Search Results: 'Scottish Timber Trade Association'

Permit to Treat
19 November, 2014
Promoting product quality and the impending Industrial Emissions Directive are two important issues for the timber treatment sector. Steve Young, director of the Wood Protection Association, explains

Permit to Treat
19 November, 2014
Promoting product quality and the impending Industrial Emissions Directive are two important issues for the timber treatment sector. Steve Young, director of the Wood Protection Association, explains

Divide and Rule
16 July, 2014
With the referendum on Scottish independence just two months away, Sally Spencer canvassed opinion on the impact a yes vote might have on the UK timber industry.

Forrest elected STTA president
28 May, 2014
Paul Forrest, of Caledonian Plywood Company Ltd, has been elected president of the Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA). Iain Torrance of James Donaldson Timber Ltd is the new vice-president.

Refocused and reinvented
08 February, 2014
The Builders Merchants Federation has reinvented itself over the last 18 months and membership is growing as a result. Sally Spencer reports

Obituary - Bill Allan
07 January, 2014
Mr Allan began his career in the timber industry by joining James Donaldson & Sons when he left school. He started work on the same day as George Donaldson, father of the current chairman and chief executive, Neil Donaldson, which began a lifelong friendship.

The young ones
16 November, 2013
People are the lifeblood of our industry; but they are a resource that is all too often under-valued, says David Sulman, secretary of the Scottish Timber Trade Association

The young ones
16 November, 2013
People are the lifeblood of our industry; but they are a resource that is all too often under-valued.

Scottish timber trade gathers in Edinburgh
14 November, 2013
More than 160 timber traders from the UK and overseas gathered together at the Balmoral Hotel for the Scottish Timber Trade Dinner.

Softwood shows a sense of collective optimism
02 November, 2013
The International Softwood Conference in Edinburgh found the sector upbeat about medium to longterm prospects. Mike Jeffree reports.

Softwood conference puts global focus on UK industry
21 September, 2013
Holding the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Scotland will be an opportunity to highlight the calibre and diversity of the UK timber sector to leading industry figures from around the world, according to Timber Trade Federation (TTF) chief executive John White.

Obituary - Willie Baxter
26 July, 2013
William Mowbray Baxter, a former director of Muirhead & Sons and Mallinson-Denny Scotland Ltd, of Grangemouth, passed away on July 16, aged 92 years.

It's time for timber frame
09 March, 2013
There's never been a better time to be involved in the timber industry, says Lawrence Young, chairman of the UK Timber Frame Association

Obituary – Michael Walker
12 December, 2012
Michael Walker, chairman of the Walker Group, died on November 30. He was 76.

Timber Expo: the industry hub
01 September, 2012
The design, structural and sustainability benefits of timber will be explored at Timber Expo where a huge programme of timber-related activity will take place. Event director Loretta Sales reports

Gibson illegal timber prosecution is a lesson for Europe
17 August, 2012
Gibson Guitars’ US$600,000 payout to settle its case for breaching the American anti-illegal timber Lacey Act should highlight the potential business impact of prosecution under the upcoming EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), according to the Timber Trade Federation (TTF).

Obituary – Matt Clark
24 January, 2012

“Less formal” Scottish trade dinner proves success
29 October, 2011

Timber frame fronts up to tough market
29 October, 2011
The timber frame sector is suffering like the rest of construction, but is adapting products and strategies to boost performance and competitiveness

Timber prize-winners at Edinburgh Napier University announced
06 July, 2011