Timber technology Advisory service
BM TRADA: technical timber,
our experts and services
Ben Sharples gives an overview of expertise provided by the BM TRADA technical timber team. BM TRADA helps companies that are using timber in building projects – whether at the design stage, during construction, or when retaining timber during historical building restoration. Its technical timber team offers specialist expert consultancy, advice and training in all aspects of the timber and construction industries, providing value-adding services to construction and engineering clients, product manufacturers and insurers, as well as to the education sector. There is a wealth of knowledge within a team of qualified individuals who, between them, have dozens of years of combined experience in working with timber.
Introducing some of BM TRADA’s timber consultancy experts...
Phil O’Leary Technical Manager, leading BM TRADA’s technical timber team. Together with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the visual strength grading of timber, Phil specialises in: • condition surveys, performance assessments and determining the structural strength of timber in many situations • timber quality, performance characteristics, deterioration and preservation • serving as an expert witness in establishing the causes of timber failures • developing and presenting highly regarded topical and bespoke training courses on a range of timber subjects. Phil also sits on the BSI’s Wood Preservation Committee and the Wood Protection Association’s Technical Committee. See page 26 for Phil’s article on timber fundamentals and how training is used in companies to develop wood knowledge.
Hugh Mansfield-Williams Wood Technology Technical Manager for the assessment and certification of construction products and systems. Hugh has particular expertise in: • products for loadbearing timber structures • evaluating product type testing and calculation • routes to approval for construction products so that they can be placed on the market. Hugh participates in standards development and other technical committees in both the UK and Europe. See page 145 for Hugh’s article on UKCA marking.
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