Search Results: 'National Forest'

Pinelog appointment set to drive sales in independent holiday park sector
07 August, 2023
Judy Barwell has joined Chesterfield-based Pinelog Ltd, one of the UK’s leading designers and manufacturers of luxury timber lodges and buildings, as sales account manager.

Weather dampens fencing demand
28 June, 2023
The weather, the economy and a post-lockdown lull are conspiring to make the fencing market quieter than usual. Keren Fallwell reports

FSC logo awareness more than doubled
18 May, 2023
Awareness of the FSC logo in the UK has increased 45% since 2019 , and the proportion of those claiming both good and rough knowledge of the logo has more than doubled.

Forestry minister backs Timber Sector Deal
28 March, 2023
UK forestry minister Trudy Harrison MP has backed a proposal from Confor and Friends of the Earth to develop a Timber Sector Deal – to bring together government, industry, green groups and farmers to increase future supplies of home-grown timber.

2023 - Plotting a course through choppy waters
15 February, 2023
A relative degree of calm may have returned to UK politics. The economic picture is less than pretty, however, with forecasts for 1.3% shrinkage in GDP over the year. Consequently representatives of timber and related businesses and industry associations asked for their outlook by TTJ see challenges for the sector and its markets through 2023. But, at the same time, they identify opportunities and highlight their plans and projects for making the most of them. Mike Jeffree reports

Softwood trade adopts ultra-cautious approach
15 February, 2023
The economic backdrop is troubling traders but they are finding their way through and some agents and shippers are reporting more interest for February and March shipments. Jerry Wilson reports

Softwood trade adopts ultra-cautious approach
03 February, 2023
The economic backdrop is troubling traders but they are finding their way through and some agents and shippers are reporting more interest for February and March shipments. Jerry Wilson reports

TDUK market conference paints gloomy trade picture into 2023
04 November, 2022
The Timber Development UK (TDUK) annual market conference in central London was unequivocal in its message – falling demand and prices coupled with rising costs will cause increasingly difficult and uncertain market conditions going into 2023.

Back on course
19 October, 2022
The TTBS National Golf Day took place in July, after a two-year break due to the pandemic

Reinforcing sustainability
18 October, 2022
Interholco has published its latest sustainability report. Mike Jeffree reports

Resilience, resources and R&D
18 October, 2022
Rachel Lawrence, business manager at Grown in Britain reports on the organisation’s latest activities and the increasing use of British-grown timber

Congo Basin Regional Scheme a PEFC first
18 October, 2022
The PAFC Congo Basin scheme aims to increase sustainable forest management certification in the region, writes PEFC development officer Thomas Seyvet

Congo Basin Regional Scheme a PEFC first
18 October, 2022
The PAFC Congo Basin scheme aims to increase sustainable forest management certification in the region, writes PEFC development officer Thomas Seyvet

An inspiring vision
25 August, 2022
The American hardwood sector demonstrates how sustainable use of this type of forest helps to conserve biodiversity, forest carbon stocks and other environmental values, while also providing a reliable supplementary source of income for non-industrial forest owners. Timber market analyst and environmental specialist, Rupert Oliver, reports

Ambition undimmed after 70 years
24 August, 2022
Forum highlights tropical timber market development initiatives. Mike Jeffree reports

TTBS National Golf Day returns
27 July, 2022
After a two-year break due to the Covid pandemic, 40 players attended the TTBS National Golf Day 2022 at the Breadsall Priory golf complex on Thursday July 7. The event was sponsored by Taylor Maxwell Timber.

ATIBT ever more active at 70
10 June, 2022
The environmental, economic and social development of the tropical forest industry is more important than ever, says ATIBT. Mike Jeffree reports

Not out of the woods
10 June, 2022
Confor recently warned that the UK faces declining supplies of home-grown wood due to lack of productive tree planting. With the country currently needing to import over 80% of its wood requirement, the UK could be sleepwalking into a timber shortage crisis in the not too distant future. Stuart Goodall, Confor chief executive, examines the threats to supply and why the UK must urgently move productive tree planting up the agenda

From carbon to circularity
10 June, 2022
Wood for Good was ahead of the game when it came to promoting the low-carbon benefits of timber. Mike Jeffree reports

Canada plots forest course to decarbonize
10 June, 2022
As one of the few sectors that can go beyond net-zero carbon emissions, Canada’s forests have a critical role to play in the collective fight against climate change. But how they are managed is critical, writes Derek Nighbor, president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC).