TIMBER
CONNECT MAY 2018 ISSUE 3
News, Views and Information from the STA Welcome to ‘Timber Connect’ – the STA’s newsletter designed to keep construction professionals up-to-date with the latest industry news, initiatives, services and technical information available from the UK’s leading organisation representing the structural timber sector. STA Assure - Defining the Standards for Structural Timber As the largest UK trade association within the structural timber sector, there are a host of reasons why construction professionals and self builders should choose one of our members.
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Word from the Chair
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Latest Industry News
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The STA’s mission is to enhance quality and drive product innovation through technical guidance and research, underpinned by a members’ quality standard assessment – the STA Assure Membership and Quality Standards Scheme. Why use an STA member? The STA Assure scheme offers reassurances to the construction community that our members meet or even exceed current legislation, regulatory requirements and quality standards together with operating mandatory Site Safe procedures. Offering complete transparency to new and existing clients, the accreditation highlights the diffsering levels of in-house quality procedures, management systems and product performance standards, together with external accreditations held by STA members. The independently audited STA Assure scheme has received formal recognition from six of the industry’s leading structural warranty and building control bodies - LABC Warranty, Premier Guarantee, Protek Warranty, Build-Zone Warranty, Self-Build Zone Warranty and CRL. The STA represents well over 500 businesses in the timber industry from manufacturers, suppliers, erectors and installers, to designers and consultants. There is a wealth of information on the STA’s website, including a ‘find a member’ search function – which can locate companies by ‘business type’ and/or ‘technology type’ or location.
Project Gallery Capstone Green
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Project Gallery Blackdale Student Residences
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For more information go to: www.structuraltimber.co.uk/members
Andrew Carpenter Chief Executive
New Quality Initiatives
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