Supplying Timber Issue 9 0 - Autumn 2025 - Flipbook - Page 6
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WOOD CAMPUS. Our new online
school for timber skills
For the timber industry, education
online learning management system,
timber products you encounter every
is not just important – it is essential.
developed with Swedish Wood, is
day. Products are broken up into three
Customers and speci昀椀ers are
designed to provide access to 昀氀exible
groups according to their end use –
increasingly seeking reassurance
online learning around a wide range of
whether that's construction, interior or
that the materials they buy are
timber topics.
exterior – with modules covering solid
responsibly sourced, high quality,
and compliant with regulations.
Learners can complete structured
courses at their own pace, gaining
wood products such as CLS, through
to engineered timbers, MDF, and
decorative panels, along with decking
For Timber Development UK (TDUK),
skills that are directly applicable to
equipping traders, merchants and
their day-to-day roles. They can also
employees with core knowledge on
complete multiple courses to gain
Best of all, we are proud to be able
the timber supply chain and products
an industry-recognised certi昀椀cate
to bring this online learning to all of
underpins our promise of ‘Timber you
through our new 昀氀agship programme,
Timber Development UK’s members
can Trust’. In this way, investment
‘The Essentials of Timber Supply’.
– free of charge. All you need to
in education directly supports the
This is the 昀椀rst programme available
start learning is to enter your regular
credibility of timber as a material
in the marketplace and strengthens
long-term customer relationships
throughout the industry.
Central to our education strategy for
timber traders is the launch of Wood
Campus. This new and improved
from our Timber Essentials Series, with
Levels One and Two now live online –
and cladding products.
TDUK login details to the dedicated
Wood Campus website at www.
o昀昀ering you the chance to upskill your
woodcampus.co.uk.
business and members of your team.
With your support, Wood Campus will
These courses cover the basics of
the timber supply chain, from forest
to customer, and give details of the
continue to evolve as a living-resource
that will continually expand and adapt
to the needs of our members.
The future of construction depends on
Image: The Wood Campus website is free to access for all TDUK
members. Just login and explore everything that's on o昀昀er!
equipping people with the right skills
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to meet both today’s demands and
tomorrow’s opportunities. By investing
in education and promoting timber
as a material of choice, we will attract
a new generation of talent to our
industry.
For merchants, contractors, and
designers alike, education underpins
the assurance of ‘Timber you can Trust’
- and TDUK is proud to play a central
role in delivering it.
As well as Wood Campus, TDUK is
working hard to bridge the industry’s
current skills gap through a range
of learning and training initiatives.
Our webinars and in-person training
sessions cover essential topics such as
responsible sourcing and case studies.
We are also developing contractor
training tailored to the practical
challenges of working with timber,
ensuring that best practice is
consistently applied across the supply
chain.
Wood Campus is live now, so do check
it out at www.woodcampus.co.uk.
SUPPLYING TIMBER
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AUTUMN 2025
