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With smoking banned from July 1st in all enclosed public places including offices, restaurants, factories, pubs and bars, timber decking will be a popular choice amongst specifiers for exteriors. Timber decking has become a popular material to use when creating safe outdoor smoking areas. Specialist timber importer, John Brash, has developed a hard wearing non-slip structural timber decking solution know as JB Antislip Plus. Said to be a variant on conventional decking, Antislip Plus uses a formula of resin based aggregate inserts, which is injected into the grooves of the deck boards. Alternatively grooves can be machined into smooth boards to receive the inserts. The resin inserts are dark grey in colour and blend in with the natural colour of the deck board as it weathers over time. The decking was developed with Health and Safety standards, The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and Part M of the Building Regulations. The softwood range is manufactured from premium joinery grade European Redwood.

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UK timber frame designer and manufacturer Prestoplan has moved into a second plant in Gloucestershire as demand for quality timber frame buildings continues to grow. The new facility in Quedgeley will more than double Prestoplan's output, producing up to an extra 4,000 timber frame units a year and create 100 new jobs.

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The Mitex Posi-Joist system from Goodwins Timber Systems is ideal for timber frame apartment construction. The system fabricates floor cassettes using the Posi-Joist robust detail specification incorporating the metal web joists complete with floor sheeting and meets fire safety requirements.

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