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Why the timber industry's skills gap could hold back the UK's housing revolution
The UK needs 300,000 new homes every year. Timber is widely seen as one of the most promising materials to help meet that target; it’s renewable, lightweight, stores carbon, and increasingly competitive for off-site manufacturing.
Timber in Construction: The skills programme built for what's coming next
Hugo Taillandier has spent a decade working in construction, on site and in factories with some of the UK's leading timber specialists. Trained in architectural technology and mechanical engineering, and now leading training programmes at BE-ST, he is one of the key people delivering the upcoming Timber in Construction Skills initiative. Here, he makes the case for why it matters and why now is the time to act.