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The number of timber industry and associated companies and organisations signed up to a new scheme to fund graduates through Edinburgh Napier’s University’s (ENU) timber engineering MSc degree has now reached 12 .
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TTJ Address Book & Buyer’s Guide 2014 under way
Updating is under way for the TTJ Address Book & Buyer’s Guide 2014 and the online version www.ttjbuyersguide.com.
Updating is under way for the TTJ Address Book & Buyer’s Guide 2014 and the online version www.ttjbuyersguide.com.
BMF welcomes support for apprenticeships
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has welcomed the National Merchant Buying Society’s (NMBS) 50th anniversary pledge to bring at least 50 new apprentices into the industry.
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has welcomed the National Merchant Buying Society’s (NMBS) 50th anniversary pledge to bring at least 50 new apprentices into the industry.
Wood-ni raises timber research funds
Funds raised by Northern Ireland’s timber marketing organisation Wood-ni are helping Queen’s University Belfast to conduct research into timber cassette flooring.
Funds raised by Northern Ireland’s timber marketing organisation Wood-ni are helping Queen’s University Belfast to conduct research into timber cassette flooring.
SCA graduates in Swedish trip
Winners of last year’s TTJ Career Development Award joined builders merchant and joinery company graduates in a trip to see SCA Timber Supply’s Swedish forests and mills in April.
Winners of last year’s TTJ Career Development Award joined builders merchant and joinery company graduates in a trip to see SCA Timber Supply’s Swedish forests and mills in April.
SIG duo fly the flag for construction at sales awards
Two shining stars of SIG plc’s sales force are celebrating success at the British Excellence in Sales and Marketing Awards (BESMA): the sales industry’s leading awards ceremony, organised by the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM).
Two shining stars of SIG plc’s sales force are celebrating success at the British Excellence in Sales and Marketing Awards (BESMA): the sales industry’s leading awards ceremony, organised by the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM).
BWF wins award for effective grant use
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has won an award for its effective use of grant funding to help make the joinery industry more competitive.
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has won an award for its effective use of grant funding to help make the joinery industry more competitive.
A jewel of a winning design
The winner of this year’s TRADA and Timbmet-sponsored contest for students to design a timber pavilion looks complex, but it’s made from just a single piece of beech.
The winner of this year’s TRADA and Timbmet-sponsored contest for students to design a timber pavilion looks complex, but it’s made from just a single piece of beech.
EPS will see apprentice saw doctors
Bandsaw specialist EPS Services and Tooling has begun training its first saw doctor apprentices.
Bandsaw specialist EPS Services and Tooling has begun training its first saw doctor apprentices.
Sponsor a timber engineer, urges Edinburgh Napier University
Timber companies are being urged to sponsor graduates through their MSc in Timber Engineering by Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment.
Timber companies are being urged to sponsor graduates through their MSc in Timber Engineering by Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment.
Ecobuild: Spire to inspire
Third year students from the School of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston University featured recent work from the UNESCO World Heritage Sites project.
Third year students from the School of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston University featured recent work from the UNESCO World Heritage Sites project.
Daltons Wadkin fosters Anglo-German relations
Young German woodworking machinery engineer Julian Gillich has completed a three-week stint at Daltons Wadkin where he learnt about rebuilding machines.
Young German woodworking machinery engineer Julian Gillich has completed a three-week stint at Daltons Wadkin where he learnt about rebuilding machines.
Royal visit for carpentry students
Students at the Building Crafts College met the Princess Royal during a tour of the east London complex.
Students at the Building Crafts College met the Princess Royal during a tour of the east London complex.
Government minister opens Ridgeons training academy
Minister for climate change Greg Barker has opened Ridgeons Greenlight Centre of Excellence and Training Academy.
Minister for climate change Greg Barker has opened Ridgeons Greenlight Centre of Excellence and Training Academy.
Woodworking industry launches social media apprenticeship campaign
The Woodworking Industry Training Forum is using Facebook and Twitter in a bid to recruit the joiners and woodworkers of the future.
The Woodworking Industry Training Forum is using Facebook and Twitter in a bid to recruit the joiners and woodworkers of the future.
Timber industry skills programme migrates to NSA
Many services offered by timber industry skills partner Proskills will now be offered under the brand of its sister operation The National Skills Academy (NSA).
Many services offered by timber industry skills partner Proskills will now be offered under the brand of its sister operation The National Skills Academy (NSA).
Bog oak drying process begins
The six-month drying process for 5,000-year-old Fenland black oak planks has begun in a special kiln built at London’s Building Crafts College.
The six-month drying process for 5,000-year-old Fenland black oak planks has begun in a special kiln built at London’s Building Crafts College.
Awards for rising stars and innovation
The British Woodworking Federation reports a “surge of entries” for its annual awards, which revive its category for apprentices after a break of four years.
The British Woodworking Federation reports a “surge of entries” for its annual awards, which revive its category for apprentices after a break of four years.
GE Robinson takes on trainees
Salford-based timber and sheet material importer GE Robinson has recruited two trainees.
Salford-based timber and sheet material importer GE Robinson has recruited two trainees.
Schools head for Jubilee Woods
Schools across the country took part with SCA Timber Supply and local builders merchants in the Jubilee Woods project this autumn to plant 6 million trees.
Schools across the country took part with SCA Timber Supply and local builders merchants in the Jubilee Woods project this autumn to plant 6 million trees.
Trade’s first apprenticeships launched at Timber Expo
On the first day of Timber Expo, training providers and timber industry leaders marked the launch of the industry’s first formal Apprenticeship Frameworks, covering timber and wood product supply and wood processing.
On the first day of Timber Expo, training providers and timber industry leaders marked the launch of the industry’s first formal Apprenticeship Frameworks, covering timber and wood product supply and wood processing.
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