UK timber imports up 5% in opening months
17 May, 2012
Timber and panel product import volumes grew 5% in the first two months of 2012, according to the latest
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UK
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UK timber imports up 5% in opening months
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Scott Timber fined for worker injury
Scott Timber fined for worker injury
17 May, 2012
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Boise celebrates 40 years with distributor challenge
16 May, 2012
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“First” UK-sourced solid timber building
16 May, 2012
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Rainfall “moderates” Grafton performance in April
15 May, 2012
international
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Setra consults on Horndal sawmill closure
Setra consults on Horndal sawmill closure
17 May, 2012
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Ainsworth reports higher OSB volumes and prices
Ainsworth reports higher OSB volumes and prices
16 May, 2012
Canadian OSB manufacturer
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Rougier achieves sales growth
15 May, 2012
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Finnish production “difficult” in first quarter
14 May, 2012
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Nordic mills record Q1 improvement
11 May, 2012
technical / processing
Xylexpo 2012 attracts 43,295 visitors
16 May, 2012
Organisers of the
Brash in scaffold board fire treatment first
14 May, 2012
Markets
High log costs retain grip on softwood producers
May 12 2012
Softwood demand remains weak but as sterling strengthens against the euro UK timber may lose its advantage
Container freight costs weigh heavily on ply trade
May 12 2012
A sharp rise in container freight rates is likely to result in the UK importing less plywood from the Far East. Meanwhile OSB prices have softened although producers’ costs are rising
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Little movement in OSB sales
May 12 2012
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Fencing sector makes good weather on sales
April 28 2012
Features
Logs and legislation in Africa
May 12 2012
Amelie de Borchgrave, of political and security risk adviser Stirling Assynt, assesses the risks associated with Africa and the safeguards companies will have to adopt to adhere to new EU regulations
Onwards and upwards
May 12 2012
France’s premier timber show promises to be bigger and better than ever this year – and is expecting a further rise in UK and Irish visitors
Olympics certification sets new record
May 12 2012
The dual certification of the London Olympic Park paves the way for other large, complex construction projects, says Beck Woodrow, Woodmark project manager
Haldane steps up growth
May 12 2012
The name Haldane has been synonymous with handrails but the company has been diversifying and now 50% of revenue is from stairs and bespoke joinery products
Focus on modified wood
12 May 2012
As the durability and stability of modified wood become more widely known, brands are establishing themselves as viable alternatives to hardwood. Edited by Mike Jeffree.
TTJ Awards 2012 – Friday, September 14
28 April 2012
The TTJ Awards 2012 will be held on Friday September 14 at The Savoy, London. This year's host and guest speaker and Nick Hewer, Lord Sugar's right-hand man on the BBC's The Apprentice.
Focus on biomass
28 April 2012
Biomass continues to be a double-edged sword. It provides useful heat from waste timber for a variety of processors but industrial-scale biomass power generators create unwelcome competition for raw material. Edited by Stephen Powney.