Just more red tape

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TRADA Technology Consultant Elizabeth Turner discusses the impact the EU Timber Regulation will have on timber specification and supply

Forests, as we know, are used for much more than timber structures and building components. However, the construction industry and the timber supply chain have a key role to play in ensuring that only timber from legal and sustainable sources is used in all their activities.

Article from In Touch with Timber Issue 6 (Winter 2011)

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