Archive: November 2016
Brimstone wins the TTJ Innovative Product Development Award
November 2, 2016
We’re delighted to announce that Vastern Timber’s Brimstone range has won the Innovative Product Development prize at the 2016 TTJ Awards - the most prestigious annual awards ceremony in the UK timber industry. We’ve had a fantastic response to Brimstone since we launched the thermally-modified British hardwood range at Ecobuild ...
Brimstone shortlisted for 2016 TTJ Timber Innovation Award
September 12, 2016
We’re excited to announce that Brimstone has been shortlisted for the timber industry’s main product innovation award for 2016… Now in its 20th year, the annual TTJ Awards is the most important ceremony recognising outstanding achievements in the UK timber trade industry – so we were delighted to learn that our new Brimston...
Vastern Timber launches Thermally modified Hardwoods at CPD Presentation
July 13, 2016
Vastern Timber, the Wootton Bassett based sawmill which in March launched Brimstone, the first commercially available thermally modified British timber, has also produced a CPD presentation designed to educate specifiers about the history, development, production and benefits of thermally modified hardwoods. Entitled ‘Thermally m...
Brimstone named as ASBP’s Sustainable Building Product of the Month
March 29, 2016
We were delighted to learn that The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) has named our Brimstone thermally modified timber range as its Product of the Month for March. Brimstone was only officially launched earlier this month at EcoBuild 2016, but the innovative superheating technique is already being widely seen as a ...
Vastern Timber launches Brimstone thermally modified timber at EcoBuild 2016
February 10, 2016
Vastern Timber will be launching Brimstone, its groundbreaking super-heated timber product range, at next month’s EcoBuild exhibition in London. Thermally modified timber is growing in popularity around the world because its unique physical properties make it ideal for cladding, decking, and external joinery – and Brimstone is the ...