Timber Development UK

To celebrate three years since our official launch, we have made all 174 of our technical case studies FREE for all to download. https://lnkd.in/eZPXAubu This includes the very best uses of timber in construction from the past decade, including dozens of Wood Awards winners – such as the RIBA Stirling Prize winning Magdalene College Library and Goldsmith Street projects. Our case study library is an incredibly rich source of #timber knowledge, featuring everything from beautiful schools through to stunning homes, swimming pools, hospitals, retrofits, gridshells, interiors, and community buildings. Together they form an essential learning resource for students and professionals alike, and the basis of our monthly webinar series ‘designTimber’ delivered by the architects, engineers and design teams behind each project. “When we came together three years ago, we did so to connect the supply chain, lead best practice and accelerate a low carbon future,” said TDUK chief executive David Hopkins. “We are very proud of our work over the last three years, which has included dozens of new case studies where you can find both #technical details and explanations, and key performance data on #carbon. “Sharing knowledge is crucial, as timber is an essential tool to overcoming the climate and housing crisis in the UK, and we want every #architect, #engineer and #contractor in the UK to know how best to use it. “At its heart, Timber Development UK is a community – a place for people passionate about using wood to make a difference to connect, network, share and learn. No matter which part of the supply chain you work in. “This is why we say if you work with #wood, you already belong. Because anyone who touches timber, whether you work in the forest, a joinery workshop, behind a desk, on a building site, or you are just starting your journey – we are here to support you. “For all of our members, and the tens of thousands of professionals across the UK who have over the past few years downloaded our resources, attended our events, given us a follow or sent us a message of support – members, non-members and students – we are incredibly thankful. “If you do enjoy our work and would like to support it to continue by joining, please do get in touch. We would love to have you in our community, and of course, tell you about the many benefits that are exclusive to members. “Meanwhile, we are going to be continuing to add more case studies – and we have some really exciting new publications coming to our library before the end of the year – so please do explore all we have to offer, and keep in touch.” To download case studies, along with hundreds of other resources available on the TDUK website, simply create a free account – which takes less than 30 seconds. https://lnkd.in/dVzuiQcf If you would like to find out about all the benefits of membership, do get in touch with our team.

🎄Wishing all our members and friends a merry Christmas and a happy new year! 🎅 As 2024 draws to a close, we'd like to say a big thank you to all our members and everyone we've worked with. It's been a pleasure promoting our members - and timber in general - across a fantastic year. 🗣️We hosted some sell-out events - the first ever UK Timber Design Conference, our Global Market Conference and of course our Annual Dinner. 🏘️Our designTimber webinar series went from strength to strength: check out our YouTube channel to catch up on the inside stories of some inspiring timber buildings, plus some great CPD on fire safe design. 👩🎓We massively expanded the TDUK Knowledge Library. Members can now access over 100 Timber Knowledge Sheets covering a huge range of topics - right across the supply, design and building spectrum. 🧑🤝🧑We've welcomed a lot of new members this year, and we look forward to helping them and our long-term members reach new heights in 2025. 🦌We can't wait to share some very exciting new projects coming soon, including our new Wood Campus online learning hub. It's going to be a great 2025... 👇Click below to read about all we've achieved since TDUK launched. https://ow.ly/hXiN50UuTyV

BSW Group has announced it will be investing significantly in its BSW Timber Solutions and Bayram Timber sites in Melton, near Hull, where it will be expanding production operations and enhancing IT infrastructure. Following recent investment in a new automated crosscutting line, BSW will now be expanding into a third Melton site, where a new 100km3 capacity per annum treatment tank will be located. The investment into this additional site, along with improvements to IT operating platforms, will create a significantly enhanced offering for BSW’s existing and potential customer base, the company said. The Bayram site, which has operated for over 20 years and supplies bespoke, high-quality timber products to industrial end users, will also benefit from continued investment as part of the binderholz group. To support these investments, the trading assets and liabilities of Bayram Timber will also be merged into BSW Timber Solutions with effect from April 2025. There will be no change to the day-to-day operations of BSW Timber Solutions or Bayram. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gmgmJAK3 #timber #investment #infrastructure #production

🌳We're delighted that Silvia Melegari from CEI Bois will join us for our last EUDR online discussion this year on Thursday, 19th December 11am - 12pm. 💚 Make sure you're there too - register for your free place by clicking on the link below. 👩🎓Silvia will provide an update on the latest developments in the EUDR - followed by a Q&A where you'll be able to ask any questions you have.   🌲This is our 5th online members’ discussion on EUDR as part of TDUK Responsible Sourcing Committee’s EUDR working group. Do join us!   👇Click below now to register for Thursday's free webinar! https://lnkd.in/euCWMRSH

🏞️ Koto House is a new modular home, located on the Outer Hebridean Island of North Uist. 🌳 The home is made from seven prefabricated timber modules, built using homegrown Welsh timber. 🏗️ The modules were transported by lorry and ferry, 570 miles from a factory in Wales to their final destination on the Scottish island, where they were installed as weather-tight structure over just 2 days. 👏 Formed of bespoke engineered timber box beams filled with cellulose insulation, this innovative construction system has enabled the creation of an exceptionally high-quality and high-performance structure for one of the most constrained construction environments in the UK. 📖 Read the full case study here https://lnkd.in/eAdt4Y2k   Architects: Koto Design and Hiraeth Architecture Structural Engineer: Paramount Structures Main Contractor: Unnos Systems (Ty Unnos Modular) Joinery Contractor: Kenton Jones Joinery (Kenton Jones) Wood Species: Homegrown Douglas fir, Sitka Spruce and British Larch. PEFC & FSC Certified. Wood Suppliers: Unnos Systems Cladding & Decking: IRO and BSW Timber Photography: OLCO Studios   #homegrowntimber #welshtimber #modularconstruction #sustainablearchitecture

