Joinery Specifiers Guide
Joinery Specifiers Guide
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SPECIFIERS GUIDE
JOINERY & WOODWORKING
Contents
BWF - Introduction
Code of Conduct
Membership Services
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TWA Scheme
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Alphabetical listing
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Calendar
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BWF Team
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Architectural joinery
Shopfitting
Timber frame buildings and engineered timber components
Suppliers of services and components to the joinery
industry
Code of Conduct
Membership Services
Working to IncreasE Members Sales & Profitability
The British Woodworking Federation strives to provide the best
possible service to its members, and to ensure that service
represents the best value for their subscription fee. We believe
that this is the basis of our success in recruiting and retaining
members, and it drives us on towards achieving our ambition to
be the trade association which every woodworking enterprise
in the UK would want to join.
Taxation;
BWF WEBSITE
The BWF website is an invaluable source of advice and
information for customers, clients and specifiers as well
as joinery companies themselves. It provides a platform for
promoting BWF members, their products and the joinery
industry at large to potential customers searching for reputable
and reliable companies.
With the BWF contact page and quick links to BWF team
details, the Federation invites discussion and encourages
visitors to ask questions, or send in an opinion relating to
anything they see on the site.
BSI COMMITTEE
BSI SUB-COMMITTEE
CEN/TC38
CEN/TC124
CEN/TC250
B/525/05/04 Timber Frame Walls
CEN/TC112
CEN/TC175
CEN/TC175/WG3 + TG2,
TG6, TG7, TG8
CEN/TC325
CEN/TC129
CEN/TC33
B/538/01 Windows
CEN/TC33/WG1 + TG6
B/538/02 Doors
FSH/022 Fire Resistance Tests
CEN/TC33/WG2 + TG5
CEN/TC127
CEN/TC207
PRI/052 Adhesives
CEN/TC193
STI/028/02 Coating systems for wood
CEN/TC139
KEY
BS
BS EN
BS EN ISO
ISO standards adopted as European standards and implemented in the UK as British Standards
PAS
Standard
Number
Title
BS 459:1988
BS 476
Fire tests on building materials and structures (17 Parts out of 33 Parts Current)
BS 585-1:1989
Wood stairs. Specification for stairs with closed risers for domestic use, including straight and winder
flights and quarter or half landings (Current, obsolescent)
BS 585-2:1985
Specification for performance requirements for domestic stairs constructed of wood-based materials
(Current, obsolescent)
Timber windows. Factory assembled windows of various types. Specification
BS 1186-2:1988
BS 1186-3:1990
Timber for and workmanship in joinery. Specification for wood trim and its fixing
BS 1187:1959
BS 1202-1:2002
BS 1202-2:1974
BS 1202-3:1974
BS 1210:1963
BS 4756:1998
BS 4787-1:1980
Internal and external wood doorsets, door leaves and frames. Specification for dimensional
requirements
BS 4978:1996
BS 5268 [7 Parts]
BS 5277:1976
BS 5278:1976
Doors. Measurement of dimensions and of defects of squareness of door leaves (Current, Superseded)
BS 5368 [4 Parts]
BS 5369:1987
Methods of testing doors; behaviour under humidity variations of door leaves placed in successive
uniform climates (Current, Superseded)
BS 5395 [3 Parts]
BS 5756:1997
BS 6100
BS 644:2003
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BS 6222 [3 Parts]
BS 6262:1982
Code of practice for glazing for buildings (replacement Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 published in 2005)
BS 6375-1:2004
Performance of windows and doors. Classification for weathertightness and guidance on selection and
specification
BS 6375-2:1987
Performance of windows. Specification for operation and strength characteristics (under revision)
BS 6399-1:1996
Loadings for buildings. Code of practice for dead and imposed loads
BS 6399-2:1997
BS 6399-3:1988
BS 6446:1997
Specification for manufacture of glued structural components of timber and wood-based panels
BS 7950:1997
BS 7956:2000
BS 8000-5:1990
BS 8000-7:1990
BS 8201:1987
Code of practice for flooring of timber, timber products and wood-based panel products
BS 8213-1:2004
Windows, doors and rooflights. Design for safety in use and during cleaning of windows, including
door-heights windows and roof windows. Code of practice
BS 8213-4:2007
Windows, doors and rooflights. Code of practice for the installation of replacement windows and
doorsets in dwellings
BS 8214:1990
Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves (under revision)
BS 8220-1:2000
BS 8417:2003
PAS 23-1:1999
General performance requirements for door assemblies. Single leaf, external door assemblies to
dwellings
PAS 24-1:1999
Enhanced security performance requirements for door assemblies. Single and double leaf, hinged
external door assemblies to dwellings
BS EN 204:2001
BS EN 301:1992
Adhesives, phenolic and aminoplastic, for load-bearing timber structures: classification and performance
requirements
BS EN 335 [3 Parts]
BS EN 336:2003
BS EN 338:2003
BS EN 350 [2 Parts]
BS EN 351 [2 Parts]
BS EN 385:2001
Finger jointed structural timber. Performance requirements and minimum production requirements
BS EN 386:2001
BS EN 390:1995
BS EN 408:2003
Timber structures. Structural timber and glued laminated timber. Determination of some physical and
mechanical properties
BS EN 518:1995
BS EN 519:1995
Structural timber. Grading. Requirements for machine strength graded timber and grading machines
BS EN 635 [4 Parts]
Paints and varnishes. Coating materials and coating systems for exterior wood. Classification and
selection
BS EN 942:2007
BS EN 1116:2004
Kitchen Furniture. Co-ordinating sizes for kitchen furniture and kitchen appliances
BS EN 1153:1996
Kitchen furniture. Safety requirements and test methods for built-in and free-standing kitchen cabinets
and work tops
BS EN 1154:1997
Building hardware. Controlled door closing devices. Requirements and test methods
BS EN 1309-1:1997
BS EN 1310:1997
BS EN 1312:1997
Round and sawn timber. Determination of the batch volume of sawn timber
BS EN 1313-1:1997
Round and sawn timber. Permitted deviations and preferred sizes. Softwood sawn timber
BS EN 1313-2:1999
Round and sawn timber. Permitted deviations and preferred sizes. Hardwood sawn timber
BS EN 1316-1:1997
BS EN 1316-2:1997
BS EN 1316-3:1998
BS EN 1530:2000
BS EN 1935: 2002
BS EN 1995-1:2004
BS EN 12209: 2003
Building hardware. Locks and latches. Mechanically operated locks, latches and locking plates.
