Banana veneer debuts at Surfaces show
4 February, 2012
A veneer made from banana plant fibre and promoted strongly on its environmental benefits will make its UK debut at the Surfaces Design Show in London in February.
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Banana veneer debuts at Surfaces show
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Chandlers expands range of timber products
4 February, 2012
The Thanet branch of independent merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has trebled its stock of timber products to entice builders to purchase wood, as well as heavyside products
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Use or lose training funding, trade warned
4 February, 2012
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OFT to review Travis Perkins acquisition of Toolstation
3 February, 2012
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EC Forest Products in administration
3 February, 2012
international
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Boise buys Stimson mill
Boise buys Stimson mill
3 February, 2012
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UPM timber division sees reverse in fortunes
UPM timber division sees reverse in fortunes
3 February, 2012
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Ilim releases production figures
3 February, 2012
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Holmen Timber reports SKr136m operating loss
3 February, 2012
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Weyerhaeuser launches fire protected I-joists
1 February, 2012
technical / processing
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P&J Joinery has first UK Weinig Cube
4 February, 2012
Striebig alleviates bottleneck at buoyant furniture maker
2 February, 2012
High-end bespoke furniture manufacturer Manufacturing by Design has removed a bottleneck in its sizing operations by investing in a Striebig Compact vertical panel saw.
Markets
Plywood trading remains under pressure
February 4 2011
Chinese plywood continues to dominate the UK market
European OSB producers target UK
4 February, 2012
The UK OSB sector is faring better than its European counterpart
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Timber exports rise, imports fall
February 4 2011
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UK chipboard traders encouraged by healthier order books
January 21 2012
Features
Banking on interest rates
February 4 2011
Mark Fletcher, relationship director, retail and wholesale at Barclays Corporate, says the timber industry should prepare itself for a changing monetary landscape, as low interest rates won’t last forever
Innovate or stagnate
January 21 2012
Timber products can take on steel and concrete but only if industry continues to innovate, says B&K Structures managing director Nick Milestone
Sense of justice
February 4 2011
The Malaysian Timber Council’s Sheam Satkuru-Granzella tells Keren Fallwell how a love of the law is the foundation of her career
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Floors, walls & roof systems
4 February 2012
Wood fibre insulation
7 January 2012
Wood fibre insulation was once seen as an eco-friendly niche product in the UK but manufacturers and distributors are confident that it will experience major growth here – and timber and builders merchants are set to profit. Edited by Mike Jeffree
Dust Extraction
21 January 2012
The dust extraction sector has been hit by the squeeze as much as anyone else, with new business very patchy but that hasn’t stopped it developing new technologies, especially those with cost-cutting benefits. There is also an increasing emphasis...