A practical three-day course designed to provide delegates with the necessary skills and understanding for grading hardwood to the visual strength grades set out in BS 5756: 2007 ‘Specification for visual strength grading of hardwood’. At the end of the course there is a practical examination by BM TRADA Certification with a Certificate of Proficiency awarded to successful candidates.
Companies with certificated graders may apply for licensed membership of the BM TRADA Q-Mark hardwood grading scheme.
Please contact BM TRADA Certification on +44 (0) 1494 569700 for details of the Q-Mark hardwood grading scheme and associated costs.
Who should attend
Anyone involved in the selection and supply of temperate hardwood for structural use.
Course content
Full description of the grading rules and procedures
Comprehensive discussion of all strength reducing characteristics using samples
Timber marking
Quality assurance schemes and certification bodies
Responsibilities of the company and the grader
Practical exercises using small samples with mixed defects
For further details or to book a place on this course, please contact Michelle Joseph on +44 (0) 1494 569725 or email
A similar public course is also available for Baltic and Russian customers with a full-time interpreter in Saldus, Latvia. Alternatively the course can be provided overseas at client’s premises.
For further details, please contact Phil O'Leary on +44 (0) 1494 569632 or email poleary@trada.co.uk
