Mark Farmer - Chief Executive of Cast Consulting, co-Chair of Constructing Excellence and author of the report 'Modernise or Die' joins Andrew Carpenter to discuss Housing, Offsite and Structural Timber.

The Podcast is sponsored by Scotframe - find out more at www.scotframe.co.uk/

Darren Richards, MD of Cogent Consulting and Nick Worboys,Quality Manager of Pinewood Structures chat to Andrew Carpenter of the Structural Timber Association about the STA's Assure scheme.

Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Association, Andrew Carpenter chats to Timber Expo Event Director Nathan Garnett and MD of ARV Solutions and exhibitor Jim Roach about the most important event on the UK construction calendar.

It is three days brimming with the latest products, innovations and developments across the timber sector - not just from the UK but from an increasingly exciting and diverse international market.

Timber Expo covers a breadth of timber applications from timber frame, sawmills, merchants, glulam, SIPs, CLT, fixings and fastenings, timber cladding, doors/windows, mouldings, skirtings and flooring. There’s not a more comprehensive representation of the timber industry anywhere else in the UK.

With wood taking over from steel and concrete as the architectural wonder material of the 21st century, the time is right to take your business to the next level and join the largest collection of timber brands this October 9-11th at the NEC, Birmingham.

Mary Riley from Mary Riley Custom Build Funding gives advice for anyone looking to build their own property with a focus on timber frame. Mary also worked for Channel 4's Grand Designs programme for the past 13 years! 

In this episode, which her company has kindly sponsored, she says why Plymouth are innovating and helping first time buyers, why timber systems are the key to self build and why you're less likely to go over a budget with timber frame. "Self build should not be for the privilege few. Self build should be available to all!"

Ruth Reed joins Andrew Carpenter this week. She is an architect with a career that spans public and private practice and the Planning Inspectorate. Ruth was the first woman president of the Royal Institute of British Architects and continues to represent the profession in planning matters.

In this episode Ruth talks about moving from her background in architecture to planning. Top tips for anyone wanting to gain planning permission and why she loves timber frame so much. "I got into planning to defend the genuinely good."

Structural Timber Association's Andrew Carpenter chats to Tim Snelson of Arup about the exciting future for Timber frame within the construction industry. Together they talk about Arup's involvement with Sky's state-of-the-art office buildings, continuing their 'believe in better' ethos, plus Arup's work on Pinewood Studios.