Products Database

Timber is a versatile material, with products which can be used across all areas of our built environment.

Learn more about the many products which are made using wood, and connect with members which sell them.

Search our product database, using the search bar, or you can explore a specific product use or category below, and learn about the many ways you can use wood.

You can also find a top-line introduction to wood products here in TDUK’s Introduction to Timber.

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Wood for Construction

Wood has been used in the construction of buildings and structures for thousands of years. Its inherent strength, versatility and durability make it an ideal building material for walls, floors, windows and roofs, as do its heat resistance and sound absorption properties.

Wood products used for building construction:

Constructional Wood-Based Panels

Constructional Wood-Based Panels or sheet materials as they are often called are made from wood veneers, strands, fibres, chips or strips.

Dimension Timber

Dimension timber is a term used to describe sections of wood cut from logs and sold as sawn and surfaced wood products.

Timber Systems

Timber components can be combined to create different structural systems determined by a number of factors.

OffSite Assembles

Offsite construction allows sections of a building to be pre-fabricated in a factory to extremely high production standards.

Engineered Wood

Engineered wood products are where solid wood sections, wood fibres, veneers, strands or particles are bound together.

Wood Based Insulation

Wood based insulation products are significantly more sustainable and recyclable than some other insulation materials.

Wood for Interiors

Wood is an incredibly popular product that is often used by architects and designers to decorate the interiors of our buildings. This is because wood is durable, economical, easy to work with, long-lasting, and combines effortlessly with other textures to create a striking, inspiring aesthetic.

Wood products used in building interiors:

Decorative Wood

Timber is commonly used as a decorative surface. Whether in a domestic home, retail space, hospital or commercial setting.

Decorative Surfaces

Timber is commonly used as a decorative surface. Whether in a domestic home, retail space, hospital or commercial setting.

Interior Fitments

Timber has been used for interior joinery, furniture and fitments for many hundreds of years, and remains just as popular nowadays.

Flooring

Timber flooring provides the structural element to support the loads imposed on the floor as well as a decorative warm surface.

Mouldings

Timber mouldings are sections of softwood and hardwood or MDF, where one side has been carved into a decorative ‘profile’.

Wood for Exteriors

As a natural material, timber is an attractive and logical choice for exterior structures such as fencing, cladding and decking. Wood is easy to work into any size or shape, and provides a warm, organic aesthetic that will blend well with any outdoor space.

Wood products used in exterior settings:

Exterior Joinery

Timber has been one of the most popular choices for Exterior joinery for hundreds of years.

Decking

Timber decking is an attractive and economical way to create a unique, aesthetically pleasing outdoor space.

Exterior Cladding

Exterior timber cladding is growing in popularity in recent years, as architects and designers embrace the practical and aesthetic advantages that it offers.

Garden Products

Garden products have soared in popularity in recent years, as Brits look to make the most of their outside spaces and the warmer spring and summer weather.

Fencing

Traditional timber fencing continues in popularity and usually consists of vertical posts providing support for manufactured infill panels or supporting fence rails.

Poles & Piles

Timber poles and piles are used in a wide range of external garden and landscaping applications, such as telephone and/or communications networks, agricultural, etc.

Wood Packaging & Pallets

The transport of goods and materials is a multi-billion pound industry with wood products as its heart. Wood has long been used as a packing material to ensure that goods can be transported safely and without damage, with wooden pallets being a central part of this industry.

Wood products used for packaging and pallets:

Assembled Packaging

Assembled Wooden Packaging offers solid and reliable protection for a wide range of products during transport and storage.

Panels for Packaging

Crates and cases used to package and transport products are often a combination of solid wood framing around a wood-based panel.

Pallet Wood

Wooden pallets are popular because they are cost-effective, can be reused many times and are strong enough to carry significant loads

Packaging Wood

Wood is frequently used as a reliable material to create cases and crates for safely packaging and transporting other products.

Wood for Fuel

While the majority of UK households are connected to the gas grid, there is still a significant demand for wood fuels to heat more rural properties, as well as those that have log burners, open fires and other heat sources such as biomass boilers.

Wood products used for fuel:

Processed Wood Fuel

Processed wood fuels are used as a fuel source for appliances such as biomass boilers, where traditional logs and firewood are not suitable.

Solid Wood Fuel

Wood remains the most common fuel used for cooking and heating, and can be formed of both softwood and hardwood materials.

Timber Ancillaries

As well as products containing wood, the timber supply chain also deals with a wide range of timber ancillary products. These are often required as part of a wood product’s installation, or as a way to treat the wood to ensure it is fit for purpose.