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Wood Technology Group Winter 2024 Newsletter

Added by: Loretta Williams Date added: 08 Dec 2025 Version number: 1

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Talking Timber

These regular one page articles are topical, informative and educational, covering a range of aspects relating to wood and the timber business.

This is an ongoing series contributed by IOM3 members or contacts, published in the TTJ (Timber Trade Journal) and reproduced with their kind permission.

23 February 2026

Talking Timber Journal February 2026.pdf

Martin Ansell discusses the application of wood in the construction of modern wind turbines and the environmental advantages of selecting wood

1 December 2025

Talking Timber Journal Nov-Dec 2025.pdf

Marlene Cramer explains how the Australian standard on strength grading recovered timber works and how it compares to new developments in Europe

13 October 2025

Talking Timber Journal Sept-Oct 2025.pdf

Martin Ansell explores the attraction and educational value of tree trails in towns and cities across the UK

6 August 2025

Talking Timber July August 2025.pdf

Andrew True discusses four key factors which impact on timber trading

28 July 2025

Talking Timber Journal May 2025.pdf

Good reasons for nostalgia - Morwenna Spear, Chair of the IOM3 Wood Technology Group, discusses how the forester and the sawmiller have taken a complex journey of change through the decades and how wood technology has played a key part in adapting.

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28 July 2025

Talking Timber March - April 2025.pdf

A Win-Win for Sustainability! Tabitha Binding discusses combining a timber-rich building with the certified Passivhaus Standard and how this results in both embodied carbon and in-use energy savings.

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12 March 2025

Talking Timber: Tree bark helps to mitigate global warming

Martin Ansell considers the role of tree bark in neutralising methane emissions

18 December 2024

Talking Timber: Celebrations and a Christmas wish

Andrew True celebrates some Wood Technology Group milestones

1 September 2024

Talking Timber: Trees, Traffic & Pollution

Martin Ansell considers the role of trees in controlling airborne pollutants

1 July 2024

Talking Timber: A living lab approach

Tim Belden discusses a Living Lab approach to research and development.

24 May 2024

Talking Timber: The mysteries of ancient timber

Dating ancient timber is easier said than done, as Dr Jonathan Foyle explains.

22 April 2024

Talking Timber: Coppice construction

George Fereday explores the potential of coppiced sweet chestnut in buildings.

IOM3 Investigates... The Mary Rose

On this episode of IOM3 Investigates... The Mary Rose, Katherine Williams speaks exclusively to Eleanor Schofield from the Mary Rose Trust and Giannantonio Cibin from Diamond Light Source about what processes and techniques have been used as part of ongoing conservation on the Mary Rose.

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Forthcoming events

Course
31 December 2026

PIABC Level 2 Award in Timber & Panel Products 2026

A distance learning course for those new to the wood industry or wishing to broaden their knowledge.

Distance Learning

Course
31 December 2026

Hardwoods & their Uses 2026

Exploring the hardwoods used in the UK

Distance Learning

Course
31 December 2026

Timber & Sustainability 2026

Exploring sustainability in the timber industry

Distance Learning

International Wood Products Journal

International Wood Products Journal (formerly The Journal of the Institute of Wood Science) publishes peer reviewed contributions on all aspects of wood science, engineering and technology, its processing and applications.

IOM3 members:

Have free online access to journals (please log in and click on the 'Access publications' page in the side menu).
Can subscribe to print copies of the journals at a reduced rate. Visit Sage.
Have online access to additional journals within Sage's portfolio.

International Wood Products Journal

Distance learning courses to support professional development in the wood industry

Want to develop your career in the wood industry and study at your own pace?

We offer a number distance learning courses leading to qualifications that can be followed at a time and pace to suit you. You can sign up to the following at any time throughout the year.