Na Florenci 7-9, BCIN 1685-1686
111 71 Prague 1
ID: 00014125
Tax ID: 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.
Czech Television: Technician from the Timber Institute and another inspection of the observation towers
/0 Comments/in News /by Ivana DuchoňováThe 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 our technicians’ estimates, about half of the buildings built before 2015 need reconstruction. Roughly half of the wooden observation towers were built for 2011.
L. Drahňovský has already inspected over 50 wooden observation towers. And the technicians of the Wood Institute provide this service to all administrators of these buildings so that they can properly assess the condition of the structures, safety, and possibly propose a method of maintenance, rehabilitation or reconstruction.
The collapse of the observation tower in the Děčín region was a warning to everyone. Two years ago, a wooden observation tower collapsed here. Several children were also injured in the accident. Criminal investigators proposed indicting six individuals and one association for public endangerment through negligence.
More information o kontrole dřevěných konstrukcí v exteriéru (rozhleden, mostů, lávek) najdete zde.
The Czech Television report was broadcast on August 2, 2025 (at 30:36). You can watch it here.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade confirmed the Wood Institute as a TAB
/0 Comments/in News /by Ivana DuchoňováIn 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 Regulation (EU) 305/2011.
The Wood Institute was designated as a TAB in December 2021. The inspection focuses primarily on the expertise of the staff, their experience and ongoing training, as well as on impartiality and independence of both customers and the certification body VVÚD. The documentation is also checked, including the instructions for processing the ETA and the procedure for processing the ETA for a specific order. With this confirmation, the Wood Institute continues to issue ETA (European Technical Assessment) documents for the assessment of construction products in the woodworking industry with sales on the European Union markets.The obligation of the TAB VVÚD is also participation in the creation of technical standards, which is ensured, for example, by membership in technical standardization committees, European technical documents and cooperation with other TABs. In the Czech Republic, especially with the TAB coordination office, which is TZÚS Praha, s.p.No deficiencies were found during the inspection and it was confirmed that TAB VVÚD can provide TAB activities for the area of wood and wood-based construction products for another 2 years.What does TAB certify? Everything you need to have a CE mark for. Check out the overview on this page.
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 Czech Republic, the only representative is the Dřevařský ústav.
The meeting was, as always, an opportunity to share experiences, unify certification procedures and discuss specific problems that certification bodies solve in practice.
The meeting also featured:
It is important to emphasize that CETPC is a voluntary platform – membership is not mandatory or legally binding. Nevertheless, it is of great importance for the quality, transparency and uniformity of certification in Europe. This is also because most European certification bodies certify manufacturers supplying IKEA.
Ludmila Kotenová from the Wood Institute comments on the situation: “Collaboration within the CETPC brings practical solutions, strengthens trust in European certification and creates space for smooth communication with global partners such as CARB, EPA or IKEA.”