Author Archives: Simon Brock

On the evening of 17th September 2025, Woodexperts’ Director, Jim Coulson, attended the Gala Awards event of the Leeds College of Building at Leeds United’s conference facility in Elland Road. He was there representing NETTA – the North East Timber Trade Association – who were the sponsors of one of the main Carpentry awards. He […]

Timber technologists from Woodexperts were recently asked to assess a historic end-grain woodblock pavement at the Grade 1 Listed Sezincote House in the Cotswolds. It’s thought that the pavement dates from Victorian times, though it may have been a rebuild of an earlier pavement which was original to the house when it built in 1805. […]

We are delighted to be able to announce the date for the first 2024 session of the latest Qualification being offered by Woodexperts, the Level 4 Certificate in Wood Science and Timber Technology. This is going to be held in North Lincolnshire on Thursday 21st March 2024. Delegates from other parts of the country will […]

The Wood Protection Association (WPA) recently issued a Notice about an item in “Roofing Today” Magazine, in January 2024, which reported “thousands” of cases of roofers getting skin burns or other problems associated with treated roofing battens. Whilst Woodexperts believe that this number is journalistic over-exaggeration, it nonetheless points to the fact that the roofing […]