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Fire Retardant Timber Cladding – Timber Buyers – Look Closely At The Fire Treatment Certificate You May Be Breaking The Law.

Did you know that if you are buying fire retardant treated timber cladding e.g Euro Class B EN13501–1 the manufacturing company needs to be independently inspected and certified by an Independent Body NANDO. There very limited companies  in Europe or UK that can legally issue this Fire treatment  Certificate and one of those organisations is Puidukoda OU  distributed in the UK and Ireland by Timber Focus. Do not be fooled with false Fire treatment certificates, as a starting point you need to request fire retardant treatment factory production control certificate like indicated here Fire Retardant Timber Cladding Euro Class B EN13501-1 with Fire Retardant Performance from Timber Focus available from stock

Black Painted Timber Cladding

We can supply fire retardant cladding translucent or opaque for internal applications delivered in 3-4 weeks and opaque for external in 3-4 weeks.

Why so many questions on fire retardant cladding ?
• Lack of knowledge in the supply chain on the fire-retardant treatment requirements
• False fire-retardant certificates being issued

We can also provide fast order delivery for Fire retardant treated timber cladding from stock.

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Timber UK – Timber Industry Leaving The EU – BREXIT Or No BREXIT DEAL

Environment Minister David Rutley MP yesterday committed to “strengthening the timber trade” during a parliamentary debate on the implications of Brexit on the timber industry.

Describing the industry as a “real priority” for Government, the Minister also pledged to make sure that timber importers face as “few additional costs as possible” after Brexit.
The comments came after Martin Whitfield MP, the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Timber Industries, urged the Government to ensure that after we leave the EU, timber imports can continue clear customs the same way they do now.
“Without frictionless trade, I believe we face a clear challenge to build the number of homes the Prime Minister has committed to providing over this parliament,” said Martin Whitfield MP.
“This challenge exists because the supply of timber is essential to meeting housing demands. This sector, which contributes £10bn to the UK economy each year is still hugely reliant on trade with EU countries. Incredibly, 90% of the timber used to build homes in the UK is imported from across Europe.”
“We welcome the Minister’s commitment to minimise the additional costs of Brexit on the import and export of timber,” said David Hopkins, director of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI).
“I am glad that the Government understands the indispensable role our industry plays in the UK construction sector and the wider economy.”
“It is encouraging that David Rutley MP has agreed to meet with the APPG for the Timber Industries to further discuss how the Government can support the timber sector and, therefore, ensure the Government achieves its house building targets.”
The Confederation of Timber Industries has already secured a number of concessions from Government in relation to the sector‘s future after the UK leaves the European Union.
Earlier this year Government committed to protect timber businesses from up-front payments of VAT in the event of a no-deal Brexit. This followed earlier Ministerial commitments to retain the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) and the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) after the UK leaves the European Union, following pressure from the industry.
A full transcript of the Westminster Hall debate on Leaving the EU: Timber Industry is available here.

source TTJ

Timber Focus is in a very strong position to having a sound source of timber and looking forward to helping other timber importers and merchants. Timber Focus is a partner of The Rose Groupe and Puidukoda OU  both companies based in Europe that will ensure consistent supply of timber decking and cladding if there is no deal in the BREXIT.