Once the timber had been sourced from Thetford Forest, located just 30 miles from the Enterprise Centre site, it was processed and sawn locally in Thomson Saw Mills, north of Norwich. The timber was then sent to Ireland, as local kilns were unable to meet the drying regimes necessary to bring the timber to the required moisture content. There it was kiln dried, planed and strength graded to meet the structural engineer’s pre-determined requirements.