Timber properties of noble fir, Norway spruce, western red cedar and western hemlock grown in Great Britain
Report
Gil-Moreno, D., Ridley-Ellis, D. & McLean, P. (2016)
Timber properties of noble fir, Norway spruce, western red cedar and western hemlock grown in Great Britain. Great Britain: Forest Research
The softwood processing sector in Great Britain has been built around the use of a very small number of timber producing species – predominantly Sitka spruce. The recent incre...
InFutURe Wood Report 1: Design for deconstruction and reuse of timber structures – state of the art review
Report
Cristescu, C., Honfi, D., Sandberg, K., Sandin, Y., Shotton, E., Walsh, S., …Krofl, Z. (2020)
InFutURe Wood Report 1: Design for deconstruction and reuse of timber structures – state of the art review. ForestValue
This report represents the first publication of the InFutURe Wood project - Innovative Design for the Future – Use and Reuse of Wood (Building) Components.
InFutUReWood is sup...
Wood properties and uses of larch in Great Britain
Report
McLean, P., Ridley-Ellis, D., Price, A., & Macdonald, E. (2024)
Wood properties and uses of larch in Great Britain. Surrey: Forest Research
This report collates and synthesises research into the production and use of larch timber in Great Britain, drawing on information from a range of published and unpublished st...
Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries.
Report
Bond, S., Thomson, E., MacPherson, S. & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2008)
Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries
The final report for the Forest Industries Recruitment and Retention (FIRRS) project.
Forests and their products are hugely important to the economic and environmental sustai...
The Educational Needs of the Timber Industries – Report of an Online Survey by the Centre for Timber Engineering.
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. & Nolte, S. (2005)
The Educational Needs of the Timber Industries – Report of an Online Survey by the Centre for Timber Engineering
This survey was conducted by the Centre for Timber Engineering (CTE) in summer 2005 to investigate the educational needs and preferences of the timber industries. Both employe...