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Properties of UK grown beech

7 November 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

This paper can be read in PRO LIGNO 2019 Volume 15, Number 4 pp. 32-39 along with other papers at the conference. We have a […]

Roots for further growth

8 April 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

“Roots for Further Growth” is a document prepared by the Forest and Timber Technologies Industry Leadership Group (ILG), and sets out a strategy and action […]

Moisture in Sitka spruce trees and logs (PhD thesis)

8 September 2017 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

Congratulations to Mike Yerbury who graduated with a PhD.  The thesis contains commercially valuable information so is embargoed for a period – but you can […]

Drying and distortion of spruce wood (PhD thesis)

8 September 2017 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

Congratulations to Jas Canavan on graduating with a PhD.  His thesis (” The effects of drying on the dimensional stability of spruce wood”) is available to […]

David Gil-Moreno wins prize

1 March 2017 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

We are delighted that PhD student, David Gil-Moreno, has won a prize as coauthor of the article “The Redwoods and red cedar” published in the October […]

Research note – minor conifer species

11 January 2017 Dan Ridley-Ellis 1

Forestry Commission has published a research note with a summary of the basic wood properties information that David Gil-Moreno obtained in his PhD project.  You […]

Thinking beyond strength classes

22 August 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 1

This paper summarises the processes and normative requirements involved in grading of structural timber, and outlines a number of areas in which matters may be […]

RFS species for climate change

6 May 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The Royal Forestry Society has published information for foresters about alternative tree species that might be used in Britain to improve resilience of the forest resource to climate […]

Report: sustainable construction timber

29 April 2016 Ivor Davies 0

The Forestry Commission have just published the report “Sustainable Construction Timber” by Ivor Davies. Ivor wrote the report to help building designers and contractors source […]

Strength grading of sawn timber in Europe: an explanation for engineers and researchers

Strength grading of timber explained

25 March 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 6

The paper “Strength grading of sawn timber in Europe: an explanation for engineers and researchers” by Dan Ridley-Ellis, Peter Stapel and Vanesa Baño is now published (online […]

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