It's very important to ensure that wood has been treated to a high standard to make it fire retardant. Find out more from W L West & Sons Ltd.

This article covers Ash Dieback disease & how to prevent & treat it. Find out more from timber industry experts W L West & Sons Ltd.

When sourcing constructional timber, it is important to practice sustainability & take responsibility for our forests. Learn more from W L West & Sons Ltd.

This article covers defects in wood and how these can be considered to be unique features. Find out more from W L West & Sons Ltd.

The US, UK & European timber markets have seen a lot of changes since the start of the pandemic. Here is our assessment of the situation.

With regards to Timber, sustainablity is extremely important in this day & age; however, what do we mean when we say that we work in a sustainable way? Learn more from W L West & Sons Ltd.

Discover the properties, appearances, uses and stains associated with walnut wood.

Peter Harknett is a renowned Steeplejack. Find out all about Peter and his illustrious career as a Steeplejack.

Your garden should be a haven from the outside world and how better to do that than to create bespoke solid wood garden furniture? View our pick of our recent projects here.

Discover all about Oak & Cedar roofing shakes & shingles and how we at WL West & Sons integrate them into our projects. Learn more & contact us for more.

Carefully constructed timber is predictable when burning. Here is how fire prevention & protection has evolved through the years.

Oak is an extremely durable hardwood used in construction & prized for its attributes. Find out more from Timber supplier, WL West & Sons now.

Although every effort is made to limit waste and preserve wildlife, the ash dieback disease is predicted to severely affect or kill 80% of ash trees in the UK, dramatically impacting UK flora and woodland landscapes. 

Do you know your restorations from your renovations? Lots of people tend to use the words interchangeably but as with renovation, conservation, preservation, remodelling and retrofit, each term expresses a specific degree and type of change to a building.

Spalted wood is beautiful and its effect can be seen on timber artwork going back hundreds of years. What causes wood spalting & is it safe? Find out more.

Dendrochronology is particularly relevant in our environmentally-focused era. Find out more about how WL West partners with academic institutions.

Dave West, director of WLW, draws attention to the impact of a wide range of processes on the timber we fell and manufacture.

Explore how we restored the Tilford Bridge to reconnect the village with the community.

Using British and local timber specifically enables us to get Grown in Britain timber to the market place, which is something we are working hard to maintain as infected trees are preventatively felled across the country to combat Ash Dieback.

Explore 10 unexpected benefits of oak hardwood flooring with W L West & Sons Ltd.