Government not consulting industry on timber safety, says ministerial advisor

By Tom Lowe2021-07-05T05:01:00

Structural Timber Assocation boss warns decisions are being made based on ’emotion and politics’

The government has not properly consulted the timber industry in drawing up its guidance for combustible materials for use in construction, one of its advisors has said.

Structural Timber Association chief executive Andrew Carpenter said that the government had failed to sufficiently consider the “facts, evidence and test results” supporting the safety of using timber in buildings.

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