Events

Woodworking Safety & Health Awareness Day Tuesday 13th October 2015

Two half day sessions to give you the knowledge you need to help you to achieve the regulatory standards at your workplace that a HSE Inspector would expect to find during a visit to check your ... Read more »

Fire Door Safety Week 2015: 14-20th September

Fire Door Safety Week highlights the need for all organisations to be fully informed of their responsibilities under the Fire Safety Order, and to understand the correct specification, supply, ... Read more »

CPA Weekly Notes 21st August 2015

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), logged-in members are able to view the latest Weekly Notes

CPA Weekly Notes 14th August 2015

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), logged-in members are able to view the latest Weekly Notes

Standards for stairs, windows and fire doors under review

The following joinery standards, which cover for stairs, windows, doors and fire doors are under review...

EU Circular Economy Consultation – deadline 20 August

The Commission is aiming to present a new, more ambitious circular economy strategy late in 2015, to transform Europe into a more competitive resource-efficient economy. Scotland is also starting ... Read more »

New technical guidance published on hotel bedroom locks

New specialist advice on legal compliance with the technical standards for hotel bedroom locks has been published this month for architects, specifiers, door manufacturers and architectural ... Read more »

CPA Weekly Notes 7th August 2015

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), logged-in members are able to view the latest Weekly Notes

Guinea pigs needed to help shape the future of apprenticeships

Apprenticeships is a subject that tends excite passionate debate within our industry - it is such an intrinsic part of how our industry has evolved and many of the owners and senior management ... Read more »

CPA Weekly Notes 31st July 2015

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), logged-in members are able to view the latest Weekly Notes

Supply Chain Opportunity with Barratt – 21 August 2015 application deadline

Barratt Developments PLC, one of the UK's largest homebuilders, has approached the CPA to offer construction product manufacturers and distributors both large and small an opportunity to promote ... Read more »

New appointment strengthens joinery industry representation in Scotland

The appointment is strategically important to the growth of the BWF in Scotland, and to ensuring the joinery industry is sufficiently over the course of this Parliament and in the run up to the ... Read more »

BWF webinar on mandatory security ratings for doors and windows ‘really got to the nub of the issue’

The lunchtime Part Q Webinar enabled the BWF's technical director, Kevin Underwood, to go through the forthcoming changes and answer a wide range of question from members on how it would affect ... Read more »

BWF responds to assessment criteria for responsible sourcing schemes in BREEAM

BWF has responded to the consultation on the latest draft criteria from BRE for assessing responsible sourcing schemes within BREEAM.

Builder jailed for exposing workers to asbestos

An HSE investigation found that the builder removed a significant quantity of asbestos insulating board (AIB) from the premises despite not holding a licence to work with such material.