At WL West & Sons, we supply a range of Ash Woods for your projects. Curious about the properties & uses of Ash? Read our blog & get in touch today.

Discover all about Oak & Cedar roofing shakes & shingles and how we at WL West & Sons integrate them into our projects. Learn more & contact us for more.

Carefully constructed timber is predictable when burning. Here is how fire prevention & protection has evolved through the years.

Oak is an extremely durable hardwood used in construction & prized for its attributes. Find out more from Timber supplier, WL West & Sons now.

Although every effort is made to limit waste and preserve wildlife, the ash dieback disease is predicted to severely affect or kill 80% of ash trees in the UK, dramatically impacting UK flora and woodland landscapes. 

Do you know your restorations from your renovations? Lots of people tend to use the words interchangeably but as with renovation, conservation, preservation, remodelling and retrofit, each term expresses a specific degree and type of change to a building.

Spalted wood is beautiful and its effect can be seen on timber artwork going back hundreds of years. What causes wood spalting & is it safe? Find out more.

Dendrochronology is particularly relevant in our environmentally-focused era. Find out more about how WL West partners with academic institutions.

Using British and local timber specifically enables us to get Grown in Britain timber to the market place, which is something we are working hard to maintain as infected trees are preventatively felled across the country to combat Ash Dieback.

Explore 10 unexpected benefits of oak hardwood flooring with W L West & Sons Ltd.

Joinery means physically joining pieces of wood together. Not to be confused with carpentry, although they overlap in skills and end-use application.