OVER 150 COMPANIES - exhibiting innovative timber products
Timber Expo is delighted to announce that the UK’s
national timber event will be relocating to the NEC Birmingham on the 24 & 25 September
2013.
Visitors to this year’s show will be able to see the full range of
timber technologies and wood products available on the market, and the
widest display of new and innovative applications for timber within the
built environment. The event is aimed at architects, engineers and
contractors, local authorities and specifiers looking for the latest
timber solutions.
So REGISTER FREE to take advantage of the timber business opportunity of the year!
The 2013 PEFC Chain of Custody standard, which will be fully aligned with EUTR requirements, will be published in May 2013 but in the meantime, an update sheet 'Meet EUTR Requirements through PEFC Chain of Custody Certification' has been produced....
"Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things." So said the great American economist Theodore Levitt, the man widely regarded as the ‘inventor’ of globalisation. There was certainly no shortage of ‘new things’ entered into last...
The first 2013 issue of the new digital Timber Expozine is now available to download. This year sees Timber Expo moving to a new venue for 2013 and stepping up a gear to take timber to the heart of the UK construction industry. There is lots of...
The UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) has elected Lawrence Young as its chairman, on a two-year tenure. With more than thirty years’ involvement in the construction industry, Mr Young takes up his post with a wealth of experience and knowledge in the...
Fabric First is an unmissable one day conference and exhibition designed to present the benefits of adopting ‘fabric first’ methodologies in respect of modern energy efficient residentialconstruction. The event brings together distinguished and...
Dr Peter Bonfield OBE has been invited by DEFRA Secretary of State Owen Paterson and the wood industry to chair a panel of business leaders in establishing a market demand-led action plan for the sector. Called Grown in Britain, the aim of the plan is to...
Pasquill, the UK’s largest trussed rafters specialist, has supplied and installed glulam columns, roof beams and cross bracing at the first new building to be constructed within the grounds of historic Lincoln Castle for over 100 years. The ‘Heritage...
Kier Construction has started work on a £19m school project expected to rank as the largest structure in the UK built with the latest cross-laminated timber (CLT) technology. Foundations are now being laid for the William Perkin Church of England High...
The Forestry Commission Scotland is investing £3 million into a new pier on Mull which will help transport greater quantities of timber off the island. Transport of timber off Mull is expensive. The new pier, to be built at Fishnish, will cut down on...
David Morley Architects Hurlingham Club Outdoor Pool scooped the top award in this year’s hotly contested Wood Awards 2012 competition. The ceremony was held on the 27th November at the Carpenters Hall in the City of London. The Hurlingham Club Outdoor...
Ground protection solution expert, Timbermat Ltd, who supplied ground protection mats and crane mats to the London 2012 Olympic Games, is already ensuring its imported wood meets the new EU Timber Regulations well ahead of them being introduced in March,...
Please note that new dates have been arranged for the Solid Wood Solutions and Fabric First Events. These are now scheduled to take place in early 2013. The venue is unchanged.
Solid Wood SolutionsTuesday 26th February...
Timber Expo 2012 saw an expanded exhibition space, increased number of visitors, a expert set of Timber Talks seminars plus an impressive list of exhibitors, come together to promote timber as one of the most exciting and sustainable construction...
An innovative timber construction system being developed in Wales could revolutionise the building sector and open up major new markets for farm-grown wood. Work is about to start on the first project using the new process. The dowelled timber system has...
Timber Expo 2012 has now closed. The size and scope of the event was deemed a huge success and an impressive step change from the previous year. The Timber Talks seminar programme was particularly popular with many sessions seeing the bespoke seminar...
Timber Expo has opened its doors and is ready for business. The first visitors are now sampling the first Timber Talks seminars and speaking to the most comprehensive group of timber specialists gathered together under one roof. The show was kick...
The Timber Trade Federation’s Engineered Timber Forum has announced it is running a series of free seminars to help educate and inform architects, engineers and other construction professionals about the benefits of using engineered timber products. The...
The Timber Buyers Forum will soon be open for business. After a fantastic first year, the 2012 Forum now has 55 Buyers registered to attend including some of the biggest names in UK construction. The 2012 Forum will be located at the heart of Timber...
Timber Expo will be the venue for the launch of a nationally recognised competence qualification for those working in the wood industry. For the staff that buy, sell machine, preserve or handle wood, a new NVQ will help provide a consistent standard...
The countdown has begun and it is now a week to Timber Expo, when the Ricoh Arena, Coventry opens its doors and hosts the largest annual gathering of the timber sector. Make sure you are pre-registered to make your entry into the show as easy and...
With Timber Expo getting primed and ready to be rolled out, we can reveal our list of Chairs for the Timber Talks seminar sessions. Timber Expo will be running over 40 one hour Timber Talk seminars bringing together some of timber’s leading system...
The Winner and Runners-Up have been announced for the 2012 TTJ Timber Innovation Award. The TTJ Awards 2012 took place on 14 September at The Savoy, London with Nick Hewer, Lord Alan Sugar’s co-star on BBC TV’s The Apprentice as host. Timber Expo and...
The world’s tallest residential timber building has topped out in Melbourne, with builders lifting the last timber panel to complete the structure. Taking shape near the water’s edge in Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour, Forté is being built with Cross...
According to the latest piece of research from the European Architectural Barometer, major European markets are set to see a boost in timber frame construction. Based on the quarterly research (1.200 telephone interviews among architects) in six...
For its 10th year, the Wood Awards received an unprecedented 362 category entries from which an exceptional shortlist has been selected by the judges. The Wood Awards is a flagship for wood in the best of British architecture, furniture and design, and...
A number of TRADA seminar and tour developments have now been confirmed for Timber Expo. TRADA will be holding a seminar aimed at University and College Schools of the Built Environment and the timber industry. This event will take place between 10.00...
Low carbon engineering consultancy Encraft has used timber extensively in an existing house retrofitted to meet the Passivhaus energy efficiency standard. The 1940s Wellesbourne semi is the first in the UK to be accredited to the Passivhaus retrofit...
With the impending launch of the Green Deal in October 2012, the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has launched a publication to help joinery and woodworking firms understand the commercial opportunities. The BWF’s ‘Easy Guide to the Green Deal’...
