Ask for Swiss wood - right now!
06.04.2020
Timber construction is booming and the demand for Swiss timber is high. But forest owners fear a slump in the market because of the current situation. We continue to rely on our raw material and provide insight into three projects made of regional wood.
Wood is a naturally renewable raw material that requires only solar energy and water for its production. and water. Harvesting and processing are carried out with very little energy, and the material and the material also stores the greenhouse gas CO2. Wood from Switzerland performs even better. Switzerland: Local wood is not transported far, which reduces the amount of gray which reduces the amount of gray energy it contains. Timbatec promotes the use of Swiss wood.
Corona virus: keep construction sites running
The Association of Bernese
forest owners is calling on people to refrain from normal use of their
normal use of the forest at the moment. They fear a significant
decline in demand for Swiss timber. So that no more
emergency measures from the government become necessary, it is now important to
construction site activity and thus to keep the impact areas of the forest and
timber industry to continue to operate. What long-term effects
effects the Corona virus will have on the use of Swiss wood is difficult to estimate.
to estimate. One thing is clear: Anyone who wants to support the Swiss forest
timber industry is asking for Swiss timber now. At the moment, the timber trade
with the surrounding foreign countries is largely interrupted - one more reason to
to use wood from Swiss forests!
Three projects with own wood
The Federal Law on defines the type of procedure for a call for tenders. invitation to tender. Depending on the building project and the size of the project, a public be put out to tender. In accordance with the principle of non-discrimination, no requirements may be imposed with regard to the no requirement may be made with regard to the origin of the material. It is therefore not permissible to demand not permissible. The The provision of the wood by the building owner himself (in-house procurement) can be an ideal solution in these ideal solution in these cases. Particularly interesting: The degree of processing of the products is optional. This means that logs, sawn timber or glued products can be provided. be provided.
Nursing home
Wier - wood from the region, for the region
The existing old people's and nursing home in
Ebnat-Kappel is being replaced by a new building. Because timber construction projects can be
prefabricated in factory buildings and thus have a much shorter construction time than solid
and because there is a lot of forest in the region around Ebnat-Kappel, a wooden
a timber construction with regional wood was the obvious choice. Around 1,400 cubic meters of logs are
needed. Parts of it were already felled last winter. The rest will be
the foresters from the forests next fall. At the moment, the planning
planning work and tenders - activities that are not affected by the Corona virus
thanks to the home office.
Ice rink Pruntrut - Regional wood for the ice hockey cup winner
The HC Ajoie is on a high: It is ice hockey cup winner and gets a new stadium. In compliance with safety and hygiene measures, the company Schilliger Holz AG in
Küssnacht a.R. produces multilayer panels and glulam for the ice rink. For the delivery of 2,000 m3 softwood and 1,000 m3 hardwood, the surrounding communities had joined forces and founded the "Syndicat intercommunal du District de Porrentruy (SIDP)". Timbatec developed a concept for the utilization of wood and has accompanied the process since then.
The production of wooden elements in the companies Batipro and Ducret had to be stopped. Currently, no date can be announced for the resumption and completion of construction. Therefore, the opening of the ice rink on October 1 is not assured. We keep our fingers crossed for all parties involved and especially for the Cup winner that the ice rink can be completed as soon as possible.
Aeschi school building made ofBernese wood - our pride
The primary school building in Bern's Frutigtal valley has reached the limits of its capacity. Thanks to the persuasive efforts of Timbatec together with the local sawmills and carpenters, a modern wooden building now stands - although the project was initially planned in reinforced concrete.
For the vice-president of the municipality, Christian Däpp, it was clear from the very beginning that the school building had to be built with wood from the municipality. Because: Aeschi is the largest forest owner in the Frutigtal. After harvesting, the forestry companies delivered the wood to Erlenbach for cutting and later to Blumenstein for further processing. In this way, regional companies were taken into account and transport distances were kept to a minimum.
Today, the community is pleased to have a new school building - and hopes that students will soon be able to attend. An inauguration ceremony is planned for June 6, 2020. Let's hope that this event can take place.
