Not being a QS but having an office next door to one I occasionally read QS News.

Being a timber structural engineer, I read with interest your analysis article (The case for timber, QS News, 5 May).

While I would commend the author on the salient points (I've been saying as much about the economics of timber for a while now) can I caution a headlong rush to timber frame - nationally we do not have enough timber engineers/fabricators or erectors for the current workload.

If the system is subject to anymore pressure, mistakes will happen and we will all be in the same boat as in the 1970s (World in Action programme for those who don't know) which set the industry in England back 30 years. In short, a great idea but first recruit, then train, then build.

Andy McGovern, McGovern Structural

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