Hannah Mansell has joined the technical team following former technical officer Chris Addison’s retirement. She will be responsible for providing both BWF members and non-members with technical advice and responding to their queries.

Ms Mansell has a wealth of experience in timber and joinery manufacture and has an extensive knowledge of manufacturing, developing and testing of joinery products and providing engineering support and project management solutions.

As part of the role, Ms Mansell will support BWF technical director Kevin Underwood in maintaining and updating technical guidance and will carry out thermal performance calculations of windows and doors for BWF members. She will also represent the BWF on various technical committees advising on material and product timber joinery specification.