For years we have lived with seeing the garden fence and shed in shades of brown or green, generally because no other colours were available, or it was just the colour of the chemical preservative used to treat the timber. As the market has changed and evolved, this no longer needs to be the case. […]Read More

COP26 Glasgow highlighted just how hard it is to get united global action on climate change. Although agreements were thin on the ground, a significant highlight of the conference was recognition for the positive role that wood plays in tackling the principal cause of global warming – carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions – and why the […]Read More

In February 2021, Lonza Wood Protection announced the agreed sale of Lonza Specialty Ingredients (LSI), of which they were part of, to private equity firms Bain Capital and Cinven. The sale completed in the Summer and on October 21st the new company brand of Arxada was revealed. Andy Hodge, Marketing Director for the EIMEA Wood […]Read More

From July 2022 every wood treatment operation managed by or supplying TTF members must be quality assured by an independent third-party. As the deadline approaches wood treaters are set to turn to the Wood Protection Association’s ‘Benchmark’ quality scheme. The WPA Benchmark quality scheme provides independent confirmation that wood products have been treated correctly in […]Read More

THE ONE FOR ALL – SIMPLY BETTER PROTECTION Metal-free, low pressure microemulsion wood preservative concentrate. The “all-rounder“ among the impregnation products. The requirements of the Biocidal Product Regulation (BPR), in the EU and in the UK, are a challenge for all wood preservative producers particular with regard to the envi¬ronmental impact of wood preser¬vatives. Therefore, […]Read More

A completely new version of the Wood Protection Association (WPA) Code of Practice for Timber Treatment Installations – Design & Operation is now available. This 6th edition reflects changing technology and legislation and provides up-to-date practical guidance on environmental, safety and health issues relevant to all companies engaged in the activity of industrial timber treatment. […]Read More

The UK is about to raise the bar on product and performance data supplied with construction products with publication of the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI). CCPI is in response to one of the key findings of the Hackitt Report into the Grenfell fire which confirmed that shortcomings in product information had contributed to the […]Read More

Nominations for the 2021 Wood Protection Association (WPA) Awards are now open. The WPA Awards celebrate excellence, innovation and outstanding service in the production, supply, and use of treated wood. The 2021 WPA Awards programme is backed by some of the biggest names of the wood protection industry with Koppers, Wolman, Impra and Lonza signing […]Read More

TANASOTE S40, Lonza Wood Protection’s new oil based wood preservative, has gained Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) authorisation for its use as a high performance treatment for the long term protection of heavy duty industrial timbers, such as utility poles, railway sleepers and hard landscaping timbers. Authorisation for Tanasote S40 has now been granted in both […]Read More