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SterlingOSB Zero helping specifiers and builders meet environmental targets10/09/2021
One OSB product may seem much like any other. In reality it is worth checking before specifying, especially if you want to score eco points. [...]
West Fraser's carbon negativity made simple!07/09/2021
West Fraser's panel products are net carbon negative! This means the company's activities go beyond achieving net zero carbon emissions to actually create an environmental benefit by locking [...]
"CaberDek is our go-to flooring product" says KRM Carpentry!20/08/2021
Whether working on a new build, an entire refurbishment project, or an extension or loft conversion, KRM Carpentry from Gillingham, Kent, always uses West Fraser's CaberDek flooring. "We undertake various [...]
"CaberDek flooring does exactly what it needs to!" says Apache Carpentry05/08/2021
When Somerset-based Alan Williams of Apache Carpentry was asked by local housebuilder, Rob Case Ltd, to work on a development of three high-end residential properties [...]
West Fraser’s CaberWood MDF is perfect around the home28/07/2021
From furniture to architectural mouldings, MDF is ubiquitous around the modern home. As a building material, MDF is like sticky tape and a multitude of [...]
Flooring system choices for all applications from West Fraser13/07/2021
Choosing the most suitable flooring system for a project makes an enormous difference to the quality of the finished floor; and will cut costs and [...]
CaberWood MDF and SterlingOSB Zero, the popular choice for furniture02/07/2021
Consistency and quality are essential attributes of materials used in producing high volumes of domestic and commercial furniture. Add to this the need for materials [...]
West Fraser product application: Roofing (OSB)24/06/2021
Getting buildings wind and watertight is a priority on any construction site so choosing a quick, easy to install, reliable and versatile roofing system is [...]
SterlingOSB Zero makes walls strong and sustainable17/06/2021
Many materials can be used to form walls and partitions but, when it comes to choosing a versatile, cost-effective and sustainable option, West Fraser's SterlingOSB Zero is [...]
Norbord Europe is now part of West Fraser11/05/2021
Norbord Europe Ltd is proud to join the West Fraser organisation. As the UK’s number one engineered wood panel manufacturer and serving the housebuilding and [...]
Site secure with Norbord19/04/2021
Construction sites and vacant buildings are tempting places for thieves, trespassers, vandals, arsonists and children. A perimeter barrier, such as a site hoarding, is seen as [...]
Timber frame construction the Norbord way19/04/2021
Timber frame construction brings many benefits to the housebuilding industry, including quicker build times, quieter assembly, fewer deliveries to site, cost savings and a reduction [...]
CaberDek – great for winter building and even protects against puppy puddles!29/03/2021
Cheshire Eco-Build is always careful to source environmentally-responsible products so choosing Norbord’s carbon negative CaberDek and SterlingOSB Zero was an obvious move. The family-run business based in Bramhall, Cheshire, is [...]
Norbord makes home schooling easier for Cowie primary school01/02/2021
A cash donation from Norbord has made the challenge of home learning a little easier for families at a primary school close to the company's [...]
Norbord’s updated online and interactive resources needed for building in 202127/01/2021
As the UK’s biggest supplier of premium engineered wood panels to the UK construction and housebuilding market, Norbord has always been committed to supporting customers [...]
Reduce noise with CaberAcoustic06/01/2021
Designed to reduce both impact and airborne transmitted sounds, Norbord's CaberAcoustic chipboard flooring panel is specified by the UK's leading housebuilders and contractors for both domestic and [...]
Norbord helps create GMDL Construction’s bespoke dream homes14/12/2020
Creator of beautiful dream homes, GMDL is a family-run architecture and construction company which has been operating in Lanarkshire, Scotland, since 2008. Director, Louise McKay, [...]
Sustainable homes from InstaHaus and Norbord20/11/2020
InstaHaus has built an enviable reputation by designing and creating bespoke, relocatable timber homes using the highest quality, sustainable materials. From garden annexes to holiday lodges, InstaHaus [...]
