Joiners appreciate that timber is a natural material but in today’s business climate, time is money. Today’s joinery timber supply is focused on quality, and on products which reduce remedial work enabling smoother working, whether in bespoke or manufacturing settings.
Selling joinery services and products relies on a reputation for excellent skills and high-quality results. Yet climate change is also playing an increasing part. Timber is your greatest natural sales aid. Get to know the sustainable, renewable back-story behind the timber you use in your business. Understand timber’s benefits when it comes to storing CO2 and use them to their greatest effect in your marketing. Learn more from our Sustainability Hub.
Responsible sourcing of timber means more than ticking boxes on forms. It’s an attitude that runs deep in the business culture of Timber Trade Federation members. Each of our members must adhere to our Responsible Purchasing Policy, under which they can be subject to random independent audits of their sourcing due diligence activities. This means they keep ahead of the responsible sourcing curve, and are secure in providing you with ‘Timber you can Trust’.
Download our latest Responsible Sourcing Report and visit our Responsible Sourcing page.
Timber Trade Federation members have a vast breadth of knowledge between them. Our members range from forest-owning companies who also process wood into components, for example for the window manufacturing industry, to SME timber merchants, whose intimate knowledge of a large number pf timber species from across the world, can help you to distinguish yourself from competitors.
Find a TTF member by company, by type – for example specialist timber merchants – or by product. Download our 2020 TTF Members guide or access the information you need instantly on our search page here.
Reducing the workload of joiners by providing modern, engineered materials have brought about a revolution in joinery manufacturing. Laminated engineered joinery components, which now include many laminated hardwoods as well as laminated softwoods, reduce waste, improve productivity and thus improve profitability. See the latest on laminated products and joinery timber species in our Joined-Up Business magazine
As the trade body representing the timber supply chain, the Timber Trade Federation also works closely with the woodworking industry media and with the British Woodworking Federation, which is one of our partners in the Confederation of Timber Industries. Read our latest guest blog on the BWF website.
Explore the resources we have available to joiners and sign up for our newsletters. Look out for our regular columns in Woodworking News, and our articles in the Institute of Carpenters’ magazine Cutting Edge, also available on this website. You are also welcome to browse our TimberWorks library of case studies, which include examples from the joinery sector. There is also a TimberWorks Twitter feed.
But most importantly, find a TTF member supplier who can provide you with ‘Timber You Can Trust’ here.
