Structural Timber News

Developer Southern Grove has unveiled plans to build a cross laminate timber office block in the Shoreditch area of London. The six-storey building will be four to five times lighter than a traditional building, resulting in much...

BeA is the first to develop a tool that can automate the attachment of facade cladding, ceiling and floor shuttering with screws (35-60 mm in length). Ideal for integration into manufacturing systems  Positioning...

More than 16,000 homes inspected after damning review. Persimmon is inspecting around 500 homes a week after an independent review commissioned by the firm said it had routinely failed to install correct cavity barriers and firestopping...

Posi-Joists are revolutionary in the construction industry, combining the versatility of timber with the strength of steel webs to produce a floor and roof system with numerous benefits. The main advantage is the service void created by the open...

Protect Membranes, UK producer of construction and roofing membranes, has introduced a new 3m wide variant of its popular Protect BarriAir membrane, designed for ease of installation within a factory environment and to support the rapid rise in...

Protect BarriAir and reflective VC Foil Ultra, the air and vapour control layers from Protect Membranes, have been specified and installed by specialist design and build contractors Stewart & Shields in Scotland's first multi-storey...

The Big Innovation Pitch is back with a bang for Futurebuild 2020. With innovation running through the veins of the event, which takes place from 03 to 05 March at ExCeL London, the timing of the competition's return is perfect. The 2020...

Axis Mason, an architecture and interior design firm, decided to renovate the interior of its new office, Somerville House, at Saint Helier in Jersey. The project was intended to become a statement for the firm's design philosophy and act as a...

What is CaberFix X-Treme Tape? CaberFix X-Treme Tape is a tape designed for use with CaberDek chipboard flooring in cold and wintry conditions. Is this installed in the same way as the standard CaberFix Tape?  ...

We're in the business of producing wood panel products – OSB, MDF and particleboard – products that are used in a multitude of industrial applications from housebuilding to furniture-making and packaging. For industrial users, these...

Excess stock brought in ahead of the original 1 April 2019 Brexit deadline, continuing uncertainty around Brexit and challenges posed by bark beetle attacks throughout central Europe all contributed to a 2019 of collapsing timber prices. The...

A temporary project in a disused car park in North London has been developed to provide a range of new accommodation for small businesses which are facing rising rent costs and lack of suitable workspace. The disused car park is referred to locally...

The Box, located at FarGo Village in Coventry, has undergone several phases of regeneration to create the perfect performing arts venue with Norbord's SterlingOSB Zero at its core. The creative hub started life as a carpet warehouse in part of...

Wood panel manufacturer Norbord is making significant progress at its Dalcross-based factory, following a further £35 million investment earlier this year. This second recent investment into the site, following a £110 million expansion...