Winter weather is no bother with Norbord19/11/2020
We all know this year has been especially challenging for construction. As the country battles to recover, Norbord is on hand to ensure the weather [...]
Where quality matters, Bishopstone Homes can rely on CaberDek flooring30/10/2020
Devon-based luxury housebuilder, Bishopstone Homes, is currently creating Amberley Gardens, in Kingsteignton, Devon. When completed, the development will consist of seven Georgian-style five-bedroom, top-end detached [...]
Whatever the job, Norbord has a wood panel for it!07/10/2020
Norbord’s new fully interactive engineered wood panels product guide is proving to be an invaluable online resource for housebuilders, specifiers and architects. A simple click [...]
A place for everything with SterlingOSB Zero07/09/2020
Like many of us today, Edinburgh-based joiner John Penny was planning a space of his own at the bottom of the garden. But, what started [...]
CaberDek flooring and PYC Construction – a perfect partnership04/09/2020
Welsh passive housebuilder, PYC Construction naturally selects high quality timber products to create low energy, high performance homes. A fine example of the company’s sustainable [...]
Norbord’s dedication to sustainable forestry02/09/2020
In this new video, Norbord demonstrates the company’s dedication to sustainable forestry. From replanting post harvesting to controlling emissions with modern transportation methods, commitment to [...]
Norbord’s Distribution Sales Manager, Richard White, explains why distributors help to keep Norbord at the forefront of the wood panel industry02/09/2020
Today, the distributor sector in our industry – engineered wood panels – is continuing to grow exponentially each year and now accounts for over a [...]
Norbord’s commitment to UK housebuilding and construction25/08/2020
In Norbord’s latest video, National Sales Manager, Dan Clarke, reaffirms Norbord’s crucial role as the largest supplier of wood panel products to the UK construction [...]
Buy home-grown – the message for post-COVID times SHOP UK25/08/2020
A recent report from the Office for National Statistics examined the effects of the Coronavirus epidemic – specifically the period between 20.4.20 to 3.5.20 – [...]
Dan Clarke, Norbord’s National Sales Manager, on helping the housebuilding market through current challenges and beyond14/07/2020
As the UK’s market leading producer of timber panel products, we’re often asked at Norbord Europe, “Where do you sit in the supply chain to [...]
CaberWood MDF continues to shine06/07/2020
Norbord’s CaberWood range of Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF), the longest standing portfolio on the market, is one of the most versatile. The board is tough, [...]
CaberShieldPlus; keeping you building for up to 60 days, even with the roof off17/06/2020
CaberShieldPlus is the ideal flooring solution when building in Britain’s unpredictable climate. Comprising Norbord’s popular moisture-resistant CaberFloor P5 tongue-and-groove particleboard flooring panel, CaberShieldPlus is specially [...]
CaberShieldPlus; keeping you building for up to 60 days, even with the roof off27/03/2020
CaberShieldPlus is the ideal flooring solution when building in Britain's unpredictable climate. Comprising Norbord's popular moisture-resistant CaberFloor P5 tongue-and-groove particleboard flooring panel, CaberShieldPlus is specially designed to withstand exposure to [...]
Stronger together with Norbord05/03/2020
The winning entries in the Stronger Together children's drawing competition, proudly displayed at Norbord's Cowie plant As leaders in the engineered wood panel industry, Norbord [...]
Build the best with CaberDek20/02/2020
Based in the North West of England, Anywl Homes, with their roots in joinery and woodwork, have been building houses in the UK for over [...]
Superhero fun at Norbord, Inverness03/01/2020
Norbord, the leading manufacturer of engineered wood-based panel products, recently celebrated the launch of their new safety campaign with a superhero-themed fun day for employees [...]
The benefits of buying home-grown panels06/11/2019
Norbord's Industrial Sales Manager, David Sleigh, offers his thoughts on the healthy state of the supply chain for the industrial market We're in the business of [...]
