WPA Benchmark approved timber treater, Walford Timber has installed two new pressure vessels. The 2.0m diameter pressure vessels, which use Scholz quick closing automatic doors and fully automated bridge rails, will increase the efficiency and output of timber treatment at the Ross-on-Wye-based firm. The project was managed by treatment provider Arxada Wood Protection. The timber […]Read More

Protek wood stain has been steadily growing over the last couple of years with new customers and accounts. Harriet Farquhar, joint Managing Director, explained: “The pandemic was definitely a catalyst as people ‘stayed at home and painted’. The interest in garden improvements has not diminished. “This was witnessed first-hand by the Protek team at the […]Read More

In 2015 the Wood Protection Association commissioned a long-term controlled field trial of sawn and pressure treated British Softwood. To ensure the study would be robust and truly independent, the Building Research Establishment (BRE) was enlisted to conduct the trial under strict scientific conditions. The purpose was to test the performance of ground contact fencing […]Read More

Thorndown add two new products to their paint collection. To compliment their high-performing Wood Paint they have added a Wood Preserver and Stain Blocking Primer, offering a full timber treatment package for home consumer, trade, industrial, wholesale, and dropship customers. As with their wood paint, the wood preserver and stain blocking primer are both water-based, […]Read More

Members of the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) are on a mission to grow the demand for preservative-treated wood. At the heart of this mission is a major quality initiative to reassure buyers that the performance of treated wood products can be trusted. To ensure the trust-building could be achieved consistently TTF members voted to make […]Read More

The term ‘Tanalised Timber’ has become synonymous with treated timber across the UK. One of the most established global wood preservative brands is Tanalith® E and this is where the term ‘Tanalised Timber’ originates from. This year marks 30 years of the proven performance of Tanalith® E. The first Tanalith® E formulation was sold in […]Read More

Wood is enjoying a renaissance in popularity. That’s because theenvironmentalperformance of construction materials has become a major priority for building designers. The environmental benefits of wood are compelling. It scores highly as a sustainable material; a product of nature that locks up the carbon absorbed by growing trees. The recent UN climate change conference, COP 26, […]Read More

Dipping/Spraying, Low-pressure, Metal free High-pressure treatments Wood destroying organisms such as fungi, beetles and termites as well as bacteria and mold have an adverse effect on the durability of wood. Isn’t it great that a single product, impra®lit TSK 40, protects different applications of woodencomponents in cladding, fences or window frames with a free choice […]Read More

As stability returns to the timber industry following the turbulent trading conditions of 2021 the need to quality assure preservative-treated wood is again concentrating minds. That’s because members of the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) decided in November 2020 to require independent verification of the impregnation process that produces the treated wood they supply and are […]Read More