Welcome to the Talking Timber Podcast.
The voice in the timber industry,
for the industry.
The podcast where we explore everything wood.
Welcome to Talking Timber, the podcast where we explore everything wood – its role in multiple markets, its environmental benefits, and the innovations shaping its future.
Episodes feature in-depth conversations with industry experts, sustainable forestry advocates, architects, and timber innovators, diving into the latest trends and challenges in the timber and wood products sector.
From traditional craftsmanship to cutting-edge timber technologies like cross-laminated timber (CLT) and engineered wood, we’re here to unpack how this versatile material is transforming construction.
Latest epsiode
Series 3 - Episode 1: How Naked Kitchens Combines High-Tech Machinery with Handcrafted Detail
Most kitchens are fixtures — Naked Kitchens sees through the surface with a radical approach that combines technology and craftsmanship to create bespoke timber masterpieces.
In this episode, CEO Alex Everett reveals how a Norfolk-based family business transformed from solid timber worktops to a high-tech, design-led kitchen powerhouse – without sacrificing its roots in craftsmanship. Discover the surprising origins, innovative processes, and future ambitions behind one of the UK’s most distinctive bespoke kitchens brands.
Your hosts
Contributors for the Timber Trades Journal (TTJ) and long-term friends, Keith and Mike are well-known and well-respected in their fields, with over 80 years of combined experience in the timber industry.
Keith, Director of Fort Merchanting, has been working in the timber industry since he was a teenager. From working in the family business to Regional Manager of Malden Timber and selling his own timber business, Keith has seen the development of timber throughout the decades and the changes that industry has continuously gone through.
Mike is a Consultant Editor for TTJ and works for the European Timber Trade Federation and International Tropical Timber Organisation. He has travelled the world reporting on market trends, trade flows, regulation, technology and corporate news for the timber industry.
Talking Timber Podcast is such a fantastic platform for the timber industry, I really enjoyed being a guest on the show twice talking about the Timber Trades Journal and the Women in Timber project.
It really helps keep the timber trade up to date with all the latest news, topics and trends within the sector. Mike and Keith are brilliant hosts!
Chidi Adilih-Osim
Group Sales Manager, TTJ
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the Talking Timber podcast, or if you’re interested in being a guest or a sponsor, send us a message.