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Scotts invests further in roof truss manufacturing
Timber roof truss manufacturer Scotts of Thrapston has invested £100,000 in new equipment at its Northamptonshire facility.
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Designs on timber
Innovation, sustainability and design excellence are celebrated in this year's Wood Awards Ireland. Sally Spencer reports.
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Timber on the menu
Timber continues to be, literally, the base for kitchens. Keren Fallwell reports on current design trends
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New stats for merchant sector reveal £6bn+ annual sales
Annual general builders merchants sales last year reached in excess of £6bn, according to new figures released by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).
Annual general builders merchants sales last year reached in excess of £6bn, according to new figures released by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).
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Russian sanctions lead to mill sale
Russian sawmiller RusForest has sold its Arkhangelsk sawmill and related assets because the ongoing Ukraine crisis and sanctions against Russia has made modernisation impossible.
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Lonza revives Arch branding
Lonza Wood Protection will be rebranded globally as Arch Timber Protection following a strategic review of Lonza’s wood protection business.
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New group editor at TTJ
Stephen Powney has been appointed as group editor of TTJ and sister magazine Wood Based Panels International (WBPI).
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OSB campaign calls time
OSB industry promotional campaign JOSB Done is calling time after nine years of championing the use of the wood based panel.
LATEST FEATURES
Wood for Good executive director Dave Hopkins looks back at a year of real progress and forwards to exciting times ahead for the communications campaign
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Designs on timber
Innovation, sustainability and design excellence are celebrated in this year's Wood Awards Ireland. Sally Spencer reports.
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Aesthetics and applications
In this year’s Wood Awards there was much to admire in the beauty and technical application of timber and equally satisfying were the judges’ observations that what was once considered innovative is now being used widely. Keren Fallwell reports.
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What’s a FLEGT VPA worth?
A new market analysis initiative will assess the potential European tropical timber market value of licensing under the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade scheme. Mike Jeffree reports.
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Sustainability and sales are key
Ensuring sustainable wood supplies and defending and developing their market are mutually dependent imperatives for the tropical timber trade, according to speakers at the ATIBT International Forum. Mike Jeffree reports.
BLOGS
Wood for Good executive director Dave Hopkins looks back at a year of real progress and forwards to exciting times ahead for the communications campaign
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The wood we’ll need in the future
The European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition is making efforts to increase demand for sustainable tropical timber. Iris Tzur, communications manager, explains
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A collaborative culture is key
Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the Structural Timber Association, considers how the STA is supporting the government’s Construction 2025 strategy
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A sporting chance for success in 2015
After an excellent year for the industry, Jonathan Fellingham, managing director at Donaldson Timber Engineering, considers the challenges ahead in 2015
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Misconduct at work
Jonathan Dale, head of employment at law firm Andrew Jackson, outlines procedures for dealing with misconduct cases
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Annual Western Forest Industry Conference
A one-day conference for in-depth discussions and analysis on forest products market challenges, opportunities, threats and issues in Western North America. It features industry experts and analysts from the US and Canada
A one-day conference for in-depth discussions and analysis on forest products market challenges, opportunities, threats and issues in Western North America. It features industry experts and analysts from the US and Canada
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Legno&Edilizia
Legno&Edilizia (Wood&Building) is atrade fair aimed at everyone in the wood construction supply chain, from architects through to building trades. The show includes technical meetings, conferences, and practical demonstrations of woodworking machinery.
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Nepal Wood International Expo
A leading architecture, construction, building materials, engineering, innovation, interiors and design trade event
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Ecobuild 2015
Annual exhibition for sustainability in the built environment
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