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Navigating the Building Safety Act

|Date: 19 August, 2025

Navigating the Building Safety Act

The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 has transformed the way buildings are planned, construct ...

The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 has transformed the way buildings are planned, constructed and managed across the UK. As the most comprehensive reform of building safety legislation i ...

19 August, 2025
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Mapping the future of timber in construction

|Date: 13 June, 2024

Mapping the future of timber in construction

LABM Editor Claire Clutten speaks to Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Associati ...

LABM Editor Claire Clutten speaks to Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Association, Andrew Orriss, Chief Operating Officer at the STA and Alex Goodfellow, CEO of Donaldson Off ...

13 June, 2024
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Timber industry hosts its first Net Zero event in Scottish Parliament

|Date: 2 May, 2024

Timber industry hosts its first Net Zero event in Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Ho ...

The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time on the 30th April to host a reception about driving Net Zero awarenes ...

2 May, 2024
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Timber industry to spearhead implementation of key government policy

|Date: 6 March, 2024

Timber industry to spearhead implementation of key government policy

Working in partnership, the Structural Timber Association (STA), Timber Development UK (TDUK) and the Con ...

Working in partnership, the Structural Timber Association (STA), Timber Development UK (TDUK) and the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) have been appointed joint Secretariat of the Governmen ...

6 March, 2024
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Timber construction policy roadmap brings new opportunities for industry growth

|Date: 21 December, 2023

Timber construction policy roadmap brings new opportunities for industry growth

The Structural Timber Association has welcomed the launch of the Timber in Construction (TiC) Policy Road ...

The Structural Timber Association has welcomed the launch of the Timber in Construction (TiC) Policy Roadmap by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), which sets out a framewo ...

21 December, 2023
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International Timber advocates for certified fire retardant treated wood

|Date: 25 September, 2023

International Timber advocates for certified fire retardant treated wood

With this year’s Fire Door Safety Week campaign running 25th to 29th September, International Timber is s ...

With this year’s Fire Door Safety Week campaign running 25th to 29th September, International Timber is stressing the importance of correctly specifying fire retardant wood and panel products, backed ...

25 September, 2023
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Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

|Date: 10 March, 2023

Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Ski ...

Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry with the necessary skills to incre ...

10 March, 2023
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