Harmet is an Estonian offsite construction company that was founded in 1992 and employs some 800 people across five factories in Estonia and Finland. Harmet’s main products are wooden modular …
All the extra time spent at home during the coronavirus pandemic has prompted us to do up our homes like never before. Olle Berg, Setra’s EVP Market and Business Development, …
Buildings are static. They serve the purpose they have been designed for. But when cities grow and the needs of the community change, this becomes a problem. Modular construction with …
Forests have incredible importance for the future of our planets health and climate change mitigation – at the TTF we are trying to tackle misconceptions of tropical timbers. Tropical forests …
One of the recent residential projects from Havwoods is this beautiful city centre home located in the heart of London. Transformed into a modern interior that is both neutral and …
Woodsafe took home the “Project of the Year” award at the Wood Protection Association (WPA) Award Event 2020. For the sixth year, the award has become a popular annual event …
Update the bedroom into a place of timeless style and beauty with Havwoods and its unrivalled portfolio of engineered and reclaimed wood flooring. For homeowners and interior designers looking to …
A newly refurbished garage at a private residence in North Yorkshire demonstrates how thinking outside the box and applying a non-standard shape can maximise the building footprint to provide the …
Custom-made garage doors and car port doors from Rundum Meir, which provide natural ventilation and daylighting into enclosed garage spaces, can perfectly integrate into contemporary architecture featuring vertical timber board-on-batten cladding …
Both stylish and modern, grey wood floors have become hugely popular in recent years for both aesthetic and practical reasons. One of the most versatile colours in the spectrum, grey …
Embrace the countryside trend without making the move. Estate agent Rightmove reports an increase in the number of people looking to move from the city to the countryside, with the …
By TTF FLEGT Communications Executive Lucy Bedry. Responsible forestry and sourcing of timber and timber products is an essential part of the solution to reducing harmful carbon emissions amd mitigating …
Södra, a leading supplier of sustainable timber to the UK market, has pledged its support for Swedish Wood and Wood for Good’s Wood Co₂ts less campaign. The campaign, officially launched on 13 July, is an industry-wide initiative developed …
New solid wood office entirely clad with sustainable leader Kebony A new, forward-thinking office and warehouse on the outskirts of Gothenburg, Sweden has been completed with style and sustainability prioritised …
The UK Timber Trade Federation launch their Conversations about Climate Change Design Competition. Conversations about Climate Change is a specially commissioned design competition, exhibition, and events series providing a platform for …
When materials technology meets classic characteristics Popular television programmes such as Escape to the Country entice many city dwellers into surrendering their high-rise apartments in favour of a cosy, country cottage. Wooden …
A new, innovative housing model, ‘Tiny Houses’, has been created to offer sustainable, mobile and affordable living as the trend for minimalist design and flexible living continues to grow globally. …
A Rundum Original bespoke garage door has provided the ideal solution for a stunning new contemporary home built on the banks of Loch Tummel in the Scottish Highlands. Developed on …
The Harland Brings the Best of Modern Infill with Expansive Views and a Kebony-Accented Façade Construction was recently completed on The Harland West Hollywood, a multifamily development of modern condominiums …
– Artistic execution accentuates the Metsä Wood product value promise ‘Easy on Site’ Metsä Wood took a creative approach to dramatize the spruce plywood value proposition – ‘Easy on Site’. …
The Hybrid City initiative calls for innovation. Metsä Wood’s Hybrid City initiative is searching for ways to make construction more sustainable while maintaining efficiency using current building methods. Improving sustainability …
Figurative knots and distinctive woodgrain configurations are both authentic and much loved wood characteristics, that are admired and sought after by specifiers everywhere. This desire for irregularity and a closer …
The most recent residential project, The Pool House, showcases The Main Company at its very best. This previously converted barn has had a complete regeneration and interior redesign to create …
Waugh Thistleton Architects, in collaboration with the American Hardwood Export Council and ARUP, has won the Small Project Category at the annual Wood Awards for its design of MultiPly. The …
James Latham has added a 20mm thick, HI-MACS® worktop to its solid surface portfolio and it is already proving to be a big hit with the company’s interior design and fabrication …
Increasingly, architects, as well as the joinery and construction sectors are looking to specify products which are not only dimensionally stable and durable, but also legal and sustainable and James …
International wood flooring brand, Havwoods, has introduced nine stunning new designs to its popular Vertical collection of solid and engineered wood. Adding a seamless finish to the rest of the …
Valchromat, the innovative and award-winning engineered fibreboard – which is available in the UK through James Latham – has been extensively used in the interior fit-out of a spectacular new …
A new public school in Norway has become the first school to achieve the highly regarded Nordic Swan Eco-label. Situated on the outskirts of Oslo, the Sydskogen school passed the …
As a leader in manufacturing innovative ceramic surfaces, VitrA launches two new tile systems, CementMix and Wood collections, at the ceramic fair, Cersaie, in Bologna, Italy (23 – 27 September). …
David Hopkins, managing director, Timber Trade Federation The role of material specification in helping designers achieve a positive social and environmental impact is something most are now beginning to understand. …
Located in Dorking, deep in the Surrey Hills, a once traditional 20th Century house has been skilfully transformed by Lees Munday Architects into a contemporary family home, with an extension to give the …
Good forest management can both protect the environment and help meet the growing demand for timber from the building trade, argues Nigel Buckley-Ryan, Södra’s UK Sales Director, Merchants. As pressure …
Located in Boeslum Strand, a seaside village in Denmark renowned for its beautiful white beaches and grassy plains, lies a charming holiday cottage which has been carefully designed by local …
Metsä Wood, one the world’s largest suppliers of wood products to the construction industry, is conducting the first ever survey of its kind, to explore the extent of expertise in …
Community strengthening project completed at the base of the UK’s longest lake muf architecture/art has unveiled Fell Foot Active Base, an innovative water sports centre designed to provide seasoned professionals and first …
London continues to embrace sustainable, forward-thinking construction materials One of London’s most historic and cultural buildings, the Royal Opera House, has undergone a significant transformation; including the complete redevelopment of …
Over the past few months, a series of new rail and bus passenger shelters have been installed around Cornwall, with a complimentary response from the public. Stringent regulations which demand …
James Latham is now offering the Horizon range of North American sawn lumber products which, due to the family-run Pennsylvanian producer’s unique LOG-INTACT™ process, effectively book-matches solid wood. The premium …
The esteemed winners of the 2018 Architects’ Journal Retrofit Awards were announced last night in a much-anticipated ceremony which took place at The Brewery, London. The 2nd annual awards saw …
