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Continued Communication on Carbon Is Key
30 June, 2020
The industry must continue to communicate timber’s role in mitigating climate change, another crisis that could turn the world upside down, writes American Hardwood Export Council European director David Venables

Due Diligence: Not Always an Exact Science
23 October, 2019
Due diligence is a continuous process, says Xiao Ma, sustainability manager at the Timber Trade Federation

Why we mustn’t ignore red oak
22 May, 2018
It’s the most prolific US hardwood and consumers like it, so isn’t it time European buyers gave red oak another look, asks American Hardwood Export Council European director David Venables

Risk, Relationships and Reputation
24 October, 2016
The timber sector needs to accelerate its response to the digital marketing landscape, if it is to promote business-winning trust among its merchant and specifying customers, says PR consultant Camilla Hair, creator of the winning entry for the 2016 TTJ Excellence in Marketing Award

That was the Grown in Britain Week, that was!
25 November, 2015
The media attention was greater than ever and there was wider timber sector participation. Chief executive Dougal Driver said this year’s Grown in Britain week was the best to date, setting the initiative up for even greater things in the years ahead

Agglomeration is the answer
22 March, 2014
A new federation of federations addresses the UK timber industry’s fragmentation, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

Green glimmers amid the gloom
09 March, 2013
The Construction Products Association (CPA) is known for the pith and precision of its UK building market reports and for being strictly averse to any sugar-coating. As a result, in recent years they have made for some pretty grim reading. They have painted a picture of construction spiralling into depression, rather than recession, with no hints of a silver lining.

London 2012 – a lasting legacy for timber?
18 August, 2012
Will timber benefit long-term from the success of the Olympic Park, asks Geoff Arnold, managing director of Pinewood Structures

Airtime and accolades
07 January, 2012
Timber's contribution to the UK economy is now being recognised

Eliminate the positive, accentuate the negative
18 February, 2010
The impression that the national media are only interested in eco-horror stories was confirmed in a conversation with a Daily Telegraph journalist