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The Timber Trade Federation explains the current shortage in timber
Date:
3 May, 2021
What’s been happening to timber? Formerly in abundance on merchants’ shelves, builders have been experiencing shortages alongside the rest of the construction sector. The Timber Trade Federation look at the reasons for the tight supply situation and options for builders.
Once regarded as a commodity product in construction, timber is now a means of mitigating climate change, as it locks CO
2 away in its fibre for the useful lifetime of the wood. It’s no wonder, then, that global demand for timber is at an all-time high, never before experienced by the trade. Factors well beyond the shores of Blighty, including massive demand in Europe and the USA, where timber-frame house building has been ramped up on an unimaginable scale, are putting a strain on UK supply chains. Some European countries have implemented log export bans, adding to problems, and in the USA forward pricing of timber is h