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UK

Travis Perkins reports 24% profits rise

29 July, 2010

Travis Perkins has reported a 24% rise in adjusted first-half pre-tax profits to £112m.

Norbord announces Cowie investment

29 July, 2010

Norbord has announced the final portion of its £25m reinvestment programme in its Cowie chipboard plant.

Engineered timber teaching block blends in with landscape

29 July, 2010
Government grants more flexibility on zero carbon homes

29 July, 2010
Small builders' work declines but overall construction grows

28 July, 2010

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international

US housing starts fall back in June

29 July, 2010

US housing starts fell back in June to 549,000 units – the lowest level in eight months.

Improved panel demand boosts Plum Creek

29 July, 2010

US-based Plum Creek Timber Company has reported solid gains in its manufacturing division due to improved demand from industrial wood panel...

Gibson Guitars in new sourcing initiative with Rainforest Alliance

28 July, 2010
International trade federation day focuses on sustainable sourcing

28 July, 2010
West Fraser turns loss into profit

27 July, 2010

more international news

technical / processing

Biesse reports 61% order increase

28 July, 2010

Biesse Group SpA has reported a 61% increase in order uptake for the six months ended June 30,

War museum upgrades woodworking technology with Striebig

24 July, 2010

London’s Imperial War Museum has upgraded its woodworking technology to assist it in the production of exhibition panels and other items.

more technical & processing

Markets

Rising costs put pressure on fencing sector

July 24 2010

Costs are soaring for fencing manufacturers against a background of lukewarm demand. Stephen Powney reports

Timber prices dominate talk in pallet trade

July 24 2010

Raw material costs are the subject of conversation for pallet manufacturers

European importers continue to operate on low stocks

July 24 2010

Joinery sales improve but rising costs keep pressure on margins

July 10 2010

Features

Timber industry must work faster and smarter

July 24 2010

Timber has “fantastic potential”, but the industry must make it easier to specify and buy wood, writes BSW chairman and TTF president Martin Gale

Africa sets its sights on sustainability

July 24 2010

RACEWOOD 2010, organised by the Interafrican Forest Industries Association, took place recently in Douala in Cameroon. TTF head of sustainability Rachel Butler spoke to IFIA president Hervé Bourguignon about the event

Battles won in war on illegal logging

July 24 2010

There’s a long way to go before it’s eradicated, but a new report says illegal logging is on the decline

Ireland focus

24 July 2010

Ireland’s economy may be in the doldrums, but Irish sawmills and secondary processors are committed to serving the UK market. Edited by Sally Spencer

Ports & logistics focus

10 July 2010

Importers have had to face increasing freight costs, a shortage of vessels and backdated ports rates, but these difficulties can be mitigated by good logistics – even freight derivatives to hedge container transport price rises. Meanwhile,...