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Britain’s wood industries, including carpentry and joinery, contribute £10 billion to the UK economy. Explore careers, trade bodies and resources from across the world of wood.
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£10bnContributed by Britain’s wood industries
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Explore the world of wood
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Careers & job profiles
Find out what each job involves, and where it can take you.
CarpenterJob profile from Go Constructgoconstruct.org ↗
JoinerJob profile from Go Constructgoconstruct.org ↗
Bench joinerJob profile from Go Constructgoconstruct.org ↗
Wood machinistJob profile from Go Constructgoconstruct.org ↗
FormworkerJob profile from Go Constructgoconstruct.org ↗
UCAS career finderJob profiles including cabinet maker and CNC machinistucas.com ↗
Careers in bench joineryWow I Made That! from the British Woodworking Federationbwf.org.uk ↗
Careers in fit-outFIS skills hub and careers indexthefis.org ↗
Careers in shopfittingApprenticeships with the National Association of Shopfittersshopfitters.org ↗
Careers in general buildingApprenticeships from the Federation of Master Buildersfmb.org.uk ↗
Careers in building materialsBuilders’ merchants and building materials careersbuildingmaterialscareers.com ↗
Trade bodies
The organisations representing the businesses you could work for.
British Woodworking FederationJoinery manufacturersbwf.org.uk ↗
Federation of Master BuildersSmall and medium-sized buildersfmb.org.uk ↗
FISThe finishes and interiors (fit-out) sector – hotels, restaurants, commercial buildingsthefis.org ↗
National Association of ShopfittersRetail and commercial fit-out – our partner in WOMAshopfitters.org ↗
National Federation of BuildersBuilders and contractorsbuilders.org.uk ↗
The wider wood industry
Timber trade, research and technical bodies.
Timber Trade FederationTimber traders, importers and merchantsttf.co.uk ↗
TRADATimber research and technical information – IOC students can register free for some resourcestrada.co.uk ↗
TRADA wood species databaseProperties and uses of timber speciestrada.co.uk ↗
TRADA case studiesTimber in real projectstrada.co.uk ↗
TRADA academic areaResources for students, including free webinars for IOC studentstrada.co.uk ↗
Wood CampusLearning resources on timberwoodcampus.co.uk ↗
Wood Panel Industries FederationWood-based panel manufacturerswpif.org.uk ↗
Wood Protection AssociationTimber preservation and protectionthewpa.org.uk ↗
Wood Technology SocietyWood science and research, part of IOM3iom3.org ↗
Timber from around the world
Organisations promoting timber species and sources.
American Hardwood Export CouncilUS hardwoods in Europeamericanhardwood.org ↗
American SoftwoodsUS softwood speciesamericansoftwoods.com ↗
Grown in BritainHome-grown British timbergrowninbritain.org ↗
Malaysian Timber CouncilMalaysian timber and productsmtc.com.my ↗
Swedish WoodSwedish timber and wood productsswedishwood.com ↗
Wood products & fire safety
Promoting wood as a material, and building safely with it.
Wood for GoodThe campaign for wood in constructionwoodforgood.com ↗
Wood Window AllianceTimber windows, from the BWFwindows.bwf.org.uk ↗
BWF Stair SchemeTimber staircase standardsstairs.bwf.org.uk ↗
BWF Fire Door AllianceCertified timber fire doorsfiredoors.bwf.org.uk ↗
Fire Door Safety WeekThe annual fire door safety campaignfiredoorsafetyweek.co.uk ↗
Timber Fire HubTimber and fire safetytimberfirehub.co.uk ↗
Industry media
Magazines, news and radio for the wood trades.
Fix RadioRadio for builders and tradesfixradio.co.uk ↗
Structural Timber MagazineTimber construction newsstructuraltimbermagazine.co.uk ↗
Furniture & Joinery ProductionNews for furniture and joinery manufacturersfurnitureproduction.net ↗
Timber Trades JournalNews for the timber tradettjonline.com ↗
Wood Based Panels InternationalNews for the panel industrywbpionline.com ↗
Timber Construction magazineTimber Mediatimbermedia.co.uk ↗
Woodworking NewsWoodworking industry news archivewoodworkingnews.co.uk ↗
History & heritage
Wood in historic buildings, and the history of tools and trades.
Vernacular Architecture GroupTraditional buildings of the British Islesvag.org.uk ↗
Society for the Protection of Ancient BuildingsCaring for old buildingsspab.org.uk ↗
The Hawley GalleryWoodworking tools at Kelham Island Museum, Sheffieldsimt.co.uk ↗
Tools & Trades History SocietyThe history of hand tools and tradestaths.org.uk ↗
Livery companies
City of London livery companies connected with wood.
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