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Members’ Day 2025Show your work on membership platform Glue UpWest Nottinghamshire College Host Professional Carpentry CompetitionCarpenters’ Craft Competition – Late Registration OpenUS Tariffs on the UK Timber Trade MarketGlobal Asbestos Awareness Week 1-7 AprilCarpenters’ Craft Competition – Late RegistrationExeter College Welcomes Institute of Carpenter’s Royal Patron at Final Nationwide Timber Industry College Hub EventBuilding the Future: IOC Welcomes Major Investment in Construction Skills TrainingLabour’s Focus on Construction Careers for the Next GenerationWestern Forest Announcement: A Positive Step Forward for Timber and Construction IndustriesCompliance with 2025 National Minimum Wage & National Living Wage RatesTradepoint/B&Q – 15% off kitchens or bathrooms when you spend £100Carpenters’ Craft CompetitionTradepoint/B&Q – Latest DealsExploring the Future of Timber in Construction: WiMFIF Event at NMITEDiscover NMITE: Open Day for Future Engineers & Construction ProfessionalsThe Future of Timber in Construction: A Roadmap for Growth and SustainabilityRobin Clevett Joins FIT Show 2025 as Official AmbassadorShaping the Future of Construction: The IOC’s Perspective on the 2023 ITB ReviewMaking the Training Connections: An Article by IOC President Geoff RhodesWelcoming Lumin: Our Newest Corporate MemberTradepoint/B&Q 15% off weekendCongratulations, Luke Jackson!Institute of Carpenters Welcomes Key Industry Leaders to Northampton College EventDavid Walker Wins the Institute of Carpenters’ Third Year Robert Rampley Memorial PrizeIronmongeryDirect raises over £6,000 for charities in 2024Suffolk Apprentice Crowned Top Carpenter in the CountryNavigating Self Assessment – Key Tips and Deadlines for CarpentersA Journey in Carpentry & Joinery: Part TwoA Journey in Carpentry & JoineryNew Benefits for IOC Members: Wider Wallet and EdAppInvesting in Apprentices: Ensuring the Longevity of the Shopfitting SectorInterview with IOC Vice President, John Taylor MBEHappy New YearMerry ChristmasTimber Construction Europe General Assembly, InnsbruckSkillBuild 2024Stafford College – Timber Industry College Hub eventCarpenters’ Craft Competition 2024-2025Canadian Wood Council (CWC) RoundtableLeeds College of Building – Timber Industry College Hub eventIOC Visit to Kensington PalaceCDM and the Building Safety Act WebinarsBuilding the Way Forward: Federation of Master Builders National Conference 2024Wood Awards 2024Build In Wood GuidesTradepoint/B&Q 10% off weekendLighthouse Construction Industry Charity – AugustLaunch of Skills EnglandQest Craft ApplicationsHSE Asbestos PodcastFire Door SafetyTradepoint/B&Q ‘The Big You Can Do It Sale’IOC Outreach visit to Building Crafts CollegeCDM & Building Safety Hybrid WorkshopSCAM EMAIL SENT TO MEMBERSWest Suffolk College students build replica of the Eiffel TowerCITB – IOC Timber Industry college hub event at New College DurhamMaterial & Finishes Show 2024Mental Health Awareness Week 13-19 MayCarpenters’ Craft CompetitionPatron for the Institute of Carpenters (IOC)45th Merlane Trophy CompetitionQEST Rising Star Craft AwardMembers’ trip to Biberach, GermanyCITB – IOC Timber Industry college hub event at Inverness CollegeMembers’ Day 2024 GalleryMembers’ Day 2024Members’ trip to Biberach, GermanyAsbestos – Your DutyAsbestos AwarenessQEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability AwardCarpenters’ Craft CompetitionCLC Bi-Annual ReviewWest Suffolk student receives awardWest Suffolk Timber Industry College Hub eventNAS & IOC Members’ Day & AGM 2024Wood Awards now open for 2024The Carpentry Show – How Does The Black Economy Affect Carpenters & Joiners?Joinery Craft Award Entry FormSkillBuild 2024NPTC Timber Industry College Hub eventTradepoint – February offersTRA Roofscape Design AwardsTDUKHouse Foundations and Ground WorksDecember Cutting EdgeNational Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2024)Construction industry researchTimber Industry College Hub eventHealth & Safety Executive (HSE)- Asbestos, Your DutyAmerican Hardwood Export Council (AHEC)Qest Craft ApplicationsMerlane Trophy 2025Christmas GreetingsSKILLBUILD 20232023 3rd Year Student AwardsRobin Clevett presents Institute of Carpenters Awards 2023Timber in Construction RoadmapMEDITE SMARTPLY Supports Remembrance Day ProjectWood Awards 2023Tribute to the fallen at West Suffolk CollegeTradepoint – October offersMember benefit – Ironmongery DirectMember Benefits – BEB Contract and Legal ServicesSeptember Cutting EdgeMr John McMahonInstitute of Carpenters & National Association of Shopfitters Announce Strategic PartnershipWood Awards 2023Timber Development UKCollege Vacancy – North Kent CollegeMembership benefits – Tradepoint bank holiday saleMembership Benefits – Tradepoint SaleHuge timbers support sustainable footbridge designed by UK-based Moxon ArchitectsMember benefits – Which? Trusted TradersEAC calls for greater use of timber in constructionMember Benefits – Courtprice Insurance BrokersMember Benefits – Numbers accountantsLighthouse Construction Industry Success at SECBE Constructing Excellence Awards!The Fenland Black Oak ProjectIOC Members Day Keynote – Sustainable Wood – what’s that all aboutIOC Members Day Keynote – Supporting our industry to address skills challengesJune Cutting EdgeWest Suffolk College carpentry studentsTimber Industry College Hub eventCLC Industry Skills Plan 2023/24 WebinarCity and Guilds videosMerlane Trophy at Lincoln