Norbord products build sustainable dream home15/10/2019
Lindrick Eco Build, which specialises in energy efficient off-site housebuilding, has used Norbord’s CaberDek and SterlingOSB Zero on a project in Doncaster, Yorkshire. The new [...]
Loft living with CaberBoard flooring05/09/2019
Leeds-based New Storey Homes, who specialise in loft conversions and expanding storage spaces, repeatedly chooses Norbord's CaberDekfor its builds as it is easy to use and [...]
Award-winning designs with Norbord's SterlingOSB Zero05/09/2019
As a renting tenant, Medina Grillo was bored with bland walls and out-dated furnishings. Now an award-winning interiors blogger with a new makeover book aimed at the [...]
CaberWood MDF; perfect for all applications08/08/2019
What's the difference between CaberWood MDF Pro and CaberWood MDF Trade? CaberWood MDF Pro is denser and ideal for intricate routing while CaberWood MDF Trade [...]
Norbord appoints new National Sales Manager for UK & Ireland04/07/2019
Norbord has appointed Sanjit Dosanjh as National Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland. Formerly National Product Manager and then National Sales Manager at Kingspan [...]
Environment Secretary visits Stirling manufacturer to hear challenges facing UK wood basket18/06/2019
Secretary of State for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, met with one of the UK's leading wood panel [...]
A guide to choosing the most suitable CaberWood MDF for your application18/06/2019
Norbord, the leading manufacturer in the UK of engineered wood based panels, has released a handy guide to help tradespeople, architects and specifiers know which [...]
Practical points - SterlingOSB Zero StrongFix01/05/2019
How does SterlingOSB Zero StrongFix compare to ply? SterlingOSB Zero can be used for all the same structural applications that plywood can be used for, [...]
StrongFix – improved support from Norbord12/03/2019
Sometimes, even the simple task of hanging a picture or a mirror on an interior partition wall has been fraught with difficulty due to the [...]
Let sleeping dogs lie with Norbord's super-quiet flooring31/01/2019
Norbord's CaberFloor P5 – the UK's most specified chipboard flooring product, has been upgraded to produce a high performance floor with reduced impact and airborne noise [...]
Royal visit marks manufacturing success at Norbord08/11/2018
Norbord, leader in engineered wood panel manufacture, welcomed His Royal Highness, The Duke of York KG to the Inverness factory to commemorate one year of [...]
Timber frame is re-shaping the UK house-building industry29/08/2018
Recent developments in the housebuilding industry look set to stimulate the market for timber frame construction, says Norbord marketing manager, David Connacher. Housebuilding has proved [...]
CaberShieldPlus, flooring that keeps you building even with the roof off19/07/2018
CaberShieldPlus is the ideal flooring solution when building in Britain’s unpredictable climate. Based on Norbord’s popular moisture-resistant CaberFloor P5 tongue-and-groove particleboard flooring panel, CaberShieldPlus is [...]
CaberShieldPlus from Norbord enables speedy building13/07/2018
Norbord’s flooring product, CaberShieldPlus, is being used by Sylva Design & Build Solutions at Graven Hill, Bicester where they are creating new affordable homes. Sylva [...]
SterlingOSB and Social Bite help homeless with unique accommodation01/06/2018
Norbord has supplied 11 packs of its market-leading SterlingOSB to help a pioneering Scottish charity build accommodation for the homeless in Edinburgh. The material – [...]
Shanly Homes chooses Norbord flooring for price and reliability01/06/2018
For nearly 50 years Shanly Homes has been building homes in the South East of England. Since their inception in 1969, the regional building company [...]
Timber frame is re-shaping the UK house-building industry31/05/2018
Recent developments in the housebuilding industry look set to stimulate the market for timber frame construction, says Norbord marketing manager, David Connacher Housebuilding has proved [...]
