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Private investor Cairngorm swoops to acquire Arnold Laver
Private equity firm Cairngorm Capital has swooped to acquire UK timber industry giant Arnold Laver.
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TTF stages its first panels conference
The Timber Trade Federation’s inaugural UK Wood Panels Conference took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on November 7.
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DTE acquires Cambridge Roof Truss
Donaldson Timber Engineering (DTE) has announced the acquisition of Cambridge Roof Truss.
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Private equity firm Cairngorm Capital has swooped to acquire UK timber industry giant Arnold Laver.
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Stora Enso’s forest associate Bergvik Skog sells forestland in Latvia
Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, has divested its ownership in its subsidiaries in Latvia where the company owned a total of 100,000 hectares of forestland.
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Havwoods announces three senior roles
International wood flooring specialist, Havwoods Ltd has announced three appointments to the company: Mari Daly, European marketing manager, and business development managers, Philip Jones and Steve Clent.
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Panel Agency Ltd acquires Grafton Boards Ltd
Kent timber and sheet materials agent Panel Agency Ltd has acquired the goodwill, trading name and assets of Grafton Boards Ltd.
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TTF stages its first panels conference
The Timber Trade Federation’s inaugural UK Wood Panels Conference took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on November 7.
LATEST FEATURES
Andrew True asks wood scientist colleagues whether blue stain has any structural implications
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Recovery and recycling in TIMCON’s sights
Delegates at TIMCON’s AGM last month heard the organisation is committed to tackling high prices and packaging targets
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Ship Ahoy!
Scotline has just launched its latest vessel, the Scot Carrier, which will be the largest ship in the company’s fleet
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Tailored for timber
Port of Tilbury’s location continues to make it an attractive shipping destination for forest product imports
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Look east
ABP’s East Anglian ports are supporting a thriving timber trade
BLOGS
Apprenticeship reforms offer the timber sector the opportunity to transform a training and skills development landscape that is currently excellent in parts, but still fragmented, writes Martin James, co-founder of woodworking, furniture and merchant sector training provider Didac
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AHEC’S multiply – the sum of its parts
The London Design Festival’s timber pavilion, MultiPly, is an example of a truly successful and innovative collaboration between leading industry and academic partners, writes Mark Milne, technical manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
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Wood and Wellness
We are being bombarded these days by media messages about the need to get fit and eat healthily.
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Have your say on controlled wood
The FSC acknowledges stakeholder concerns about the credibility of its ‘controlled wood’ standard and is inviting feedback on its review. FSC UK executive director Rosie Teasdale reports
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Forests in fashion
The demand for clothing is growing, and there is increasing pressure on the fashion industry to produce sustainable and recyclable items as an alternative to traditional textiles. A clear way forward, maintains the PEFC, is to increase the use of fibres from sustainably managed forests. Hannah Price, PEFC international communications officer reports
