HSE inspectors will use the UKTFA's Health and Safety Code of Practice when visiting timber frame sites
Safety first
Jim Johnstone, chairman of the Health and Safety Committee at the UK Timber Frame Association, puts the spotlight on saving lives and livelihoods in 2008
Timber frame requires 20% fewer on-site labour days than masonry construction
Timber's top 10 hits
Speed and cost are just some of the reasons why housebuilders should look to timber, says Bryan Woodley, chief executive of the UK Timber Frame Association
It was predictable the UK's anti-timber frame lobby would capitalise on the fire at the Beaufort Park development in north London in July, writes Timber Building editor Mike Jeffree.