Modern apprenticeships boost from partnership with college18/05/2018
A new Modern Apprenticeship programme has been created at Norbord, Inverness, to develop skills that are focused on the technical and manufacturing aspects of the [...]
£95million mill expansion unveiled by the First Minister27/04/2018
On April 23 2018, First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon unveiled a new manufacturing line at Norbord’s Inverness plant following a £95million investment. Highlands and Islands Enterprise [...]
Sweet success with CaberShieldPlus from Norbord24/04/2018
CaberShieldPlus, Norbord’s most advanced flooring panel, is the system of choice for RJ Sweet Building Services in all domestic or commercial projects. “We pride ourselves [...]
Right royal day out for safety duo16/04/2018
Norbord's Devon-based Health & Safety Manager, Maria Collett, and Caberdecor/Lamination Operator, Tony Waters, enjoyed a royal day out when they attended The Royal Society for [...]
Norbord achieves Structural Timber Assure Gold status16/03/2018
Norbord's position in the timber frame industry, as manufacturer of key product, SterlingOSB, has been acknowledged by reaching the Structural Timber Association's (STA) Assure Gold status. STA Assure is [...]
SterlingOSB StrongFix – for heavyweight fixtures and fittings in dry lining applications from Norbord15/03/2018
The new SterlingOSB StrongFix panel has been designed to strengthen and provide secure anchorage areas in metal C-stud dry lining applications, for fixtures and fittings up to [...]
Shhhh! Norbord's new flooring is very hush-hush!22/02/2018
Designed for both domestic and non-domestic applications, CaberAcoustic from Norbord comprises 28mm and 32mm variants of tongue-and-grooved particleboard panels with a 10mm sound-reducing layer bonded to the [...]
Norbord best-selling flooring solutions designed for today’s busy builder07/12/2017
For many years, the preferred material for decking suspended timber floors has been chipboard – and that shows no sign of changing. Norbord’s CaberBoard flooring [...]
Timber’s time has come27/11/2017
David Connacher of Norbord explores the recent developments in the housebuilding industry that are providing sustained momentum in the timber frame construction market. Housebuilding has [...]
Timber Frame is re-shaping the UK housebuilding industry12/10/2017
Recent developments in the housebuilding industry look set to stimulate the market for timber frame construction. Housebuilding has proved the most buoyant sector of the [...]
Use Wood Wisely18/08/2017
The UK Government has signed up to meet CO2 emissions targets by ensuring that 15% of all our energy requirements are met from ‘renewable’ energy [...]
The theory of reforestation restoring the CO2 balance instantaneously is a fallacy17/08/2017
While wood is a renewable and versatile resource which, when used sensibly, is proven to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, the theory of reforestation restoring [...]
UK ‘green’ policies will accelerate global deforestation16/08/2017
Hosted by Norbord, leader in panel products, www.usewoodwisely.co.uk explains the woody biomass/timber supply argument which has seen UK wood-using industries confront government. Whether the visitor [...]
The Burning Issue – Not all forms of biomass are environmentally-positive so why are they incentivised?15/08/2017
Biomass is not always the environmentally-positive energy solution that it is claimed to be and subsidies are distorting the market; this is the unequivocal message [...]
We are all paying the price for the biomass subsidy debacle14/08/2017
The revamp of the popular Use Wood Wisely website – www.usewoodwisely.co.uk - answers the demand for more easily-digestible and understandable information on the contentious issue [...]
UK & EU energy policies are a threat to established industries14/08/2017
Hosted by Norbord, leader in panel products, www.usewoodwisely.co.uk explains the issues surrounding the woody biomass and renewable energy policies in the UK and EU which [...]
SterlingOSB SiteCoat for easy-to-brand site hoarding08/08/2017
In today’s brand-heavy world, contractors use site hoardings as advertising or branding billboards to project the best possible public image; Norbord’s SterlingOSB SiteCoat has been [...]
Engineered solutions are taking over from natural wood24/03/2017
In an age when nearly all building products are mass-produced, natural timber has a unique position in the industry. Timber is a natural product and [...]
