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Glorious past, great prospects
In normal circumstances, self-congratulation is not a trait to be indulged in. But I hope you'll forgive TTJ this once as it was first published in May 1873, so we're celebrating our 140th birthday, and marking it this week by reprinting the very first edition.
In normal circumstances, self-congratulation is not a trait to be indulged in. But I hope you'll forgive TTJ this once as it was first published in May 1873, so we're celebrating our 140th birthday, and marking it this week by reprinting the very first edition.
Charting the changes
Peter Latham, chairman of James Latham plc, congratulates TTJ on 140 years of serving the timber industry
Peter Latham, chairman of James Latham plc, congratulates TTJ on 140 years of serving the timber industry
The simple art of timber trading
Simon Smith, sales director of WL West & Sons, laments the loss of a thirst for knowledge in the timber industry
Simon Smith, sales director of WL West & Sons, laments the loss of a thirst for knowledge in the timber industry
Constructing a comfort zone
Three new industry initiatives will help educate specifiers about timber
Three new industry initiatives will help educate specifiers about timber
London Hardwood Club moves with the times
The London Hardwood Club has been an industry voice for 76 years
The London Hardwood Club has been an industry voice for 76 years
Ensuring first impressions are good impressions
The timber industry must keep up its sustainability and legality message, says Keith Fryer
The timber industry must keep up its sustainability and legality message, says Keith Fryer
BWF gears up for members’ day
The BWF is helping joinery companies in these economic and regulatory demanding times. Its chief executive, Iain McIlwee, explains
The BWF is helping joinery companies in these economic and regulatory demanding times. Its chief executive, Iain McIlwee, explains
Bold moves to boost market
The American Hardwood Export Council dares to be different, says Mike Jeffree
The American Hardwood Export Council dares to be different, says Mike Jeffree
Turn on, tune in market and sell
There was a dim and distant past, when journalists used good old-fashioned typewriters. The stories we rattled out with RSI-raddled fingers wended their way downstairs to the in-house typesetters, who set out page plates in letters freshly formed from the molten lead bubbling on burners beside them.
There was a dim and distant past, when journalists used good old-fashioned typewriters. The stories we rattled out with RSI-raddled fingers wended their way downstairs to the in-house typesetters, who set out page plates in letters freshly formed from the molten lead bubbling on burners beside them.
View from the outside
Appointing an architect to head Wood for Good is a sign of the timber industry's new-found self-confidence, says the campaign's new chairman, Craig White
Appointing an architect to head Wood for Good is a sign of the timber industry's new-found self-confidence, says the campaign's new chairman, Craig White
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