How lovely are thy branches?
The modern timber industry is very dependent on a small number of commercial species, yet according to the GlobalTreeSearch there are more than 60,000 different […]
Articles by Dan Ridley-Ellis
What became of EN14081-4
EN 14081-4 “Timber structures. Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section. Machine grading. Grading machine settings for machine controlled systems” is the standard that […]
Grade stamps – who done it
The grade stamp on structural timber from Europe must say who the manufacturer is – by means of the name, logo or both. In the […]
UKTGC website
The UK Timber Grading Committee now has a website: http://uktgc.org.uk Being brand new, it is still very much a work in progress and we welcome […]
Brexit & timber again
This post is an addendum to the previous one about the no-deal Brexit preparation notices – and with thanks to the TTF for the information they […]
Wood in fireworks
About this time of year (for some reason) we tend to see some articles about the science of fireworks. These cover the chemistry and physics […]
Forestry, wood processing & “green Brexit”
Confor has launched a writing competition designed to stimulate debate on the potential for forestry and wood processing to deliver the a more sustainable society. […]
Wood is not what you think it is
This is the transcript of what I said in the initial statements, prior to audience discussion, at the Confor organised seminar “Forestry and The Bioeconomy”, […]
No deal Brexit & timber
This post is just to highlight some key areas of the Brexit preparedness notices issued by the UK Government and the European Commission (EC). You […]
beX wins award for employer engagement
We were thrilled to hear that the Built Environment Exchange won the “Outstanding employer engagement in universities” prize at the Herald Higher Education Awards. The […]