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“It is more than just viable, it represents the future. Engineered timber, from managed forestry, will be the material that defines 21st century architecture.”
Alex De Rijke, dRMM architects

"Greater use of wood products will stimulate the expansion of Europe's forests."
European Commission's DG Enterprise

"Timber is changing the face of modern architecture & design. For professionals, it is now the prime material for sustainable urban modernism."
David Hopkins, Timber Trade Federation

"As a renewable material grown by the power of the sun, wood offers us a new way to think about our future"
Michael Green

Industry News and Events

Forest stakeholders call for a stronger EU Forest Strategy to reach UN and Paris Agreement goals

Published: Feb 6th 2019

Last December, the European Commission published a progress report on the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy, discussed by the European Parliament in January.This report comes at a time when...

Combustible Materials Response, Implications for Timber Industry

Published: Dec 3rd 2018

Last week, the Government announced an amendment to part B of the building regulations which has implications for timber components of buildings in and on external walls.The regulations specify that...