the wood and wood products industry
Timber Standards
Timber and timber-based products are commonly specified as meeting a particular British (BS) or European (EN) Standard, and in general this can be done without any certification or independent testing. The standard simply provides a shorthand way of claiming that certain specifications are met, while encouraging manufacturers to adhere to a common method for such a specification. Standards are designed for voluntary use and do not impose any regulations. However, laws and regulations may refer to certain standards and make compliance with them compulsory.
Responsible suppliers should always investigate whether a published standard exists for the product type and, if so, why would they choose not to meet the requirements of that standard?
There is normally one standard setting out the main requirements for a particular type of product and, where necessary, this will point users towards other applicable documents, such as test and measurement standards and reference documents such as Design guides or Codes of Practice.
Members can download the latest TTF Guide to Timber Standards which provides brief information about the primary standards related to timber products and their main supporting documents.
For information on the move to Eurocode 5 for the design of timber structures please click here.
Timber Related Standards News
Members can also download our monthly TTF Timber Related Standards News below
