Joinery Hour Expert Speaker Series

TJN’s Joinery Hour Expert Series LIVE!

TJN’s Joinery Hour Expert Series LIVE!

The new Joinery Hour Expert Series from TJN has already featured some top-class speakers offering valuable information, advice and support for members.

“In the first four months of TJN’s Joinery Hour Expert Series, we have seen some brilliant speakers,” said Luke Piper, director at both TJN and BJ Waller.

“This series had really upped the ante for members, and we have attracted some great names. After the live events, we publish the videos on the TJN’s YouTube channel making it a useful resource for people interested in manufacturing and installing timber windows. Now we are happy to announce that we have the guest speakers booked right through to February cementing the Expert Series in the TJN calendar.”

The live recordings are on the third Friday of every month, and here are the dates up to February.

  • 17 October 17 – Become a LinkedIn Expert with Jon Mears Teknos and Sarah Ball from TJN
  • November 21 – CNC Expertise with Biesse CNC
  • December 19 – Closed for Christmas
  • January 16 – MRA Data: Trends in Timber for 2026
  • February 20 – Tooling expert Brian Maddox from Leitz Tooling

There’s on simple login to attend the live events https://live.remo.co/e/the-joinery-hour-hosted-by-the-j-2

Plus, here is the link to TJN’s YouTube Channel, where you can find:

  • June featured GGF with Kevin Jones, Ben Wallace and Lauren Mawford
  • July focused on Jon Cole from Secured by Design
  • August saw Simon Jarman from Clever Bean Accounting share top tips for increasing profitability
  • And September gave the floor to PWE’s show director David Todd and top furniture maker and show ambassador Derek Barrett

https://live.remo.co/e/the-joinery-hour-hosted-by-the-j-2/register

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