News from TFT Woodexperts
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07 November 2022
Timber Roofing Batten Safety Alert
Woodexperts' Director Jim Coulson recently attended the NFRC as part of the Working Group on Tiling Battens, looking at ways to stop ...more
24 2022
Working together - how our industry uses training to face the future.
In a recent edition we highlighted the TTJ Awards ceremony: one of the first live events to be held in 2021 after restrictions were ...more
22 2022
Woodexperts supports local heritage railway
We're proud to help the Wensleydale Railway, a heritage line in the Yorkshire Dales. Woodexperts recently sponsored the new station ...more
22 2021
Wood Science and Career Development - the Winning Stories
The September/October edition of the TTJ features a supplement which includes the winners in all the categories of our Sector’s most ...more
23 2021
Lockdown learning still leads to exam success
Great success in the Wood Science Exams has been announced this week, for students studying with training provider TFT Woodexperts Ltd, ...more
29 2021
Woodexperts' director Jim Coulson publishes new book
Jim Coulson's latest book, 'A Handbook for the Sustainable Use of Timber in Construction', is out now in hardback and Kindle ...more
02 2020
'Blended Learning' - Woodexperts' new approach to wood science teaching
Responding to the need for change as our industry gets back to business following the constrictions of lockdown, TFT Woodexperts Ltd have ...more
19 2019
Woodexperts recognised in the Parliamentary Review
Jim Coulson and Jan Antonovics from Woodexperts attended the evening launch of the new 2019 edition of the Parliamentary Review on Wednesday ...more
18 2019
New Wood Science Workshops for 2019: what you need to know
In response to a demand for technical knowledge on a limited range of specific topics, which have become increasingly relevant in the current ...more
09 2019
Exam success for Latham's team and wood science students
Success in exams has been announced for two sets of students studying Wood Science and Timber Technology with training provider TFT Woodexperts ...more
20 November 2018
New Look Level 6 Diploma
Following the announcement of the Timber Trade Federation training initiative at Timber Expo in Birmingham last month, and the presentation ...more
14 October 2018
New Level 2 Award in Understanding Wood as a Material
Announced on the Confederation of Timber Industries’ stand at Timber Expo (part of UK Construction Week) held at the NEC, Birmingham, ...more
01 2018
At last - Chinese plywood you CAN trust
Diamond Mark Certified Plywood arrives in the UK! It’s fair to say that Chinese plywood hasn’t always had a very good reputation ...more
04 2018
Club members reveal training initiative
Two prominent members of the London Hardwood Club this week revealed a new training initiative due to begin in March 2018. Following a meeting ...more
26 2018
London Lunch Date for Luxury Car
Guests arriving at the London Hardwood Club Annual luncheon, held recently at the historic Honourable Artillery Company, were surprised ...more
26 November 2017
Wood Scientist Winner at TTJ Awards
At the 2017 TTJ Awards, held recently at the prestigious “Brewery” venue in The Barbican, London, amongst the six short-listed ...more
31 2017
"Bowled over" by students' success
A presentation and lunch was held at Leicestershire County Cricket Club on Monday 31st July 2017 to honour 8 students from James Latham ...more
26 2017
New Woodexperts-tutored TIMMMs receive their Level 4 Wood Science certificates
On Tuesday 11 th July, seven of the first batch of 19 successful candidates who passed the TFT Woodexperts Level 4 Accredited Certificate ...more
16 2017
Woodexperts at the NETTA dinner
Woodexperts' Jim Coulson and Jan Antonovics were photographed by Timber Trade Federation President Keith Fryer at the NETTA Dinner held ...more
23 2017
Training and Gaining
A further 19 students from a mix of independent, national and regional builders’ and timber merchants qualified for their Level 4 ...more
20 2017
Breakfast at Shakespeare's
Woodexperts were out and about at the Timber Trade Federation's UK Softwood Conference (the Shippers' Breakfast) at the Globe Theatre ...more
02 2017
TFT Woodexperts receives accreditation for new training course
TFT Woodexperts has received accreditation from Proskills Global Ltd for its development of a Level 6 (Equivalent) Diploma in Wood Technology. The ...more
02 December 2016
TFT staff help lobby for timber at the House of Commons
Jim Coulson and Jan Antonovics of TFT Woodexperts, pictured in the Division Lobby in the House of Commons. Jim and Jan attended as part ...more
17 November 2016
First shipment of the latest Diamond Mark certified plywood
'Sumomarine' Marine Plywood by PT SLJ Global Tbk, stamped with the TFT Diamond Mark, leaves Indonesia for the UK. We look forward ...more
04 November 2016
Award winner to train with TFT
Dan Rimington, recent winner of the 2016 TTJ Award for Career Development in the over-25's category, now completing his Level 4 Wood ...more
01 November 2016
TFT sponsors timber industry award
Many congratulations to Jordan Carling who won the category of Best Shopfitting Apprentice at the Leeds College of Building Apprentice of ...more
03 2016
TFT Global in France
TFT Woodexperts recently took a stand at the Carrefour du Bois international wood exhibition in Nantes, France. We promoted our own ...more
28 2015
A New Website for Woodexperts
You might have noticed that our website is looking a little sharper these days! After moving offices in 2015, we decided it was time ...more