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Dutch timber sector applauds Vandecasteele
19 December, 2018
Vandecasteele Houtimport has been voted the Best Belgian Timber Company of the year by the readers of the Dutch magazine De Houtwereld.

Book your tickets for Wood and Wellness!
19 December, 2018
Tickets for TTJ’s Wood and Wellness conference are on sale with members of timber industry organisations able to qualify for a discount.

Formica Group to be sold to Broadview
18 December, 2018
Formica Group is to be sold by its New Zealand owners Fletcher Building Ltd to Broadview Holding BV (‘Broadview’) for US$840m.

SCM open house show
14 December, 2018
SCM will be hosting an Open House “Smart & Human Factory” from January 31-February 2 in the Technology Centre of its Rimini Headquarters.

Timber volumes grow at Riga
14 December, 2018
Russian media agency PortNews has reported that forest product volumes handled at Latvia’s Riga Port have increased by a third to 4.4 million tonnes in the first 10 months of 2018, compared to the same period a year earlier.

Ridgeons invests in Baumann sideloaders
14 December, 2018
Ridgeons Timber and Builders Merchants has improved efficiency by upgrading its fleet with Baumann sideloaders.

Bank opts for FR panels
14 December, 2018
Ireland’s most iconic new building, the Central Bank of Ireland on the banks of the River Liffey, was recently renovated after sitting for years as an unfinished shell; a symbol of the recession. It is now Ireland’s first ever BREEAM “Outstanding” rated building.

Ghana finalising FLEGT process
14 December, 2018
Ghana is now ready for the final assessment of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) that will ensure its timber and timber products exported to the EU come from legal sources, according to Ghana Web.

Biesse celebrates 50 years
14 December, 2018
Biesse Group is celebrating 50 years of innovation and technology by remembering half a century of history and success but focusing firmly on the future.

Stora Enso acquires Bergvik forest assets
14 December, 2018
The shareholders of Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, have signed a binding agreement regarding the previously announced intent to restructure its ownership. With this agreement, the parties aim to complete the transaction during the first half of 2019.

Vecoplan continues successful course
14 December, 2018
Vecoplan Group, the shredding technology specialist continued its successful development in 2018. The leading supplier of machines and plants for shredding, conveying and processing primary and secondary raw materials in the production and resources cycle increased sales by 15% and saw orders rise by 25%.

VBH wins component supplier award
14 December, 2018
VBH (GB), manufacturer of the greenteQ suited hardware range and supplier of the UK’s largest selection of third-party products, has won the G18 ‘Component Supplier of the Year’ in a ceremony at London’s Hilton Park Lane Hotel.

BWF sponsors Wood and Wellness conference
13 December, 2018
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has come on board TTJ’s Wood and Wellness Conference as a Silver Sponsor.

UK government CLT ban over 18m might open doors for alternative glulam systems
12 December, 2018
Glulam post and beam construction may be a way for the timber construction sector to still have an option above six storeys following the government’s proposed ban on cross-laminated timber (CLT) above 18m.

ETTF lead role passes to Thomas Goebel
11 December, 2018
AndrÈ de Boer is stepping down as secretary general of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) in 2019, handing over the reins to Thomas Goebel, chief executive of German Timber Trade Federation GD Holz.

BSW helps celebrate Latvian Christmas
11 December, 2018
Foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and ambassador of Latvia to the UK, Baiba Braže, lit the lights of a Latvian Christmas tree this week to mark the country’s 100th year of independence and celebrate the continuing strength of UK-Latvian relations.

Rougier finalises sale of Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux
10 December, 2018
Rougier Group has finalised the sale of its Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux business to the Malvaux Group.

Timber building manufacturer Carbon Dynamic in administration
07 December, 2018
Scottish timber building manufacturer CLDB Ltd – trading as Carbon Dynamic – has gone into administration.

EPF signs landmark formaldehyde agreement for worker protection
07 December, 2018
The European Panel Federation (EPF) has signed a landmark agreement on enhanced protection in respect of formaldehyde for workers in the wood-based panels manufacturing industry.

Timberwolf shares Stage V facts
07 December, 2018
Timberwolf, Europe’s leading manufacturer of commercial wood chippers, is launching a campaign to help the arboriculture industry understand the key information surrounding the latest round of emissions legislation.