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LATEST NEWS

Center Parcs specifies engineered ttimber
20 June, 2013 Large laminated timber products contracts for the new £250m Center Parcs holiday village near Bedford are reaching fruition.
  • Jenn joins LDT
    Hardwood timber importer and distributor LDT has bolstered its team with the appointment of Ben Jenn, who has joined as a hardwood trader.
  • Everbuild acquired by Sika
    UK sealants, adhesives and treatments manufacturer Everbuild Building Products Ltd has been acquired by Sika in a £60m deal.

LATEST FEATURES

Joining together
17 June, 2013 Joinery companies and their suppliers converged for an invigorating British Woodworking Federation Members’ Day. Stephen Powney reports
  • Fresh starts for finishes
    Andy Ransom, purchasing manager for panel products at IDS, provides a round-up of some new product highlights from Kronoswiss and the benefits they offer
  • Carry on with confidence
    It’s a mixed picture in the wood-based panels market but continuing investment demonstrates the sector’s confidence in the future. Robin Meade reports.
  • Product generation game
    Joanna Crown, marketing manager of Medite and SmartPly from Coillte Panel Products, takes a look at some of the key milestones for the industry in recent months, which mark the next generation of wood-based panel products


BLOGS

Government lacks 2020 vision on biomass
15 June, 2013 Today's policy measures for renewable energy are just the start and there could be bigger challenges for timber in future, says Alastair Kerr, director-general of the Wood Panel Industries Federation
  • Accreditation hits the mark
    There are increasing demands for proof of product quality, performance and sourcing, explains Jim Coulson, director of TFT Woodexperts Ltd.
  • Planting the right kind of trees
    The government's forestry policies need to recognise the importance of commercial conifer crops, says David Sulman, executive director of the UK Forest Products Association.
  • Global forum for a united front
    The Global Timber Forum (GTF) was clear about what it did not want to be at its launch in Rome last week. Various phrases were used, but the most popular were “just another conference” and “a talking shop”.
  • Charting the changes
    Peter Latham, chairman of James Latham plc, congratulates TTJ on 140 years of serving the timber industry

LATEST EVENTS

Global Timber Summit 2013
27 Jun 2013 - 28 Jun 2013 An event for all senior executives from the entire timberland value chain including pension funds, endowment funds, hedge funds, TIMOs, private landowners, forestmanagement companies, law firms and banks.