Vastern Timber

Timber innovation: Rooted Landscapes investigates broadleaf glulam construction.

We were delighted to donate timber to Connie Beuchamp, a student who is completing her Masters in Architecture at the University of Arts London. Connie’s ‘Rooted Landscapes’ project explores topics that are very close to our own hearts. We asked her to tell…

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From the Sawmill: July Newsletter from Vastern Timber

Can you believe it’s July! Here’s the latest news from the sawmill. Follow the build of an amazing larch-clad home in Bath. Check out the good news from ‘Project Grow’. Plus, see where our larch comes from (spoiler alert: it’s…

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From the Sawmill: June Newsletter from Vastern Timber

Welcome to our June newsletter. Where do we start? It’s been a busy month and we’ve got lots to share with you. You can read our declaration to act on climate change. Be one of the first to see our new Brimstone website. And…

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From the Sawmill: May Newsletter from Vastern Timber

Welcome to our May newsletter. We’ve got plenty of news and projects to share with you again this month. If you’ve wondered why the cost of timber has been rising lately, our MD Tom has the answers for you. Take a…

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Five reasons why timber is so expensive right now

If you’ve been looking at buying wood lately, you may have been surprised. The price of many of the popular wood species has doubled over the last couple of years. And, while standard building softwood seems to have levelled off…

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From the Sawmill: April Newsletter from Vastern Timber

This month we’ve news of the Tree of the Year, and how the situation in Ukraine impacts timber stocks in the UK. We have an update on our remaining stock of Siberian Larch, and some homegrown alternatives. We look at…

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Locally grown Brimstone Sycamore for inspiring West London renovation

When Luke Young of Young and Co Architects was tasked with finding wood for the facade of his client’s property in London, he turned to Brimstone. The elegant Edwardian home in Camden was being completely renovated and external wooden cladding…

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Brimstone cladding for first ‘net zero’ McDonalds

Brimstone timber cladding is used on the first ‘net zero’ McDonalds restaurant in the UK. McDonalds says it is their most sustainable restaurant, and it was designed to demonstrate how the business can achieve net zero emissions. The Market Drayton…

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Proud supporters of Shared Earth Forest School – Vastern

During National Tree Week, Vastern Timber is proud to announce our support for ‘Project Grow,’ from Shared Earth learning forest school. We asked Shared Earth Learning to tell us more about the project. “Thanks to a generous £5000 donation from…

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A better future for our woodlands?

Wood for the Trees is a series about the future of our forests, from Vastern Timber MD Tom Barnes and film-maker & forest school leader Charly Le Marchant. Over the past two years Tom & Charly visited woodlands to meet…

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