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Developing Local Talent
Leading engineered wood panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY has partnered with North Kent College to support the next generation of local carpenters and joiners. MEDITE SMARTPLY will be supporting some sixty students taking Level 1 and Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery…
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Bournemouth builder hails benefits of West Fraser panels
An experienced carpenter and builder based near Bournemouth, who has been involved in the construction of bespoke homes for two local developers, has taken to social media to demonstrate the speed and efficiency of installing West Fraser’s CaberDek, as well…
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Sydenhams Ltd posts £8.3m annual pre-tax profit
Dorset-based Sydenhams Ltd has posted profit before tax of £8.3m for the year ended March 31, 2023. Sydenhams, which operates a network of timber and builders’ merchants, timber engineering sites, hire centres and kitchen showrooms, saw the profits decrease by…
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Kebony completes sustainable transformation at Norwegian Embassy
A renovated roof terrace on the 10th floor of Norway House, located in Brussels’s European Quarter and overlooking Rue Archimède and Le Berlaymont, the home of the European Commission, has undergone a sustainable-inspired metamorphosis using Kebony Clear wood decking. …
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Industry welcomes commitment by UK Government to expand use of timber in construction
Image ©Forestry Commission The UK Government has published its Timber Construction Policy Roadmap today which looks to boost the safe use of sustainable UK timber in construction and increase domestic wood supply. The policy roadmap is split into priority themes which look to…
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Rebuilding with Wood
Along with its tragic consequences, the 2016 earthquake in Central Italy created an opportunity: rebuilding in wood. Rome-based MMSA Studio has initiated and partly completed several timber construction sites in the Amatrice area. Architect Massimiliano Muscio told us what it…
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A State of Positivity
Andrew Carpenter, CEO of the Structural Timber Association (STA), explores the recent development of the structural timber sector with an eye on progress in 2024 and beyond. As the construction industry continues the journey towards net zero, the pressures of…
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Donaldson Group welcomes plans to increase timber use in construction
The Donaldson Group has welcomed the UK Government’s Timber Construction Policy Roadmap, outlining its plans to increase timber use in construction. Andrew Donaldson, Donaldson Group CEO, said, “As a business that has been advocating the use of timber for centuries,…
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Government commits to more timber construction
The Government has set out an ambitious plan to raise the use of timber in the construction of homes and buildings. It has published a roadmap to boost the safe use of sustainable UK timber in construction while planting forests to increase…
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Timber in construction policy roadmap brings new opportunity for industry growth
The Structural Timber Association has welcomed the launch of the Timber in Construction (TiC) Policy Roadmap, released today by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), which sets out a framework for increasing the use of timber in…
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