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BSW and Tilhill Forestry announce timber supply chain vertical integration
The final stage of Tilhill Forestry’s integration into the BSW Group has commenced.
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Sydenhams acquires Avon Plywood
Sydenhams has acquired Keynsham-based timber and sheet materials specialist Avon Plywood.
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Lathams’ training success
A presentation and lunch was held at Leicestershire County Cricket Club on July 31 for eight students from James Latham plc who have recently qualified to Level 4 Certificate in Wood Science and...
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Latvian mill acquires line from Bergs
Byko-Lat has acquired a planing line from Bergs Timber’s Myresjö Sawmill which stopped production in the summer.
Byko-Lat has acquired a planing line from Bergs Timber’s Myresjö Sawmill which stopped production in the summer.
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Harrow joiners destroyed in blaze
A Harrow joinery company’s two-storey warehouse was destroyed in a blaze which also forced the closure of the adjacent West Coast main railway line last night.
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New UK construction orders hit lowest levels since Q1 2014
Newly-published ONS figures show that construction output in July fell by 0.9% and was 0.4% lower compared with one year earlier.
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Södra to invest in new CLT facility
Södra is investing in a small facility for cross-laminated timber (CLT) production adjacent to its sawmill at Värö. The plans include a future investment in a larger facility.
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BSW and Tilhill Forestry announce timber supply chain vertical integration
The final stage of Tilhill Forestry’s integration into the BSW Group has commenced.
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Wood Technology Society chairman John Park questions why so many in the timber trade cannot get a grip on the EU Construction Products Regulation
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From boat yard To timber yard
Richard Bagnall didn’t set out to spend his working life in the timber trade, but a temporary stintrunning Robbins Timber in the mid-80s turned into a much-loved career. Sally Spencer reports
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Traders tee off
UK timber traders once again turned out in force to support the industry’s premier golfing event – the TTBS National Golf
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Building the future
TTJ will host a timber construction roundtable in central London this autumn to debate how this growing sector can help meet the government’s housing targets. Stephen Powney reports
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Flegt boosts civil society self-help
After playing a key role in implementing their country’s FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU, Indonesian civil society groups are sharing experiences with counterparts in other countries engaged in the initiative. Mike Jeffree reports
BLOGS
The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) wasn’t universally welcomed when introduced in 2013. Some in the trade saw it as unwarranted interference, a replication of the due diligence they already undertook to keep illegal wood out of their supply chains. The only difference, they said, was that it now came wrapped in Brussels red tape.
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Building relationships
The Trussed Rafter Association is moving forward with a progressive voice and building key relationships, says TRA chairman Jonathan Fellingham
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Brexit – the need to engage
With Brexit negotiations under way it’s more important than ever that the UK timber trade is heard by decision makers and that it engages with its European counterparts, says TTF president Keith Fryer
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Beware roof batten false economies
SR Timber trading director Shaun Revill warns about false economies in roof batten purchasing within the roofing and building trade
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Celebrating opportunity
The Grown in Britain campaign is celebrating its fourth anniversary and has made progress on its mission to promote British timber, says its CEO Dougal Driver
