New report online
The InFutUReWood project has officially come to an end, but we still have some exciting result up our sleeves! Today, WP2 leader Ylva Sandin published […]
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ForestValue online conference
The InFutUReWood project has officially come to an end, but we still have some exciting results up our sleeves! Watch this space for more reports […]
Strength grading of UK and Irish grown timber (big info drop)
Machine strength grading of structural timber in Europe is done mostly under a system called “machine control”. The machine settings are fixed based on large […]
Properties of UK grown beech
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
“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)
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)
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
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
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
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 […]