State of Trade Survey 2015 Q4
Construction product manufacturers continued to experience increasing sales during Q4. 5% of heavy side manufacturers reported that sales had increased compared to Q3, although this was the lowest balance in 11 quarters. On the light side, 38% of manufacturers reported that sales were higher than the previous three months. The balance for light side firms was higher than 29% reported in Q3. On an annual basis, 29% of heavy side firms reported that sales in Q4 had increased. On the light side, 23% of firms reported that sales were higher than a year earlier, which is the lowest balance since 2013 Q2.
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List of Wood Information Sheets
This document contains a fully comprehensive list of all the most up to date Wood Information Sheets (WIS) published by TRADA. Available to members for free or non-members for £12.00, these Wood Information Sheets provide technical guidance related to almost every timber topic under the sun.
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Acoustic performance in residential timber frame developments
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Adhesive-bonded repair systems for structural timber
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