CollegeOldest carved piece of woodConstruction industry’s labour and skills shortages could impact UK national infrastructure pipeline deliveryMembers’ Day 2023 GalleryMembers’ Day 2023Members’ Day – Saturday 27 May 2013Members’ Day – 27 May 2023Jim StickingsCoronation 6 May 2023Institute of Carpenters receives CITB grant funding for inaugural mentoring projectSkillBuild 2023Timber Industry College Hub initiative to encourage more trainees into the timber industryCADUK Member BenefitYou can now join the Institute of Carpenters onlineNotre dame cathedralThousands of Worcester’s trees could be lost in disease fightMaster Certificate SchemeGlobal Asbestos Awareness Week 1-7 April 2023IOC supports HSE’s campaign to highlight the risk of asbestos to those working in tradesAnglo-German Information EventTradepoint / B&Q Discount weekendMembers’ Day 2023TTJ – Opinion PageLast weeks to register for SkillBuild 2023Carpenters’ Craft CompetitionRepair Shop’s Jay Blades’ bursary fundTimber ConstructionLighthouse Construction Industry Charity launches free e-learning programmeContracts Manager positionTimber sustainable homesLiverpool Street revampJim Stickings FIOCApprenticeship Week 6-12 February 2023Register now for SkillBuild 2023Construction Skills Network Forecast 2023-2027Makita celebrates 50 years of UK tradingQest Craft ApplicationsQEST – New Scholars & ApprenticesCRISIS TEXT SERVICECarpenters MatePlant a Seed Digital Book3rd Year Student AwardIOC office over the Christmas periodStark Group A/S acquires Jewson and International TimberThe Robert Rampley Memorial Award for Outstanding CraftsmanshipBWF Awards 2022IOC Member and Solihull College student wins gold in national finalWoodworking volunteerSkillBuild Finals 2022Federation of Master Builders’ conference 2022Irregular hipped roof modelBuckinghamshire College GroupTribute to the fallen at West Suffolk College2023 Members’ Day – Change of dateFire Door Safety WeekCRISIS TEXT SERVICEConstruction chiefs slam shortfall of skilled retrofit workersSovereign Housing Association repairs frameworkCall for action to tackle stress and overworkAsbestos in NHS Scotland buildingsBACH Conference – Network with Leaders of Construction TrainingThe Carpenters’ Line: Woodworking Heritage in Hida TakayamaEvents pageCarbon-neutral concrete prototype wins prize for UK scientistsHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIWhy Choose Wood?Late 2022/2023 Membership FeesWomen in ConstructionIOC Social MediaEuropean Vocational Education and Training in Timber Construction eventTTJ Softwood UpdateUpcoming EventsQueen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST)IOC agrees a one-year trial membership with Timber Construction Europe (TCE)Images revealed of Fosters’ retrofit of 1905 Spanish gas plantBuilding Sustainably with TimberPlant a Seed Digital BookComing Full Circle: The Intrinsic Circularity of WoodBuilding regulation changes from 15 June 2022Men’s Health Week 13-19 June 2022Structural Timber in external walls up to 18mPlans for a Tokyo timber-structured department store unveiledCity Chamber ChoirApprenticeships with Historic EnglandCSCS PQP CardCould you inspire a young person to take up your trade?Jubilee Oak TableRestoration of a Treadwheel CraneCarpenters MateWhy Trussed Rafters are a Sustainable ChoiceIOC – YouTube portalCan turning cities into giant sponges embrace floods?Leading figures sign open letter against plans to demolish historic Marble Arch storeTRADA – Timber Trade Federation MergerStudent to IOC MemberHow the timber industries can help solve the housing crisisEvents pageCentre of excellence for green technology and skillsNVQ Level 2 – free fundingGeoff Rhodes, IOC President on Fix RadioCall for asbestos to be removed from all public buildingsAll About Construction – issue 21Plastic Packaging Tax 2022Talentview ConstructionIOC Members Awarded Master Status for JoineryFIREX InternationalUkraine Crisis UpdateMaster Craft Certificate in JoinerySkillBuild 2022UKCA MarkingAHEC Words on Wood PodcastTRADA and TTFBeauty and the craftTomorrow’s TimberLighthouse Construction Industry Charity – “text HARDHAT to 85258”CSCS Trainee CardFinsbury Circus Gardens to become biodiverse squareFuturebuild 2022City & GuildsMember’s workTimber Trade Federation (TTF) advises members to cease trading with Russia and BelarusInternational Women’s Day 8 March 2022STA webinarsApprenticeship grants for employersRebuilding of an oak bridgeGordon Timber celebrates 160th anniversarySwedish Wood – Joinery HandbookTDCA’s Timber Cladding HandbookCity & Guilds pre-delivery event for Construction T LevelsUniversity Design Challenge 2022Apprentice Week 7-13 February 2022National Apprenticeship Week 7-13 February 2022Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity – new service “text HARDHAT to 85258”Virtual Apprenticeship Careers FairUpcoming STA webinarsGo Construct employability packStudent focused webinar from Which? Trusted TradersSouthwark council approves the construction of a timber pergola and boardwalk at Canada Water, SE16Construction vacancies dip slightly at 2021 endTTF issues warning of a scammer impersonating a construction companyBWF Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration3rd Year Student Awards – SponsorsQueen Elizabeth Scolarship Trust2021 SkillBuild Final3rd Year Student Awards – Video3rd Year Student Awards – Highly Commended3rd Year Student Awards – Highly Commended2021 3rd Year Student Awards – Overall Winner2021 3rd Year Student Award Winners