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May 2024
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Huge auction disposes of modular timber builder’s assets
A Sheffield-based timber frame modular homes manufacturer which went into administration in March has now seen all its assets sold at auction.
ECI Software Solutions wins Three 2024 Top Rated Awards from TrustRadius
ECI Software Solutions, a global provider of cloud-based business management software and services, has announced three of its products have received a 2024 Top Rated Award from TrustRadius, a leading platform for independent business technology reviews.
Donaldson Timber Systems invests £10m in Witney factory
Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has increased capacity and boosted technical capabilities at its Oxfordshire factory, following an investment of more than £10m.
M&M Timber strengthens team with key appointments
M&M Timber has further strengthened its team following the appointment of three key roles at the production site in Worcestershire.
Swedish Wood launches four-volume Glulam Handbook
Glulam’s increasing popularity as an architecturally expressive, lightweight, low carbon structural solution has shown the need for more definitive information about its use.
Zest brand to star at garden shows this summer
Products from garden furniture, grow your own and decorative garden structure specialist, Zest will be featuring at gardening shows across the UK this season. Collaborating with leading home and gardening influencers, the brand is featuring at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Gardeners World Live, and RHS Malvern.
NTS adds metal web joists to EWP range
National Timber Systems (NTS), part of National Timber Group, has added metal web joists to its range of engineered wood products.
TTBS National Golf Day
The TTBS annual National Golf Day will be held on Thursday July 11, 2024 at Breadsall Priory Golf Club, Derby.
Archwood Group achieves King’s Award for Enterprise
Archwood Group has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development 2024.
UK 2024 timber import volumes inch up on last year
UK Imports of the main timber and panel products for the first two months of 2024 are “fractionally” ahead of the same period in 2023, the latest statistics from Timber Development UK (TDUK) reveal.
MDF Recovery expands presence with second office in UK
MDF Recovery, the innovator in recycling MDF waste, has announced the opening of its second office at Anglesey's M-SParc, Wales.
AV Birch upgrades VSE250 incising machine
AV Birch Ltd has upgraded its VSE250 incising machine, which it says is a game-changer in the industry and is revolutionising the way timber is processed.
Timber industry hosts its first Net Zero event in Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time yesterday (April 30) to host a reception about driving Net Zero awareness and timber’s benefits to the economy.
James Jones & Sons further expands pallet manufacturing in Australia
James Jones & Sons Ltd has announced the further expansion of its pallet manufacturing division in Australia, with the acquisition of Express Pallets and Crates (“Express”) by its Australian subsidiary, Hyne Timber Pty Ltd. The news follows the announcement on March 26, 2024 of the Group’s acquisition of Rodpak in Melbourne.
April 2024
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James Jones & Sons launches ‘Innovating for a Greener World’ campaign
Last week James Jones & Sons launched an ‘Innovating for a Greener World’ campaign in celebration of Earth Day on April 22. The week-long campaign opened with a film to showcase a number of environmental initiatives that have recently taken place across the Group.
IBMG’s ProRange private label grows
The Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) has announced the latest addition to its ProRange own-label: ProRange plywood.
Metsä integrates maintenance operations of ply and Kerto LVL mills
Metsä Group is to integrate maintenance operations of its plywood and Kerto LVL mills as part of its own organisation.
TRA announces 2024 Roofscape Design Award winners
A packed audience of Trussed Rafter Association members gathered this week to see who would win the hotly contested Roofscape Design Awards 2024.
Stora Enso reports continuing challenges for wood product division
Stora Enso says its wood products division continues to face challenges due to low demand, prices, volumes, and high wood costs.
EcoReFibre fibreboard recycling project takes decisive step forward
The EcoReFibre consortium has met at Dieffenbacher’s Eppingen base to demonstrate and discuss interim results of the research project which aims to to recycle waste fibreboards and use the material in the manuacture of new fibreboards.
