Na Florenci 7-9
111 71 Praha 1
IČ: 00014125
DIČ: CZ00014125
date mailbox: v8zvffd
About company
Timber Institute (Timber Research and Development Institute, Prague, s.e.), independent certification institution with a tradition since 1951, certification, testing, diagnosis and wood preservatives.
Billing information
Timber Research and Development Institute, Prague, s.e.
FIO Banka – account No. 2900972576/2010
IBAN: CZ8720100000002900972576
BIC/SWIFT:FIOBCZPPXXX
IBAN: CZ8720100000002900972576
BIC/SWIFT:FIOBCZPPXXX
INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION BODY
Authorized Body no. 222 on conformity assessment and certification of products entering the Czech market. The Notified Body no. 1393 commissioned to assess the products placed on the European market. Testing laboratories for testing products and whole buildings.
Partner of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Science´s Woodworking Day
/0 Comments/in News /by Ivana DuchoňováThe Woodworking Day organised by the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague will take place on 21 September 2022 from 10 a.m. The Timber Research Institute has become a partner of this event, which connects the academic and business spheres.
The demands on industry, research and education are changing and accelerating rapidly. Companies from different areas of the woodworking industry can present at the meeting and also speak and shape the requirements for future graduates.
The detailed programme is still to be specified.
Are you interested in presenting your company, shaping requirements for engineers, reaching out to students? Contact hajkovakaterina@fld.czu.cz no later than 9/9/2022.
New: gas analysis of formaldehyde leakage from countertops for IKEA suppliers
/0 Comments/in News /by Ivana DuchoňováThe Timber Research Institute is now allowing its customers to assess the level of formaldehyde leakage from wood-based panels in its accredited laboratory. The new test equipment analyses the formaldehyde leakage rate of wood-based panels according to EN ISO 12460-3 Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde leakage – Part 3: Gas analysis method. This method is mainly used for plywood and laminated boards, for which this method is used to prove their safety.
The test is required for the certification of these products and also for the supply of products to the IKEA chain.
Contact: Lída Kotenová, e-mail kotenova(@)vvud.cz
Memory of Wood – meeting of experts on the topic of historical wood
/0 Comments/in News /by Ivana DuchoňováOn 15 June, there will be an expert seminar on the Memory of Wood, which will include practical demonstrations on historic wood, its durability, its enemies and the possibilities of saving it.
The seminar is intended for experts in the field of conservation, experts in the field of rehabilitation of wooden structures, architects, designers and construction companies involved in the reconstruction of historic buildings, as well as administrators or owners of these buildings.
The event takes place from 9 a.m. in Chaloupky Baliny near Velký Meziříčí.
The seminar will open with a lecture “The life cycle of the shrub carpenter as a basis for understanding the risk of infestation” by Ing. Anna Součková, Head of the Materials and Product Testing Laboratory of the Timber and Research Institute. This will be followed by “The centuries-long struggle of man with wood-destroying fungi and insects in buildings – why is the situation still undecided?”, Ing. Marek Polášek, Ph.D., Head of the Research and Development Department of the Timber and Research Institute.
Other speakers will be experts from STOP, z.s., the Institute of Archaeological Heritage Care of Central Bohemia, ADKALIS and H&K WOOD PRESERVATION.
Registration for the event should be sent to josef.horak@berkem.com, www.berkem.com.
The event is organized by: ADKALIS S.A. and WOODEXPERT s.r.o. in cooperation with the Timber Research and Development Institute, Prague, s.p. and the Society for Technology of Monument Protection – STOP, z.s.