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Bellway focuses on timber sourcing
Conversations are understood to be taking place at national housebuilder Bellway plc about the sourcing of its CLS due to internal concerns over potential performance issues of home-grown Sitka...
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Major investment marks Nicklin centenary
Major timber user Nicklin Transit Packaging, which is celebrating 100 years in business, is undertaking a major capital investment programme to boost capacity and efficiency. It is also looking to...
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Ligna attracts 90,000 visitors
Initial estimates suggest more than 90,000 people attended last week's Ligna 2013 exhibition in Germany.
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Conversations are understood to be taking place at national housebuilder Bellway plc about the sourcing of its CLS due to internal concerns over potential performance issues of home-grown Sitka spruce.
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Rising costs put pressure on UK joinery manufacturers
Costs associated with CE marking and sourcing timber compliant with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) are starting to put pressure on joinery manufacturers, according to the British Woodworking Federation’s (BWF) latest State of Trade survey.
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Major investment marks Nicklin centenary
Major timber user Nicklin Transit Packaging, which is celebrating 100 years in business, is undertaking a major capital investment programme to boost capacity and efficiency. It is also looking to use 100% British wood.
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Sipbuild powers up sponsorship
Castleford-based Sipbuild UK, which supplies and builds structural insulated panels (SIPs) on site, has joined an army of Yorkshire-based businesses that are sponsoring the P1 Powerboat Championship competitor ‘One Hull of Boat’, which will be racing in the UK June 1-2.
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Mersey Timber in premises boost
Sheet materials merchant and processor Mersey Timber is relocating to a single, bigger site to boost capacity and efficiency.
LATEST FEATURES
Accoya has become the prestige, default choice for Westgate Joinery. Stephen Powney reports.
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New species
Solid sales growth and some inspiring architectural projects have given Kebony a high profile in the modified wood market. Stephen Powney reports.
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Traction engines
Accsys Technologies’ Accoya and Tricoya products are gaining traction in the market. Robin Meade reports.
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Improving wood
Making softwood perform like the best tropical hardwoods, while boosting dimensional stability, used to be regarded as one of the holy grails of the timber trade.
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A century is just the start
MH Southern is celebrating its first 100 years and looking forward to the future. Mike Jeffree reports.
BLOGS
Peter Latham, chairman of James Latham plc, congratulates TTJ on 140 years of serving the timber industry
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Regulations? Think investment, not burden
Meeting regulations costs money but think of it as an investment in your future, says Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White
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Constructing a comfort zone
Three new industry initiatives will help educate specifiers about timber Opinion; editorial opinion; blogs
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Ensuring first impressions are good impressions
The timber industry must keep up its sustainability and legality message, says Keith Fryer
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View from the outside
Craig White is chairman of Wood for Good and founder of White Design
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