Jitka Beránková, Director of the Timber Research Institute, and her deputy Tomáš Pomykal were invited to an Evening with the State Testing Authority, which presented the importance of state testing and its role in the European system of product safety and quality assurance and consumer protection. The first annual Evening with State Testing took place […]
At the national conference of SMS (Association of Local Authorities) in Mladá Boleslav on November 28, the results of the OBEC 2030 competition were announced at the national SMS conference (Association of Local Authorities) in Mladá Boleslav on November 28. A total of 76 projects from 65 municipalities competed this year for the title of […]
Are you planning to build or renovate a wooden building? At the For Arch trade fair, auditor and technician Luboš Drahňovský will give a lecture on why structural protection of wooden buildings is important, how it is ensured, and how it affects the use and value of a house. The topic of structural protection of […]
The importance of inspections and safety of wooden observation towers was again a topic in the main news program of Czech Television. Another television report in which our technician Luboš Drahňovský commented on the condition and method of inspections of wooden observation towers. There are approximately 500 observation towers in the Czech Republic. According to […]
In March 2025, a regular mandatory inspection was carried out at the TAB department of the VVÚD (Timber Institute) (Subject for Technical Assessment at the Wood Institute) by the determining authority, which is the Ministry of Industry and Trade.The inspection determines whether the TAB meets all the conditions for designation and performance of activities under […]
Looking back at the meeting of European certification bodies for CARB/EPA
The 15th meeting of the CARB/EPA European Certification Body (CETPC) group took place in Borås, Sweden, on 8–9 May 2025. This platform brings together 14 certification bodies from across Europe that work in accordance with the American requirements of CARB and EPA – in particular to control formaldehyde emission limits in board materials. In the […]
The 30th meeting of the SG 20 Sector Group of Notified Bodies under the CPR, which covers wood-based panels, flooring and cladding, took place on 7 May 2025. The purpose of this annual event is to coordinate the work of these bodies in the certification of wood-based products and in the development or revision of […]
The Czech Republic lacks a sustainable construction strategy in which multi-story wooden buildings would play a significant role in solving the housing crisis, ministers agreed with timber producers and foresters. This is the headline of a press release issued after a February seminar on wooden buildings held at the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech […]
Ms. Jitka Beránková, Director, received confirmation of her appointment as Director of the Timber Research and Development Institute, Prague, s.p., from Mr. Petr Doškář, Chief Director of the Economic Section of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Mr. Lukáš Trska, Director of the Department of Management of Ministry Organizations. The director comments on the […]