Search Results: 'Accoya'

Profiting under pressure
10 December, 2021
Some heat may be coming out of the hardwood market, but importers say we’re still a million miles from returning to pre-pandemic price levels. Mike Jeffree reports

Teams triumph in housing challenge
05 October, 2021
Tabitha Binding, university and regional engagement manager for TTF and TRADA explains how this year’s University Design Challenge went online for the first time

Accsys team walks 16,346km for well-being and charity
05 October, 2021
Accsys recently completed a charitable employee initiative called ‘Step out, to help out!’. This saw colleagues across the organisation collectively walk over 16,000km over two months in the summer to promote well-being throughout the company and in wider society.

WPA 2021 Awards and Conference hit the mark
27 September, 2021
Now in their seventh year, the Wood Protection Association (WPA) Awards and Conference have become a popular annual event, which showcases wood protection technology as a relevant and vital part of the timber industry, whilst keeping members abreast of latest developments

Accsys acquires Lignia assets
29 July, 2021
Accsys, producer of Accoya wood and Tricoya wood elements, is investing in increasing its Accoya Color production capability by acquiring €1.2m of assets and equipment from former UK-based modified wood producer Lignia Wood Company Ltd and its administrators, ReSolve. Lignia was put into administration on April 20.

Technology makes millworks work
21 July, 2021
The Cambridge-based cladding, decking and fencing specialist, Millworks, has successfully navigated pandemic and emerged equipped for growth. Mike Jeffree reports

Gowercroft Joinery wins top regional business award
15 July, 2021
High-end timber window and door specialist Gowercroft Joinery has scooped the ‘Family Business of the Year’ category of the 2021 Midlands Business Awards.

Fourth wood modification reactor installed at Accoya Arnhem plant
02 June, 2021
The next step in Accoya modified wood’s expansion policy hit a landmark on May 28 when a fourth wood acetylation reactor was successfully installed at Accsys Technologies’ production facility in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Lathams extends Irish offering
07 May, 2021
James Latham Ltd has expanded its Irish service offer following the opening of a bulk timber distribution business just outside of Dublin.

Riding the RMI rebound
30 April, 2021
After the initial impact of the pandemic, the mouldings market turned around and the challenge for manufacturers has been keeping up with demand. Mike Jeffree reports

The natural choice
24 February, 2021
Cladding suppliers put surging sales down to a home refurbishment boom and growing demand for sustainable building products. Mike Jeffree reports

Round the clock cladding
24 February, 2021
Cladding companies saw surging demand in 2020, and the TDCA sees the market continuing to grow and evolve, writes marketing manager Barbara Westmoreland

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

In at the finish
16 December, 2020
Innovative cladding combines the best in high performance wood protection and style

Wood Awards 2020 winners announced
26 November, 2020
The winners of the annual Wood Awards have been announced. The judges have selected six structures and three products that represent the best of British architecture and product design in wood. Established in 1971, the Wood Awards is the UK’s premier competition for excellence in wood design.

Environment Agency chooses Accoya
12 November, 2020
Accoya wood is being used to replace hardwood fenders in the Thames Estuary as part of the Environment Agency’s aim to use products that support biodiversity.

Woodsafe and sound
30 October, 2020
Woodsafe Timber Protection has turned its attention to the UK market for fire retardant timber treatments. Sally Spencer reports

WPA Awards go online
30 October, 2020
The annual WPA awards will be a virtual event this year, as the organisation’s chairman Steve Young explains

Building in nature
27 October, 2020
The sole site available for the Maggie’s Centre at Leeds’ St James Hospital was its only green space – architects Heatherwick Studio determined to keep it as such. Mike Jeffree reports

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