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Modified wood’s starring role at Mary Rose museum
Modified wood from Kebony AS features in the newly-opened £27m Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth.
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Timber egg creates stir on river
A floating timber “egg” artist’s residence has been launched on the River Beaulieu near Southampton with materials support from Totton Timber and James Latham.
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Huw Edwards to host TTJ Awards
One of Britain’s best known and most popular newscasters, Huw Edwards, will be the host and guest speaker at the 2013 TTJ Awards.
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Modified wood from Kebony AS features in the newly-opened £27m Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth.
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Center Parcs specifies engineered ttimber
Large laminated timber products contracts for the new £250m Center Parcs holiday village near Bedford are reaching fruition.
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Centre Parcs specifies engineered timber
Large laminated timber products contracts for the new £250m Center Parcs holiday village near Bedford are reaching fruition.
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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.
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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
Joinery companies and their suppliers converged for an invigorating British Woodworking Federation Members’ Day. Stephen Powney reports
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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
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Keeping the customer satisfied
Norbord is focusing on giving its customers what they want in terms of product development. Sally Spencer reports
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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.
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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
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
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Accreditation hits the mark
There are increasing demands for proof of product quality, performance and sourcing, explains Jim Coulson, director of TFT Woodexperts Ltd.
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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.
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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”.
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Charting the changes
Peter Latham, chairman of James Latham plc, congratulates TTJ on 140 years of serving the timber industry
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Global Timber Summit 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.
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.
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