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What Are The Acceptable Tolerances On A Door Leaf?

08 March 2011 - The main standard we refer to for the tolerances that can be applied to door leaves and doorsets is BS 4787: Part 1:1996. This standard is written specifically for metric sizes but...

Rising Input Costs Set To Hit Construction in 2011

03 March 2011 - Construction Products Association survey warns costs will continue to rise.

BWF Stairs Scheme Seminar at The Building Centre

02 March 2011 - The latest in the Wood Talks seminar series on Thursday 31 March 2011

BWF Members’ Day Announced

01 March 2011 - The long awaited details of the BWF’s Members’ Day, sponsored by clicking here.

Want To Reduce Your Wood Waste And The Costs Associated With It? Sign Up Here!

01 March 2011 - As you may have seen in previous BWF News bulletins, we have been focusing on reduction and better management of wood waste within our industry. It’s an area which requires an ... Read more »

Does My Company Need A Disaster Recovery Plan?

01 March 2011 - All companies need to prepare a recovery plan to cover disasters such as theft, fraud, sabotage, fire, IT/utility failures, hostile attacks and extreme flooding. Although such events may seem ... Read more »

Shadowing the Green Deal

01 March 2011 - The policy is set, but the detail is still to emerge...

Wood Window Alliance To Showcase Brand New Stand And More Windows At Ecobuild 2011

28 February 2011 - A brand new Wood Window Alliance stand, showcasing high performance windows from a number of BWF members, is set to be one of the highlights of this year’s Ecobuild exhibition. Following ... Read more »

100% Wooden Bicycle World Land Speed Record

28 February 2011 - Michael Thompson is looking for a main sponsor for a forthcoming 100% Wooden Bicycle Land Speed Record Attempt. He describes it as "a truly unique project", which is being filmed for a TV ... Read more »

Tackle Climate Change: Use Wood

22 February 2011 - I found this video on YouTube yesterday. It's a superb summary of the arguments for using wood and wood products to reduce the carbon impact of construction...