Trust UK C16

Confor, in partnership with Timber Development UK (TDUK), is supporting the UK’s three largest sawmillers in a landmark collaboration to promote the use of domestically grown and manufactured timber.

BSW Timber, James Jones & Sons, and Glennon Brothers, who collectively produce the vast majority of the UK’s C16 sawn timber, are working with Confor to support an industry-wide rebalancing of supply chains, focussing on domestic timber production to help futureproof the UK’s timber requirements.

The initiative is a call to action for a more sustainable, economically sound future for the UK construction sector.

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A Four-Step Approach: Grow, Manufacture, Specify and Build

The joint campaign lays out a clear strategy for progress:

  • GROW: Increase tree planting, and replanting, to ensure the growth of productive woodlands in the UK, securing future timber supply and boosting carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and air and water quality.

  • MANUFACTURE: Capitalise on advanced harvesting and sawmilling technology to maximise the value of UK timber, helping to sustainably decarbonise the construction sector.

  • SPECIFY: Encourage architects, engineers, and contractors to specify C16 timber more frequently, reducing dependency on higher-carbon materials like concrete, steel and imported alternatives..

  • BUILD: Leverage the full capabilities of C16 timber across construction, delivering cost-effective, sustainable solutions that also support the economy and rural employment.

Visit the Trust UK C16 homepage.

Trust UK C16 Timber: Growing timber for sustainable UK construction

Campaign Partners

BSW TimberGlennon BrothersJames Jones & SonsConforTDUK

Enquiries about the Trust UK C16 campaign should be directed to c16info@confor.org.uk.

Latest Timber in Construction updates

The crucial actions needed to turn the UK Government’s Timber in Construction (TiC) Roadmap into reality will be the focus of Confor’s annual policy conference in London this November.

The UK Government’s commitment to the Roadmap in March 2025 has raised optimism in the forestry and wood-processing industry about the role the sector can play in key policy areas, such as boosting economic growth, creating rural jobs and achieving housebuilding targets.

In order to realise the opportunities, action needs to be taken now to secure industry confidence, grow a sustainable wood supply, bring more homegrown timber into the construction sector, and ensure a skilled workforce for the future.

This year’s event is titled Timber in Construction: From Roadmap to Reality and will take place once more at the QEII Centre in Westminster on 20 November. Buy tickets now.