Norbord launches new nationwide SterlingOSB merchant campaign28/02/2017
Following success of last two years, the industry-wide, national campaign again gives builders and merchants alike the tools they need to maintain the Sterling job [...]
The Burning Issue – “UK taxpayers are funding the UK’s power stations to burn wood”15/02/2017
UK tax payers may have been subsidising power stations to burn wood in a way that creates more carbon emissions than burning coal, says Norbord, [...]
Norbord's CaberWood MDF16/12/2016
Norbord's CaberWood range of Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) is one of the most versatile modern building materials. CaberWood MDF is made by compressing millions of [...]
Norbord announces second #SterlingShots competition winner05/07/2016
Norbord has announced the winner of May’s SterlingOSB #SterlingShots social media competition. John Tennant (@littlejonjoiner), a joiner from Accrington, is the latest winner of £100 [...]
Sitecoat proves a hit with East Anglian builders17/05/2016
Fencing contractor, J. Earl Fencing of Bungay, Suffolk, is finding that Norbord's Sitecoat hoarding product is the panel of choice for discerning builders and developers. [...]
SterlingOSB Roofdek - the perfect roofing panel04/04/2016
For durable, high quality roofing, Norbord's SterlingOSB Roofdek offers reliable and effective performance. Made from tongue-and-grooved OSB board and sanded to give a smooth surface, [...]
Norbord announces £95 million reinvestment in Inverness OSB mill28/01/2016
Norbord has announced a £95 million modernisation and expansion of its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Inverness. The investment will upgrade the mill to continuous [...]
SterlingOSB – a name that means business28/01/2016
When you buy a commodity product like cement or aggregate, the name on the packaging seldom matters. But that's not the case with OSB, it [...]
SterlingOSB – A name that commands respect17/12/2015
Brand esteem is to be expected when you’re talking luxury goods; but does it matter when you’re talking about a commonplace building material like oriented strand board? [...]
Norbord particleboard for all applications14/08/2015
For general building, carcassing and fitting-out work to top quality flooring, Norbord’s market-leading particleboard has the answer. Stable, durable and easy to work, Norbord’s Caberboard [...]
Norbord helps to narrow down the winners of Jewson's Building Better Communities competition14/07/2015
Builders' merchant, Jewson, has been asking people up and down the country to nominate community projects that are in need of a transformation and, after [...]
SterlingOSB is the smart alternative to ply15/05/2015
If you're looking for a general purpose wood panel product that's strong, durable, environmentally friendly and almost half the price of imported softwood ply, look [...]
Norbord product range stars in 3D animation video24/09/2014
Wood-based panel products are so familiar that we often don’t even notice them. Yet, as a new 3D animated demonstration from Norbord demonstrates, products made [...]
Norbord helps schoolchildren build their own house23/07/2014
Most school ‘make-and-do’ projects are conceived on a modest scale and often end up on display in the main foyer. But at Burlington Danes Academy [...]
SterlingOSB - perfect for refurbishment projects20/05/2014
Sterling OSB (oriented strand board) is perfect for today's building refurbishment projects. Increasingly, builders are substituting plywood for Sterling OSB; it's more cost-effective, environmentally-efficient and [...]
Timber framer Caledonia Homes favours Sterling OSB28/04/2014
Aberdeenshire timber frame and self-build kit specialist, Caledonia Homes, can offer its customers a truly home-grown product. One of its principal raw materials is Sterling [...]
The house that Sterling OSB built20/11/2013
Norbord’s Sterling OSB can be seen by millions of building-mad TV viewers on a daily basis as the versatile panel is one of those products [...]
New livery drives Norbord's 'Better By Nature' message home24/07/2013
Norbord’s new innovative “Better By Nature” campaign, explained in a brand new website, www.betterbynature.org.uk, encapsulates the company’s commitment to the environment and, in particular, the [...]

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