State of Trade Survey 2020 Q4
- 85% of heavy side firms reported that sales rose during the fourth quarter of 2020, the highest balance on record.
- On the light side, half of firms reported rising sales in Q4.
- Manufacturers’ expectations for sales in the year ahead in 2021 improved, with half of heavy side and 44% of light side firms anticipating an increase.
- Cost inflation continued in Q4, with the balances hitting a near two-year high, driven by raw materials.
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List of Wood Information Sheets
This document contains a fully comprehensive list of all the most up to date Wood Information Sheets (WIS) published by TRADA. Available to members for free or non-members for £12.00, these Wood Information Sheets provide technical guidance related to almost every timber topic under the sun.
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10/05/2021 | Wood Information Sheet
Adhesive-bonded repair systems for structural timber
Although there is an increasing interest and application in using adhesive-bonded connections for new buildings, the main demand for this technology in the UK has been for repairs to structural timbers. The original concept was aimed at repairing historic structures. However, the technology is increasingly being used for repairing modern...
28/07/2021 | Wood Information Sheet
Adhesives for structural use
Adhesives are widely used in non-structural applications such as furniture manufacture and joinery. They are also used in the manufacture of panel products such as plywood, particleboard, fibreboard and oriented strandboard (OSB), of which some grades are used structurally.
Glulam and structural timber composites such as cross laminated...
05/08/2019 | Wood Information Sheet
