New members endorse WPA strategy on quality treated wood

Wood treating plant manufacturer WTT (Wood Treatment Technology) and treated wood producer CJT Timber Sourcing Ltd are the latest businesses to join the Wood Protection Association (WPA). Both companies place quality at the heart of their operations, and it was the WPA’s mission to promote quality-assured, fit-for-purpose treatments that inspired their decision to join.

One of WTT (Wood Treatment Technology)’s most recent installations at Valbo Trä in Sweden, a fully automated plant with an annual capacity of 240,000m3, fully integrated with the customer's ERP system and only operated by an operator and forklift driver

“The WTT team firmly believe that the only way to future-proof demand for treated wood is to ensure compliance with national standards and to collaborate with organisations committed to achieving this,” says WTT Managing Director, Jakob Jakobsen, who adds that WPA membership also provides a valuable platform for knowledge sharing and best practice.

He continues: “WTT’s core mission is to support the correct treatment of wood. We do this by continuously monitoring developments from chemical suppliers and ensuring that the design and operation of our equipment are always compatible with the latest formulations, processes and requirements of third-party quality assurance schemes such as the WPA Benchmark.”

CJT Timber Sourcing’s machine round 90mm incised 15-year warranty posts and 87 x 38 x 3.6m rail

CJT Timber Sourcing operates in Wales and Scotland, and Managing Director Ben Parton says that joining the WPA is part of the company’s strategy to reaffirm its commitment as a premium-quality supplier of preservative pre-treated wood: “By becoming a WPA member, we align CJT Timber Sourcing with high-performance, long-lasting wood treatment in compliance with WPA and British Standards specifications. We believe the only way to give our customers confidence in the quality of our treatment claims is to have them independently assessed and certificated using a WPA-approved preservative under the WPA Benchmark quality scheme.”

Ben adds that WPA membership offers additional commercial benefits by giving CJT access to the latest research, bespoke guidance and technical expertise: “We’re really proud to be part of the WPA community, which we believe will help us showcase to a wider audience why it’s so important to buy correctly treated wood products – particularly those made from homegrown softwoods for agricultural fencing.”

Welcoming WTT and CJT into membership, WPA Chairman Steve Young, said: “It’s really encouraging when new members join the WPA and give such a ringing endorsement of our strategy to collectively champion treatment quality and improve buyer knowledge on behalf of all our members.”

To find out more about the Wood Protection Association (WPA), visit www.thewpa.org.uk.