Timber Development UK

Could homegrown timber play a bigger role in low-carbon construction? Join our CPD webinar to explore why responsibly sourced UK-grown timber matters and how it can be specified more effectively in real projects. We’ll cover: • UK timber supply and sourcing • Softwood and hardwood applications • C16 vs C24 specification • Certification and responsible sourcing • Real project examples Featuring expert insight from Charlie Law, Sustainability Director at Timber Development. Perfect for architects, designers, contractors and specifiers looking to build confidence in timber specification. Register now via the link in bio. #HomegrownTimber #SustainableDesign #TimberArchitecture #ResponsibleConstruction #CPD

🖊️ Sign up now for the next #designTimber webinar – and learn how timber has been ingeniously used to create a landmark public boardwalk. 🌉 Rafter Walk is a 170-m long hybrid timber-steel bridge that winds across a revitalised London dock. Combining a steel primary structure with sustainably sourced tropical hardwood for the balustrade, deck and substructure, the project showcases how timber and steel can work together in complex geometries to create robust public infrastructure. 🗓 Wednesday 13 May ⏰️ 1-2 pm 🎟 Free to attend 👨‍💻 Join this lunchtime talk and learn all about the structural design and fabrication of this unique timber project from structural engineer Gioele Nunziatini @whitbywood and specialist timber contractor Martin Self @xylotekltd ✍️ Register your place on this webinar at our events page #freewebinar #timberdesign #bridgedesign #tropicaltimber

The Wood Awards celebrate the very best in timber design, from groundbreaking buildings to beautifully crafted furniture 🌿 What sets the Awards apart is its unrivalled judging process. Across two expert panels, architects, engineers, designers and makers are judged by their peers, bringing integrity and insight to every decision. Meet the 2026 Judges 🏗️ Building Awards Led by Jim Greaves (Hopkins Architects), with experts across architecture, engineering, design and journalism, the panel visit each shortlisted project in person. 🔸 Kirsten Haggart (Waugh Thistleton Architects) 🔹 Andrew Lawrence (Arup) 🔸 Sasha Bhavan (Knox Bhavan Architects) 🔹 Nathan Wheatley (Engenuiti) 🔸 Jonas Lencer (dRMM) 🔹 Ruth Slavid (Architectural Journalist) 🔸 David Morley (David Morley Architects) 🔹 Andrew Trotman (Timberwright) 🔸 Dr Neil Smith (Max Fordham)   🪑 Furniture & Object Awards Led by Sebastian Cox, with leading designers, makers, curators and critics. Each piece is assessed in person - considering craftsmanship, innovation and material excellence. 🔸 Sophie Sellu (Grain & Knot) 🔹 Hugo Macdonald (Critic & Curator) 🔸 Caroline Till (FranklinTill) 🔹 Henry Tadros (Ercol Furniture) 🔸 Johanna Agerman Ross (Design Museum) From emerging makers to established practices, the Awards champion talent at every level. Entries close 22 May 2026. Enter now via link in bio. #WoodAwards #TimberDesign #Architecture #FurnitureDesign Photo credits: Pebble Jumble Designer: Lore Group Design Team / Jan Hendzel Studio Photographer: Fergus Coyle Amento Architect: James Gorst Architects Photographer: James Retief

@tilhillforestry - a member of @thebswgroup - has successfully trialled an automated tree planting machine, PlantMax, to support the future delivery of new woodlands. As demand for woodland creation increases – driven by climate goals, biodiversity recovery, timber security and sustainable land use – the forestry sector is being challenged to deliver planting programmes at scale and pace, all while maintaining high establishment standards. The exploration of automated planting is designed to support manual planting. With expertise spanning tree nurseries, woodland management, harvesting operations and restocking, Tilhill is well placed to assess mechanised planting within the wider context of seedling quality, site preparation and long-term woodland performance. This all helps to ensure that innovation is applied responsibly and effectively – strengthening the long-term resilience and delivery capacity of the UK forestry sector. 👉 Read more on our website (link in bio)

In this article from the recent issue of Supplying Timber magazine, we learn more about TDUK member Vida Wood UK. As the company celebrates 25 years in the UK, we look back at how the business has grown and its role as a leading supplier of TR26 and CLS timber. When Vida Wood UK’s Managing Director, Ian Drane, approached Vida Wood’s senior leadership team in Sweden in 2001 with the idea of establishing a dedicated UK operation, it was based on his market experience and a conviction that closer alignment between production and end users could better serve British customers. Some 25 years later, that conversation has created one of the most significant Scandinavian supply operations serving the British timber sector. 👉 Read more on our website (link in bio)

Timber Development UK is pleased to be supporting the Trussed Rafter Association today at their annual AGM and Members’ Day in Solihull. The theme of the day is ‘Survive to Thrive’, with a series of speakers and workshops looking at how the trussed rafter sector can work together to grow and promote best practice despite the challenging market. The keynote speaker today is Chris Maityard from Moorgate Management, who brought with him his years of experience in running businesses right across the sector. Chris brought “realism and positivity” to the room, exploring the challenges that currently face the trussed rafter sector and how TRA members – and every business in the built environment sector – can protect their business and get into the best possible shape to help them reach the upturn in the new housing cycle, whenever it may come. He explored the most common strategic, operational and financial issues that businesses face, and offered practical advice on how to guard against them, from implementing a 13-week cash flow, to checking that your ERP system is fit for purpose, and making sure the people within your business are empowered to make decisions.

