Trussed Rafter Association

New TRA visual checklist sets out 10 steps to site safety

Housebuilders and building contractors are set to benefit from simple new visual guidance designed to help them comply with health and safety regulations when working with trussed rafters on site

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Trussed Rafter Association urges government to deliver on Conservatives’ election campaign housing promises

Nick Boulton, chief executive of the Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) has urged the Government to deliver on the housing promises, made by the Conservatives during the election campaign.

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Trussed Rafter Association reaches out to regional roofers

A series of free regional events for the roofing and housebuilding industries is starting this month, focusing on the latest advice on Brexit, the CE marking of construction products post-Brexit, and new technical guidance on the manufacture of trussed rafters,…

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Trussed rafter manufacturers and timber engineering firms learn to tackle fear in face of challenges at Trussed Rafter Association AGM and conference

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).

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Online training course proves popular with trussed rafter designers

The trussed rafter industry is working hard to upskill employees, as the construction industry continues to struggle with skills shortages, with sign-ups for specialist training quadrupling.

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Trussed Rafter Association chief executive Nick Boulton announces new structure at AGM

New talent, new leadership, new structure and embracing new technology were just some of the highlights from the Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) AGM last month. Speaker Alison Watson, founder of Class of Your Own, told delegates about the Design Engineer…

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Trussed Rafter Association publishes updated roofing guidance for housebuilders

The Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) has updated its roofing guidance for housebuilders to include information about single-skin cladding for spandrel panels.

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Trussed Rafter Association launches revamped website

The Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) website, which provides technical support to homebuilders, architects and self-builders, has been revamped for 2018.

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Trussed Rafter Association urges housebuilders to review legacy roof designs ahead of switch to building design standard Eurocode 5

The Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) is urging housebuilders to review their legacy roof designs as it prepares to switch to building design standard Eurocode 5 from 1 January 2018.

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