Archive: February 2021
The Virtual Homebuilding Show
January 7, 2021
On 16th and 17th January we’re at the Virtual Homebuilding Show, presenting a few highlights from our wide range of timber cladding products. The January HomeBuilding and Renovation show is usually held at the Bath & West Showground, but this year we’re going online. Register here to join this free event: https://www.futureeven...
The benefits of building with wood
January 5, 2021
A new BBC series looks at proven ways to save the planet, including increasing use of timber in construction. "There are so many solutions to climate change, some proven and growing, others possible yet craving uptake." says presenter Tom Heap in '39 Ways to Save the Planet.' He described the many benefits of building with timber, incl...
Vastern Timber pledge support to Future Trees Trust
November 30, 2020
Today we announce a three-year partnership with tree improvement charity Future Trees Trust. Vastern Timber is donating £5000 a year, for the next three years, to support the costs of Future Trees Trust’s work with sycamore. We will also feature Future Trees Trust’s work as part of our “Wood for the Trees” film series, to help...
The story behind Brimstone, our British-grown, thermally-modified timber
June 25, 2020
In 2016 Vastern Timber launched Brimstone. It's the first thermally-modified timber made from British grown hardwoods, a high quality timber cladding with a low environmental impact. Brimstone demonstrates that locally grown trees can become high performance timber products. Thermal modification transforms some of our most abund...
See how well wood weathers, at our “weathering station”
June 19, 2019
Cladding and decking on display at Vastern Timber’s weathering station Thanks to an innovation grant from the Forestry Commission, Vastern Timber has set up a unique weathering station at our Wootton Bassett sawmill. The station helps prospective customers see how cladding could look on their building after a period of natural wea...
