Professional Help

Timber Frame is Different

Although an increasing number of architects, engineers, surveyors, house builders, developers, investors, industrialists, and a whole range of other people are ‘re-discovering’ the joys and beauty of timber structures, most of them will tell you that working with timber is ‘different’.

• There are many aspects of this wonderful ‘organic’ material that have to be considered.
• First, and perhaps most importantly – Timber is the ONLY RENEWABLE BUILDING MATERIAL ON EARTH.That, of course makes it really quite special.
• It has wonderful sustainable, insulation, flexibility, durability, fire resistance, and other properties.
• In the global ‘climate change’ battle, it sequestrates CO2, has miniscule embodied energy characteristics compared with bricks, blocks, concrete, steel, aluminium and a range of other non-renewable building materials.
• It also has greater strength to weight ratios than most of them.

All of this means that all but the most experienced people wishing to work with timber may benefit from the type of specialist help and guidance that FAST FRAME, as dedicated timber engineers can provide..

Best Qualified

FAST FRAME SYSTEMS LTD are proud to be members of the Benfield ATT Group of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Building Consultants.

As one of the first timber frame organisations in the UK to gain ISO 9001{2000 Quality, ISO 14000 Environment, and FSC Chain of Custody Accreditation, we are both passionate about the correct use of timber, and about sustainable construction and development, a claim supported by the Group’s Investors in People and Big Tick Awards status.

Professional Partners

As your ‘professional partners’, and as our name implies, FAST FRAME SYSTEMS takes a comprehensive ‘systems’ approach to all aspects of building with timber.

From site surveys and soil tests to determine the most cost effective foundations to use, through architectural design concepts and planning submissions, to detailed structural design, engineering, building regulation applications, to project management, FAST FRAME is available to assist you every step of the way.

This includes the provision of SAP and EPC calculations, helping you to find the best way to achieve targeted Code for Sustainable Homes levels, and providing CDM Coordinator services.

Services for other Construction Professionals

If you are an architect, surveyor, or engineer, by appointing us at the earliest possible stage of a projects inception, will save you – and your owner developer client – an enormous amount of time, energy, potential frustration and costs.

Professional Services for Trade & Industry

Whether you are in the UK, mainland Europe, or elsewhere in the world, if you are a house-builder, developer, property owner, investor, government agency, municipality, or other prospective building owner about to commission a building project, it will pay you time and again to consult us even before you appoint your architects, engineers, or surveyors.

We are, of course, most happy to work with your other professional advisors and consultants to deliver the best possible ‘value engineered’ project for you.

To discuss the type and extent of FAST PROFESSIONAL HELP you may need, contact us without obligation today:-