Open Minimalism
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 …
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Woodsafe Timber Protection wins WPA’s Project of the Year
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 …
Reimagining the bedroom space
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 …
New angle on garage design provides easier vehicle access
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 …
Ventilated garage doors enable seamless integration of vertical timber cladding
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 …
Grey: The Neutral That’s Here to Stay
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 …
From the city to the countryside
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 …
The role of specification
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 welcomes Swedish Wood and Wood for Good’s Wood Co₂ts less campaign
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 …
Swedish, stylish and sustainable: one of Europe’s largest office and warehouse building completes
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 …
Conversations about Climate Change Design Competition – Join the Conversation
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 …
Traditional look, modern technology
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 …
Kebony wood completes sustainable ‘Tiny Houses’
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. …
Elegant form and functional excellence for dramatic new Perthshire residence
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 …
Luxury modern multifamily project recently completed in West Hollywood
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 view on spruce plywood like you’ve never seen before
– 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’. …
How can sustainability in construction be achieved without compromising efficiency?
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 …
Taking a leaf out of nature’s book
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 Pool House: Stunning Wood Cladding by The Main Company
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 …
Multiply by Waugh Thistleton Architects wins Wood Award
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 …
New 20mm Worktop Reduces Fabrication Costs
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 …
Latham’s timber trio offers a solid solution
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 …
Havwoods Introduces Veneer Finishes to its Vertical Collection
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 …
Spectacular Valchromat Bar Stars at New Cultural Venue
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 …
Innovative school surpasses stringent Swan environmental standards with Kebony Wood
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 …
VitrA Launches Two Statement Collections At Cersaie 2019
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). …
The positive social and environmental impact of material specification
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. …
Lees Munday Architects discover authentic Kebony cladding
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 …
Better forest management means better timber
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 …
Kebony supplies finishing touches to Elin Donskov ApS idyllic Danish retreat
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 calls for industry professionals to take part in wood construction survey
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 …
Kebony wood proves integral to National Trust development
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 …
Kebony proves instrumental to Royal Opera House renovation
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 …
Abellio Great Anglia selects Benjamin Steadman to install modular Accoya rail shelters
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 …
Solid wood that can be matched
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 …
Accoya® specified for award-winning housing project by Alma-Nac
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 …
American Hardwood projects nominated for Wood Awards 2018
The American Hardwood Export Council is delighted to announce that five projects using American hardwoods have been shortlisted for the Wood Awards 2018. The shortlist will be showcased at the …
Top construction materials that can positively impact the environment
The building industry is undergoing a shift. Most of the cities around us are built using a combination of steel and concrete. Concrete blocks are used to build our homes, …
Where does our timber come from?
Timber’s ability to enable quick and efficient construction is clear, but this can’t be at the expense of sustainability. With timber becoming an increasingly important resource for ensuring sustainable construction, …
The benefits of timber as a building material
Jeremy English, Sales Director at Södra – Sweden’s largest forest-owner association – explains how timber is perfectly placed to meet the needs of the UK construction industry. With its clean, …