Search Results: 'The American Hardwood Export Council'

Voyages of Discovery
15 June, 2021
AHEC has found it a challenging but exhilarating year to promote US hardwoods Mike Jeffree reports

Turbulent Times
15 June, 2021
The pandemic saw UK+EU imports of US hardwoods fall to a 30-year low in 2020, but market indicators for 2021 and beyond are more promising, says AHEC’s latest review

Physical event planned for 25th anniversary TTJ Awards
15 June, 2021
It’s heartening to see signs of normal life resuming once again. Meeting up with others following the easing of pandemic restrictions has been a welcome relief after what has seemed like a long winter and springtime. I don’t know about you but it seemed like I had exhausted my narrow list of Covid-safe things to do.

Physical event planned for 25th anniversary TTJ Awards
15 June, 2021
It’s heartening to see signs of normal life resuming once again. Meeting up with others following the easing of pandemic restrictions has been a welcome relief after what has seemed like a long winter and springtime. I don’t know about you but it seemed like I had exhausted my narrow list of Covid-safe things to do.

TTJ Awards 25th Anniversary
30 April, 2021
This year’s TTJ Awards will be the 25th anniversary of the long-running event, writes Stephen Powney

Timber triumphs
24 February, 2021
The Wood Awards 2020 recognised six structures and three furniture products that represent the best of British architecture and product design in timber

Connected by design
23 December, 2020
AHEC’s latest creative project was about sustainability, lockdown and stunning design in American hardwood, writes European director David Venables

Art, craft and sustainability
16 December, 2020
This year’s TTJ Awards presentations may have been virtual, but thanks to SCM and AHEC, the trophies are an impressive physical reality. Mike Jeffree reports

The show must go on!
16 December, 2020
The TTJ Awards 2020 was a virtual event this year and also included lots of different content designed to be a gathering place for the timber trade during this time of the pandemic, writes Stephen Powney

A question of confidence
03 December, 2020
As I write this, England was preparing once again to go into another lockdown, albeit a shorter one.

A question of confidence
03 December, 2020
As I write this, England was preparing once again to go into another lockdown, albeit a shorter one.

Information, education, inspiration
28 October, 2020
The American Hardwood Export Council has brought together its species and grading guides into a single Guide to Sustainable American Hardwoods, complete with lavishly illustrated application case studies. Its aim is to provide a publication that ‘informs, educates and inspires’ and meets the needs of a broad audience, from timber traders, through end-users to specifiers.

Howarth Timber Group scoops Timber Trader of the Year in TTJ Awards
28 September, 2020
Howarth Timber Group was named TTJ Timber Trader of the Year 2020 at this year’s TTJ Awards last Friday (Sept 25).

TTJ Virtual Awards kicks off this Friday
23 September, 2020
The TTJ Awards 2020 will kick off this week – Friday, September 25 – and will be an opportunity for the wood product industries to unite, gather together in a safe online experience and celebrate excellence.

TTJ Virtual Awards kicks off next week
15 September, 2020
The TTJ Awards 2020 will kick off next week – Friday, September 25 – and will be an opportunity for the wood product industries to unite, gather together in a safe online experience and celebrate excellence.

Wood Awards 2020 shortlist revealed
14 September, 2020
Seventeen structures and nine product designs have been nominated for the Wood Awards 2020 shortlist.

Continued Communication on Carbon Is Key
30 June, 2020
The industry must continue to communicate timber’s role in mitigating climate change, another crisis that could turn the world upside down, writes American Hardwood Export Council European director David Venables

American hardwood on the map
09 June, 2020
AHEC has updated, upgraded and relaunched its interactive US hardwood forest map. Mike Jeffree reports

Tulipwood TMT Passes Ordeal by Fire
09 June, 2020
As the focus on use of combustible materials in wall construction intensifies, AHEC has subjected thermally modified tulipwood cladding to fire rating tests. Mike Jeffree reports

Creating US Hardwood Connections
09 June, 2020
An international network of locked down furniture designers is getting creative with US cherry, red oak and maple. Mike Jeffree reports