🪵 ♻️ Reusing timber locks in carbon, reduces reliance on virgin materials, and supports a circular built environment – but what will it take to make timber reuse a viable and scalable part of structural design? The panel session “Design for Timber Reuse” will explore how a resource-led approach is reshaping engineering practice by using reclaimed timber in ambitious new projects. Speakers will highlight how reused timber is being deployed across a range of structures and products - from the Marlborough Sports Garden and Durley Chine Environmental Hub to innovative work using timber recovered from demolition for new mass timber products. Along with sharing insights from working at the forefront of reuse, the panel will discuss the broader systems needed to scale timber reuse - from design and specification strategies to data availability, skills and supply chains. Join the discussion at the UK Timber Design Conference – tickets can be booked at link in bio 🎙️ Speakers: 🔹️ Brogan MacDonald, Head of Sustainability (Structures), Ramboll (Chair) 🔸️ Steve Peet, Associate Director, Engenuiti 🔹️ Colin Rose, Founding Partner, UK CLT / Lecturer, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction 🔸️ Ben Moss, Director of Building Structures, WSP #timberreuse #circulareconomy #timberstructure #sustainableengineering

⚖️ How can we use timber intelligently and conscientiously to create a healthier built environment? The UK Timber Design Conference session “A Healthy Balance: Resource-Conscious Timber Design” will explore this question through real-world practice and cutting-edge research. The session will present the Velindre Cancer Centre – a hybrid timber hospital demonstrating how low-carbon design, material efficiency, and user wellbeing can be successfully integrated to meet high sustainability goals and a new standard in healthcare. We will also introduce the pioneering research project ‘Using Wood Well’, which proposes new metrics for evaluating both the efficiency and sufficiency of timber use – challenging us to rethink how we can build better with wood, keeping the health of our forests in mind. Bringing together leading voices in timber architecture and engineering, this session will explore how principles of resource-conscious design can be applied in practice to create buildings that support both people and planet. Speakers: 🔹 Alastair Ogle, Senior Associate, Waugh Thistleton 🔸 Adrian Campbell, Founder + Director, changebuilding 🔹 Michael Woodford, Partner + Director of London Office, White Arkitekter Book your tickets for the UK Timber Design Conference at the link in the bio 🗓️ Thursday 2 July 2026 📍 One Birdcage Walk, London #UKTDC26 #TimberDesign #TimberKnowledge #ResourceEfficiency #HealthyBuildings TimberHospital

The Spring 2026 edition of Supplying Timber is now online, bringing together the latest updates, market data, and technical insights for the UK timber industry. In this issue you'll find: - The latest market trends and economic updates, and what that could mean for the year ahead. - Exploring the growing case for using homegrown timber - Member Profiles with Consolidated Timber Holdings, Pfeifer Group, Summit Timber Group and Vida Wood UK - Case Studies exploring timber and steel hybrid constructions - Timber Decking and Cladding Association explains why treatment, Use Class and Service Life really matter - An in-depth look at last year's Wood Awards winners. 👉 Read more on our website! (link in bio)

A dedicated Batten Learning Day on 26 March 2026 in Liverpool brought together timber suppliers, merchants, manufacturers, consultants and industry stakeholders for a full day of discussion and practical learning on the importance of using compliant roofing battens and guarding against counterfeits. Hosted by The North West Timber Trade Association, in partnership with SR Timber, TFT Woodexperts, and TDUK, the event was designed as both an educational forum and a hands-on industry event. Delegates improved their understanding of roofing battens, with a particular focus on grading, treatment, compliance and the challenge of counterfeit or misgraded products entering the market. Counterfeit and misgraded battens pose significant risks to both safety and performance. Some products are incorrectly marked or marketed in ways that suggest compliance with BS5534 when, in reality, they have not been properly graded or assessed. 👉 Read more at our website (link in bio).

Timber Development UK, in partnership with @oneclicklca , brought together voices from across the built environment for a roundtable debate focused on embodied carbon in timber construction and the growing importance of having robust environmental data when designing and building new projects. The event was designed to move beyond policy discussion and explore the practical realities of meeting current and emerging requirements around whole-life carbon assessment and embodied carbon measurement. We explored how we can collectively help the industry understand how to respond to changing customer demands before they become a significant commercial risk. At the heart of the discussion was the growing role of Environmental Product Declarations and Life Cycle Assessments, as well as the need to demonstrate timber’s carbon credentials in an increasingly competitive materials landscape. 👉 Read more about the conclusions reached on the day at our website (link in bio)

♻️ How does responsibly sourced timber fit within the circular economy agenda? Find out in this technical timber session at the UK Timber Design Conference. ⚖️ While designers and specifiers are increasingly looking to timber as the ultimate renewable construction material, we need to know we can continue to meet future demand by ensuring we make the very best use of this valuable resource. 💡 This CPD session – sponsored by PEFC UK and delivered by timber sustainability expert Charlie Law – will provide essential training, covering: • Background to circular economy principles • Timber’s place in a circular economy • Importance of responsible timber sourcing in meeting circular economy goals • How you can incorporate circular economy principles into your timber designs • What circular economy business models you could consider when designing buildings Join us at the UK Timber Design Conference to learn more about this topic, and many others! 🗓️ Thursday 2 July 2026 📍 One Birdcage Walk, London #UKTDC26 #TimberDesign #TimberKnowledge #CircularEconomy