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Wood is the most versatile, renewable and sustainable resource on the planet. Timber is the oldest construction material, first used in the primeval forest as rough shelters and huts. In Scandinavia, timber houses and churches still survive from the 13th century. There is evidence of timber frame buildings in China 10,000 years ago.

Wood used in building for structural and non-structural applications has a significantly lower carbon footprint than materials that use fossil fuels during manufacture. Construction timber, furniture and other wood products act as carbon stores, often for centuries.

Wood is enjoying a huge revival in Ireland after centuries of exploitation. The Wood Marketing Federation (WMF) was set up in 1989 to increase the knowledge and understanding of wood and wood products and to promote its use in construction and other related industries. The Federation forms partnerships with a wide range of companies and organisations – State and private – involved in forestry and forest products as well as educational bodies and other stakeholders to achieve its mission:

To promote wood as a renewable, sustainable and versatile natural material

Please visit the other areas of our site to see the work, publications and promotional initiatives in which the WMF are involved.