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Donaldson Timber Systems first timber frame manufacturer to offer EPD
As part of a process to cover the full DTS product range, the DTS Alpha system is the first off-site assembled timber frame wall panel in the UK to offer an approved EPD. The EPD, which transparently communicates the environmental performance of a product over its lifetime, demonstrates the benefits building with timber can bring.
Above: The DTS Alpha system is the first off- site assembled timber frame wall panel in the UK to offer an approved EPD
Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) has become the first UK timber frame producer to offer a published, third party accredited environmental product declaration (EPD) for its product, proving its sustainability credentials.
DTS says the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of Alpha is a carbon positive, –1.53kg CO2
carbon is stored in every m2
e, meaning that 1.53kg of of Alpha
external wall. For a typical four bed detached home built using Alpha, 250kg of carbon is stored in the timber frame elements of the external walls alone, not including the timber floors and roof trusses.
This product life-cycle assessment supports carbon emission reduction by
James Jones’s Timber Systems Division celebrates 25 years
Above: James Jones Timber Systems Division employees with the signed JJI-Joist
James Jones & Sons Ltd is proud to announce the 25th anniversary of its Timber Systems Division, based in Forres. The Timber Systems Division was launched 25 years ago as the UK’s first I-joist production line and has since grown to become the UK’s largest manufacturer of certified I-joists, branded as JJI-Joists. Today JJI-Joists have a 40% share of the UK’s I-joist market and are used by every major UK housebuilder, in addition to supplying customers across Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
“This is a major milestone for the Timber Systems Division and the extensive
programmes of capital expenditure and innovation,” said Tom Bruce-Jones, chairman of James Jones & Sons Ltd. “Since its inception we have produced well in excess of 100 million lineal metres of JJI-Joists and stored over 455 thousand tonnes of embedded carbon in approximately one million new homes. “In recent years developments have included an £8.5m investment into the commissioning of a new world leading I-joist production line, a stock yard extension and the addition of JJI-Wall stud to our EWP portfolio to help housebuilders meet new Part L building regulation requirements.” “We are delighted to celebrate our anniversary and it is testament to the hard work and dedication of our team over the past 25 years,” added Angus Macfarlane, general manager of the Timber Systems Division. “Many employees that started with us in the beginning are still with us today and will have witnessed a great deal of change and progression in that time. To mark the occasion, all employees signed a JJI-Joist that was produced on the day of the anniversary and it will be displayed inside the building.”
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making it possible to compare the impacts of different materials and products accurately, allowing customers to select the most sustainable option.
Alpha is the first of 16 base EPDs being
worked on by DTS, covering the full product range of floor, wall and roof systems.
John Smith, technical director at DTS said the availability of EPDs is an important step in recognising that the only way to achieve the UK target to be zero-carbon by 2050 is to firstly measure, and then reduce the whole-life carbon of buildings, from cradle to grave. “We’re seeing increasing numbers of customers asking for EPDs, as they look to meet carbon goals, and need to be able to prove that the products they specify are making a difference,” added Alex Goodfellow, CEO of Donaldson Offsite.
Timber traders descend on Bournemouth for lively annual SRTTA dinner
A convivial atmosphere filled the Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel on June 7 for the Southern Regional Timber Trade Association annual dinner. More than 100 timber trade
representatives and their guests attended this year’s event, always a popular event on the timber trades’ calendar and located a stone’s throw from West Cliff Beach.
Representatives from leading solid wood and panel product importers and distributors attended, with sponsorship from the likes of Altripan, James Latham, Price & Pierce, Lacy & Middlemiss and Stockwell Forest Products. Paul Sinha, comedian and popular fixture on television’s The Chase programme, provided lively entertainment, while SRTTA president Charlie Stockwell moderated proceedings with his customary vigour and wit.
Timber Trades Benevolent Society general manager Christella Golbey updated guests about the work of the charity and funds were raised for the TTBS in a raffle and auction.
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