Timber Development UK has published a new Trade Note updating members on the EU anti-dumping investigation into Hardwood-faced Plywood from China, acting on a complaint by the Greenwood Consortium, which represents the EU’s hardwood plywood industry. This investigation means that all Hardwood Faced Plywood from China arriving in the EU must be declared against specific new commodity codes upon arrival. The TDUK Trade Note aims to shed light on the current status of the investigation and what it means for the UK and Northern Ireland markets. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eYFPhxCA #antidumping #hardwoodplywood #imports #UK #NorthernIreland

🌳Tree Courtyard House is a new CLT and brick home on a tight East London site. 🦺London-based architecture practice ao-ft has completed Tree Courtyard House, a new-build single storey home on a backland site in Walthamstow. 🏡Given the home’s tight footprint, ao–ft eliminated corridors to maximise space efficiency and offer smooth transitions throughout the home. 👣The entrance is positioned at the heart of the house with a living area, kitchen, dining and bathroom located in the centre of the floorplan, bookended by two bedrooms which face the courtyard garden. 🏗️The prefabricated construction of CLT allowed for efficient transportation and assembly without the need to shut down local streets and disrupt traffic. 💚The client was CASTLEGUARD HOMES LIMITED while the CLT consultants were ConstruktCLT ltd 👇Read the whole article on our website by clicking the link below https://ow.ly/ZbUy50UrOtS

🌄 Tucked away in the Brue Valley in Somerset is a Grade-II listed old school house that has been extended with a homegrown chestnut clad wing that is both distinguishable from and sensitive to the existing architecture. 🪨 The design by Bindloss Dawes Architects draws inspiration from the scale, proportion and materiality of the original building, which is made out of locally quarried limestone. 🪵 The new extension is a simple but delightfully detailed timber frame gable, with locally sourced sweet chestnut battening and framing - chosen for its sustainability, stability and elegant grain, as well as its mellow silver colour which beautifully complements the weathered stone of the main house. ✏️ The cladding was carefully detailed and executed to create an elegant system, with a vertical, open arrangement at roof and first floor levels and a broader, closed board at ground level. Particular attention was paid to how the cladding interfaces with the windows. 💎 “As our first timber building, we had some apprehensions about the detailing and building, and how the timber would perform,” said architect George Dawes, “but we are delighted with how well it has worked. It’s a tiny building, but quite jewel-like.” 📖 Read the full case study here https://lnkd.in/ekNZ-_Vy Architect: bindloss dawes Structural Engineer: Momentum Engineering Main Contractor: GREGORY RENOVATIONS LIMITED Joinery Contractor: JC Joinery Ltd Wood Species: Homegrown Sweet Chestnut, European Spruce. PEFC & FSC Certified. Wood Suppliers: English Woodlands Timber Ltd Photography: Francesca Iovene #homegrown #sweetchestnut #cladding #homeextension #timberdesign

🏆 Bough Terrace wins best timber interior at the Wood Awards 2024   👏 Described as a ‘tour de force of restoration work on a simple domestic interior’, this thoughtful refurbishment of a Victorian mews house by Tuckey Design Studio has been awarded the top prize for Interior Design at this year’s #WoodAwards24. ⚖️ Stripping back the building to its bare bones, then sensitively layering old timbers with new, the project features: 🛠️ A sculptural staircase crafted from hand-folded, stained plywood 🕸️ A lightweight lattice and ply canopy ceiling 🪵 Textural reclaimed timber floorboards 🌟 Celebrating the clear design principles that visually delineate the new from the old throughout the house, Jim Greaves, lead Buildings judge of the Wood Awards and Principal of Hopkins Architects said: “This small house is full of exquisite juxtapositions between loving restored historic fabric and sensitively designed new insertions.”   Discover more about Bough Terrace here: https://lnkd.in/gtiQi47S 📍 Location: London ✨ Architect: Tuckey Design Studio 🏗️ Structural Engineer: BC Structural Design 🪵 Wood Supplier: Elliotts 🏢 Contractor: Imperial Building 🌳 Species: Redwood Pine (Sweden, Finland). Douglas Fir (reclaimed timber). FSC certified 🛠️ Joinery: Cube 📸 Photographs: Fran Mart #timberdesign #interiordesign #restoration

The latest issue of Supplying Timber magazine is now online! In this issue we're highlighting some of the latest new products, as well as the fantastic timber buildings and structures that were worthy winners at the 2024 Wood Awards. We’re also bringing you in-depth profiles of Timber Development UK members including Arclin and the h&b BUYING GROUP LLP. Plus, we reveal the key takeaways from last month's TDUK Global Market Conference, with discussions on the 2025 economic forecast and whether we have enough timber available to meet the hoped for rise in demand. Click here to read or download the issue, and if you're a TDUK member and would like to contribute to our next issue, contact us today! https://lnkd.in/epzEApAu