Requirements and test methods
BS EN 13307-1 2006
BS EN 14220 2006
Timber and wood-based materials in external windows, external door leaves and external doorframes.
Requirements and specifications
BS EN 14221 2006
Timber and wood-based materials in internal windows, internal door leaves and internal doorframes.
Requirements and specifications
BS EN 14351-1 2006
Windows and doors. Product standard, performance characteristics. Windows and external pedestrian
doorsets without resistance to fire and/or smoke leakage characteristics
BS EN 14915 2006
Solid wood panelling and cladding. Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
BS EN ISO 9000:2005
BS EN ISO 9001:2000
BS EN ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use
BWF members can purchase copies of British Standards (BS) and European Standards (BS EN) via the BWF, at a 25 % discount on
the BSI non-member cost. Contact the BWF on 0870 458 6939 for a faxback form.
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This has led the BWF to launch a range of new services aimed
at assisting members and non-members in developing their
businesses and the products they manufacture. The content
of each package is designed to simplify potentially complex
procedures and provide practical advice and assistance.
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SERVICES
1. CHAIN OF CUSTODY
The BWF anticipates that the demand for Chain of Custody
certification through the joinery manufacturing process will
increase as a result of the implementation of the Code for
Sustainable Homes and the publication of the revised Green
Guide. The Federation has developed a Group Chain of
Custody Scheme, offering both FSC and PEFC certification,
which is available to companies employing up to a maximum
of 15 people. The BWF will hold the certificate, and companies
following its standardised procedures will obtain subcertificates. The Federation also offers a consultancy service
to companies which do not meet the Groups size criteria to
assist them in achieving Chain of Custody.
2. ISO9001
A quality management system is a requirement for product
certification schemes, such as the BWF-CERTIFIRE Fire Door &
Doorset Scheme, TWA Scheme, Secured By Design and Chain
of Custody, with ISO9001 being the most recognised option.
The BWF has produced a template manual and will provide a
half-days on-site consultancy assistance to help in achieving
the requirements.
4. PRODUCT TESTING
The BWF can help with the testing required to satisfy the
requirements of the TWA Scheme, Window Energy Ratings and
Secured By Design. The following tests are currently available:
BS6375 PART 1
BS6375 PART 2
BS7950
Security
PAS023
PAS024
Enhanced Security
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Module 3 Sustainability
Module 1 Understanding
Hardwoods
Softwoods
and
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TWA Scheme
Timber has been the natural choice for windows and doors
for centuries. Indeed, there are many excellent examples of
timber windows still in use today which are over 100 years
old.
However, not all windows and doors give such service
irrespective of the material from which they are made.
Unfortunately, it has never been easy to determine if those
being specified and purchased would prove to be of satisfactory
quality.
There was therefore a clear need for a rigorous industrywide arrangement that would provide specifiers, local
authorities, housing associations, builders and consumers with
confidence that the windows they were going to use would be
acceptable.
The BWF developed the TWA (Timber Window Accreditation)
Scheme to:
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Contact Details
For more information about the Scheme or Scheme Members
visit the website at www.bwf.org.uk/windows or call the
Scheme Manager on 0870 458 6939
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BWF Label
The BWF-CERTIFIRE Scheme uses a series of labels to
provide a simple and clear means of traceability through the
production process by giving each door a unique serial number.
The label gives all the essential information about the door at
a glance, without the need for technical expertise or additional
guidance.
properly fire resistant and all the components must work when
used in combination.
There is an astonishing lack of awareness and understanding of
fire doors and how they work, even amongst those who have
dealt with them for many years. But if the wrong components
are used, the door cannot be relied upon, and so will not work
in a fire.
A fire door is tested as a complete assembly. When the door
passes this test, all the hardware and components in the
assembly have also simultaneously passed. This does not
mean that the fire door will be as reliable if used with another
intumescent seal, for example. The test merely indicates that
the door is reliable only when used in conjunction with that
particular intumescent seal, that particular frame, that particular
vision panel and all the other different components used in the
test. It is wrong to assume that a component is reliable with
any fire door design or configuration.
Every BWF Approved Fire Door Centre has staff members who
have been trained by the BWF to understand fire doors and
how they work. The centres are also committed to stocking,
selling and recommending BWF-CERTIFIRE Fire Doors and an
appropriate range of compatible CERTIFIRE approved fire door
components
Contact Details
For more information about the Scheme or Scheme Members
visit the website at www.bwf.org.uk/firedoors or call the
Scheme Manager on 0870 458 6939
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