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Independent Builders Merchants Group launches ‘cost of living package’
20 December, 2022
One of the largest groups of independent builders merchant in the UK, with in excess of 170 branches throughout the south of England, has launched a comprehensive cost of living support package for its employees.

Rushlift wins £45m extension to Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland contract
20 December, 2022
Rushlift, the national full-service provider of materials handling equipment (MHE), has secured a major three-year extension to its successful, long-running MHE contract with the UK and Ireland business of international building solutions and materials manufacturer and supplier, Saint-Gobain. At the end of the three-year arrangement Saint-Gobain (UK&I) has the option to further extend the contract by two more years.

Toyota forklift donation boosts flow of aid to Ukraine
20 December, 2022
Boxes of Hope, a humanitarian aid charity that was established to send food, clothing, medicine and other essential items to the people of Ukraine following the country’s invasion by Russia, has taken delivery of a vinyl-wrapped forklift truck donated free-of-charge by Toyota Material Handling (TMH) UK Ltd.

BMF welcomes extension to CE Mark
20 December, 2022
The Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) has welcomed the government’s decision to continue to recognise the CE Mark for construction products until June 30, 2025 to give businesses in Great Britain more time to prepare. This is a two-and-a-half year extension on the planned date of transition to UKCA conformity assessment certification and labelling, which had previously been set for January 1, 2023.

Made Smarter urges wood and furniture manufacturers to digitalise
20 December, 2022
SME manufacturers in the wood and furniture sectors are being urged to start planning for next Christmas by exploring how technology can help with the seasonal surge.

Metsa group announces collaboration with CollectiveCrunch
20 December, 2022
Metsä Group has announced a collaboration with CollectiveCrunch, the creator of Linda Forest software solutions that provide forest inventories and climate analyses to global clients, to provide the first continuous monitoring service for damage detection in forestry.

Danish group enters UK builders merchant market with acquisition of Jewson and International Timber
16 December, 2022
Denmark’s Stark Group A/S has signed a £740m agreement to acquire Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd – including builders merchant giant Jewson – which operates more than 600 branches and distribution centres in the UK.

Vietnam wood product exports rise 9% in first 11 months of 2022
16 December, 2022
Vietnamese exports of timber and wood products reached nearly US$14.6bn in the first 11 months of 2022 – equivalent to a 9% increase on a year ago – according to statistics shared in the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s (ITTO) latest market bulletin.

African mills feel the effects of reduced Chinese demand
16 December, 2022
African sawmill and plywood facility operators are encountering significant difficulties due to reduction in demand from the Chinese market, according to the latest bulletin from the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

Timber import volumes growing long term, despite recent fluctuations
15 December, 2022
Average timber import totals from 2010 to 2022 have seen steady growth, despite significant fluctuation in 2021 and 2022, according to the latest statistics from Timber Development UK (TDUK).

PEFC Project first for Austrian CLT plant
15 December, 2022
Austria based timber products manufacturer Mayr-Melnhof Holz’s (MMH) new cross-laminated timber plant (CLT) has secured the world's first PEFC project certification for an industrial building of its size.

London Softwood Club swells with numbers for annual luncheon
13 December, 2022
The London Softwood Club’s annual Christmas luncheon set a new attendance record on December 8 with around 190 people gathering together at new venue the Royal Horseguards Hotel in Whitehall Court.

James Jones promotes C16 and British timber to architects and specifiers
08 December, 2022
James Jones & Sons' new visitor building at its flagship sawmill site in Lockerbie has attracted considerable interest in the architectural and engineering communities and has won a number of awards including the RIAS, Edinburgh Architectural Association and the Scottish Design Awards. It was also shortlisted for the Doolan Award as one of Scotland’s buildings of the year.

IDS’ managing director John Bagshaw retires
06 December, 2022
After a career spanning more than 40 years of service, John Bagshaw, the managing director of International Decorative Surfaces, IDS, has decided to retire.

BSW Group announces acquisition of Scott Group
05 December, 2022
BSW Timber Ltd, the largest integrated timber and forestry business in the UK, and a member of Binderholz, has acquired Scott Group, a leading supplier of timber pallets and bespoke timber packaging solutions.

A Christmas message from the TTBS
01 December, 2022
On behalf of the Timber Trades Benevolent Society’s (TTBS) trustees, our national president, John Taylor, the TTBS board of management and our many UK beneficiaries, I would like to thank you for all the support you have given the society throughout 2022, which has continued to be a most difficult year for us all.

BSW lends ‘Yorkshire Santa’ a hand
01 December, 2022
Landscape gardener Reese Fletcher is doubling down on his charity efforts to spread Christmas joy for vulnerable children this December.

Carbon removal certification proposals welcomed
01 December, 2022
The publication on November 30 by the European Commission of a draft legislative proposal on the certification of carbon removals has been broadly welcomed by the European woodworking and sawmill industries.

BWF Awards held in central London
29 November, 2022
Winners of the prestigious British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Annual Awards 2022 were announced during an evening of celebration held at the Fitzroy Kimpton Hotel in London on November 25.

Cambridge dining hall wins top prize at Wood Awards
29 November, 2022
University of Cambridge’s Homerton College Dining Hall has been crowned the UK’s best new timber building at the Wood Awards 2022.