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Important announcement
Last year, TRADA merged with the Timber Trade Federation to form the new organisation Timber Development UK. This will affect the way it operates.
New case study: Redhill Barn
Redhill Barn was once a large roofless ruin, standing in a Devon field without access, water or electricity.
Case Study: National Automotive Innovation Centre
Read our latest case study on a new centre for automotive design.
Case Study: The Two and a Half Storey House
The Two and a Half Storey House is a masterwork of three-dimensional imagination in timber and an ingenious solution to a common problem: how to create an extra bedroom in a two-storey terrace house.
Welcome to TRADA
TRADA (The Timber Research and Development Association) is an international membership organisation dedicated to inspiring and informing best practice design, specification and use of wood in the built environment and related fields.
We pride ourselves in providing independent, authoritative design and technical guidance through this website, on-line software, printed publications, e-books, and our telephone helpline. We link specifiers and purchasers with timber industry members through our Find a supplier directory.
As a member you can access all our online information and resources. By registering for free, you can view some of our published series and examples of others. Please call us on 01494 569601 if you need any help.
Membership Benefits
- Timber Industry
- Specifiers
- Contractors
- Students and Lecturers
- Non-Corporate
Promote your offerings to the top UK audience of timber specifiers / buyers
Save time and money by getting authoritative advice quickly
Equip your staff to upsell and cross sell your product range
Save time and money using our authoritative advice
Be confident about taking on more challenging timber projects
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Be confident about taking on more challenging timber projects
Get advice quickly online and through our helpline
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Design the buildings of the future
Access our free academic learning resources
Impartial guidance, design details and case studies
Save time and money using our authoritative advice
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Impartial guidance, design details and case studies
Promote your offerings to the top UK audience of timber specifiers / buyers
Save time and money by getting authoritative advice quickly
Equip your staff to upsell and cross sell your product range
Save time and money using our authoritative advice
Be confident about taking on more challenging timber projects
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Be confident about taking on more challenging timber projects
Get advice quickly online and through our helpline
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Design the buildings of the future
Access our free academic learning resources
Impartial guidance, design details and case studies
Save time and money using our authoritative advice
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Impartial guidance, design details and case studies
- Timber Industry
- Specifiers
- Contractors
- Students and Lecturers
- Non-Corporate
Latest News
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22 June 2022
Book the early bird to get £50 off our next Timber Frame Construction training course
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22 June 2022
New Bookshop releases help you demonstrate that timber products are sustainably sourced
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22 June 2022
Use of structural timber permitted in buildings up to 18 metres
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22 June 2022
Import of hardwoods such as French oak surge in Q1 2022
New Publications
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24 February 2022
Carbon and timber in construction for building designers
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15 December 2021
List of British Standards December 2021
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15 December 2021
Standards Update December 2021
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26 November 2021
Construction Trade Survey 2021 Q3
Wood Information
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