all parts of the construction supply chain are set to benefit from a new collaboration between the Construction Innovation Hub and UK Construction Week (UKCW), in a move designed to boost take up of innovation in the industry and realisation of the Government’s sector deal ambitions.

The Crown Estate forest in Windsor Great Park was the main location for PEFC UK’s annual field trip for the construction sector, designed to show the link between certified forests and sustainable construction.

BSW Timber, the UK’s largest sawmilling business, showcased its new IRO range at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show by helping to promote wellness in nature as timber partners and sponsors of a collaborative installation called LAND.

Industry leaders and stakeholders joined together this week to learn more about the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project, funded by Innovate UK.

National timber merchant Arnold Laver opened up its Borehamwood Depot to 30 students on fine furniture-making, carpentry and joinery courses at London’s Building Crafts College.

WoodFest is coming to Reading following the recent success of the event in Newcastle and Sheffield.

In the face of Brexit and other challenges this year, leading trussed rafter manufacturers and timber engineering firms learned to tackle fear like a Commando, at a high-energy AGM and conference for the Trussed Rafter Association (TRA).

UK forestry plc is in rude health, with hungry sawmills and processors keen for product according to Savills Spotlight on UK forestry, and as a result softwood timber prices are rising, nearly 30% in 2017 and just under 50% over 2018.