Our Guides
We have created guides across a large range of areas to help both our members and the wider construction industry trade smoothly, and build safer, more sustainable and beautiful buildings.
Merchant Resources
Sales Merchant Calendar
Leaflet
The Buyer’s Guide to
Preservative Treated Wood
Good Wood Business
Magazine
Wood & Retrofit
Leaflet
Sleepers or landscaping timbers?
Guidance on
Plywood Standards
TTF Cladding
Handbook
Panel Guide
V4
PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT GUIDES
In collaboration with the Wood Protection Association (WPA), we have produced guidance notes to help you know the difference between each Use Classes and why we need them.
BUYER’S GUIDE
PRESERVATIVE TIMBER
UNDERSTANDING
USE CLASS 2
Understanding
Use Class 3
Understanding
Use Class 4
PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT LEAFLET
SOCIAL CARDS
Share these social cards across social media, on your website, and with your colleagues to help set the standard for builders using preservative treated timber.
USE CLASS 2
SOCIAL CARD
Use Class 3
Social Card
Use Class 4
SOcial CArd
Use CLass
Quiz
PUBLICATIONS
We produce a large number of publications across different trade organisations to promote our members.
Timber Topics
Sleepers
Fencing
Mouldings
Preservative Timber
Brexit Special
Retrofit
Fire & wood products
Modified Woods
Wooden Flooring
Windows
Storing wood products
Preservative Timber
Roofing Battens
Decking
Sheet Materials
Carcassing
Timber & Species Guide
These guides will provide you with a greater understanding and knowledge of different types of timber species and their capabilities.
A GUIDE TO GRADES OF
BRITISH HARDWOODS
COMMERCIAL MALAYSIAN TIMBERS
GUIDE
PROPERTIES OF POPULAR MALAYSIAN TIMBERS GUIDE
AHEC’S SUSTAINABLE
AMERICAN HARDWOODS GUIDE
LVL
HANDBOOK
BMJ Trusted Timber Supplements
Spring 2019
Autumn 2018
Spring 2018
TIMBER & FIRE RESOURCES
Fire is a critical issue in the timber industry, this section provides clear guidance and understanding of the fire treatment terms, specification and assuring quality in the flame retardant treated wood supply chain classification.
FR GUIDES
CTI FIREHUB
Timber Forum News
November 2019
May 2019
November 2018
June 2018
