FSC Forest Stewardship Council - FSC
timber frame certification. TimberTecs part of the Benfield ATT Group hold
chain of custody certification for the design, sale, manufacture and
distribution of engineered timber structures - FSC endorsed by Greenpeace,
Friends of the Earth and WWF and Forestry Commission
SGS - Society General de Surveillance ensures that quality systems and procedures are used in the design, manufacture and erection of your engineered timberframe structure is of the highest standard
Investors in People,
TimberTecs members of the Benfield ATT Group are one of the few timber frame
companies to hold an award for the training and ongoing development of their
people and service.
United Kingdom Accreditation Service, certifying your timber frame project is manufactured and erected to reliable and quality ISO 9001:2000 procedures
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Timbertecs News Round Up from the UK - June 2007


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Up-to-date news from around the UK...updated as the news breaks!


Construction - Environment - Responsible Business - Economic Information


Update: Timber Frame, Construction & Property News

 
  • Demand for skilled construction workers to turn to teaching

    UKConstruction.com

    (June 2007)

    As the demand for skilled construction workers increases so does the demand for skilled, experienced people to teach them.

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  • Investor makes £46m in two years on a City block

    Timesonline

    (11th June 2007)

Prudential buys ABN Amro's London headquarters for £230m, giving it a lower yield than Government bonds

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News: Environment, Climate and Attitudes

 

Green campaigners have condemned ministers for "steamrollering" objections to major new schemes for nuclear power stations, airport runways, motorways, waste incinerators and even wind farms.

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  • Switching on to nanogeneration

    BBC News

    (8th June 2007)

The G8 summit has delivered an apparent consensus that action must be taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but uncertainty remains on the best way to tackle the problem. In this week's Green Room, Clemens Betzel argues devices that generate their own power must be part of the solution.

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News: Society, Health, Community & Responsible Business

 
  • Olympic inspectors pay site visit

    BBC News

    (12th June 2007)

Olympic inspectors are carrying out a three-day inspection of London's preparations for the 2012 Games.

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  • Greenhouse effects: Outdoor living has never been so ecofriendly

    Timesonline

    (10th June 2007)

Global warming may mean longer summers, but that’s no excuse to clog up landfill sites with throwaway plastic deckchairs. This season’s chicest outdoor ware is as ecofriendly as it’s stylish

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News: Finance & Economy

 
  • Halifax set to lose UK mortgage crown to Abbey

    Timesonline

    (12th June 2007)

HBOS shares fall almost 4% as it is set to cede first place in UK home loans market to Spanish-owned rival

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  • First-time buyers' record burden

    BBC News

    (12th June 2007)

The finances of first-time home buyers are being stretched to record levels by rising house prices.

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Chartered Building Consultancy - timber frame, OSM (off-site manufacture) and engineered timber structure advisors. Timber Research and Development Association – our work with TRADA ensures high quality, eco-friendly engineered Timber Frame build projects. The Green Register of Construction Professionals - TimberTecs members of the Benfield ATT Group - Timbertecs membership demonstrates our passion for environmentally sustainable timber frame self builds for local housing authorities. AECB - Association of Environment Conscious Building – our FSC certified timber frame is endorsed by The Ecology Building Society Impact Upon Society Big Tick Award from Business in the Community – BITC – award-winning timber frame company within the Timber-frame industry TRA - Trussed Rafter Association – our membership assures Timberframe Trusses, Trussed Rafters, roofs and complex and innovative roofscapes are quality Wales Quality Centre – members and committee members, we ensure the highest quality, especially when coupled with ISO 9001, FSC certification and Q-Mark Plus standards RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, assures our customers of our professionalism in wood and timber frame building and developing and surveying
TimberTecs is part of The Benfield ATT Group.
Chain of Custody TT-COC-1928. FSC Trademark (C) 1996 Forestry Stewardship Council