Timber Frame Master enters Benfield ATT Technical Department

Added : ( Tue Apr 19 2005 )

TIMBER FRAME COMPANY Benfield ATT today announced the appointment of a new European 'Project Engineer' to head its Technical & Professional Services Department.

The award-winning firm’s newest member of staff - French timber frame expert Yannig Robert - was welcomed into Benfield ATT by the company’s MD, timber frame authority Professor Michael Benfield.

Yannig left TRADA Technology - where he was actively researching and advising on EuroCode 5 - to oversee the integration of Benfield ATT’s Technical & Professional Services Department into the customer-facing Project Management process.

The expansion of the company’s Technical Department will offer a dedicated specialist free Technical Support service for each of its clients.

A qualified Master of Timber Structures and French Timber Engineer (Ingénieur Ecole Supérieure du Bois), Yannig’s position within the company has been set-up in response to the demand from the Government, industry - and customers – for an integrated approach to Off-Site Construction and to encourage Partnering and an open dialogue with the Clients. The Department will retain its South Wales base at head office, whilst initially offering the free Technical Support service to all existing clients and Sub-Contract teams.

Professor Benfield said: ‘This appointment is our unambiguous statement of confidence in the core benefits of timber frame building’.

‘Benfield ATT strives for the best, and this Customer Service initiative enables us to pool the talents of our British teams with the knowledge and experience Yannig Robert brings, to create an unrivalled powerhouse of forward-thinking timber frame design and engineering for our customers’ Benfield continued.

Accepting his new role as specialist Structural Timber Project Design Engineer, Yannig Robert said: ‘The UK really needs more companies like Benfield ATT who invite new opportunities into the country’s under-delivering housing market. The company has some exciting ideas, but we first need to solidify our reputation for both excellent customer service and the highest product quality within the Timber Frame construction market’.




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Kelvin Godhard, Benfield ATT Corporate Communications on 01291 437050 or KelvinG@adtimtec.com




Background Notes on Yannig Robert MSc MTS ESB

Ingénieur Ecole Supérieure du Bois (Nantes, France)
Master of Timber Structures, Ecole
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Work experience at
French Timber Frame companies
I.C. Bois, Design Engineer
TRADA Technology, Engineering Dept
Environmentally-friendly Design Enthusiast
Languages spoken; French, English and Spanish
On a personal note
Yannig is a keen sailor
Married to a Colombian Architect, and
Father of a young daughter



Benfield ATT - More Information

An award-winning national Timber Frame Design & Build company, Benfield ATT is headed by timber frame construction expert Professor Michael Benfield. The company is based in South Wales and was the first company in Wales to receive a Big Tick Award from Business in the Community for ‘Impact Upon Society’ and was also the first in the UK to hold Certification from the Greenpeace and WWF-backed Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) for entire Engineered Timber Structures.
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