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BSW begins major exports from Fort William
11 December, 2012
BSW has begun exporting sawn timber to North Africa direct from the UK as part of a new deal to supply one of Egypt’s largest timber distributors from Scotland.

Easi-timbers cause a shiver
07 December, 2012
BSW easi-timber has been used in a community arts project to recreate historic buildings from the Glasgow waterfront.

CLT project over to industry
12 November, 2012
The baton for a project to make cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the UK out of home-grown softwood is ready to be passed from the researchers to prospective manufacturers.

New Scottish timber group debates future softwood availability
05 November, 2012
A new Scottish timber industry group has debated how to tackle the issues of tree pests/diseases and a potential increase in softwood volumes.

BSW chief executive wins prestigious business award
15 October, 2012
BSW chief executive Tony Hackney has been named as a category winner in the prestigious Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

TTBS benefits from Timber Expo support
03 October, 2012
The Timber Trade Benevolent Society (TTBS) trustees and national president, Dilwyn Howells wish to express their sincere thanks to Loretta Sales and the Timber Expo organising team for their magnificent support of the Society at the recent 2012 event at the Ricoh Arena.

Scottish timber port plan to cost £250,000
24 September, 2012
Initial survey work on a mothballed Scottish harbour has revealed it will take about £250,000 to bring it back into use as a timber port.

The kindest cut
17 September, 2012
Incising to improve preservative penetration is gaining popularity. Robin Meade reports

Preservation orders
17 September, 2012
The timber treatments and preservatives sector is a hotbed of activity as companies seek to resolve issues such as early fence post failures. Robin Meade reports

Danny Alexander visits BSW sawmill
29 August, 2012
Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the treasury, has visited BSW Timber’s Boat of Garten sawmill.

Ten short-listed for TTJ Innovation Award
20 August, 2012
Ten projects have been shortlisted for the inaugural TTJ Innovation Award, sponsored by TRADA and Timber Expo.

BSW and AV Birch in Porcupine incising technology partnership
07 August, 2012
A new partnership between sawmiller BSW Timber and machinery manufacturer AV Birch is set to offer new timber incising technology to the UK timber treatment market.

Biomass success for BSW Timber
06 August, 2012
BSW Timber has gained Renewable Heat Incentive accreditations for the sustainable heat produced by the company’s three biomass plants.

Minister visits BSW’s Fort William mill
27 July, 2012
Defra cabinet secretary Richard Lochhead has visited BSW’s Fort William sawmill to mark the next stage of its five-year £37m investment programme.

Panel report gets thumbs-up from trade
23 July, 2012
The timber trade has given further positive reaction to the publication of the Independent Panel on Forestry’s final report to government.

British larch features in Olympics celebration
20 July, 2012
Larch timber sourced from BSW Timber’s Newbridge-on-Wye sawmill has taken a starring role in an eye-catching project heralding the start of the Olympic Games in London.

BSW mill construction progresses
04 July, 2012
BSW Timber is making progress with the construction of its K2 sawmill at Fort William.

BSW’s Tony Hackney wins top entrepreneur prize
02 July, 2012
BSW Timber Group CEO Tony Hackney has won Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in Scotland for increasing group profits by 60% in the past four years.

South London Timber celebrates 25 years
02 July, 2012
A host of timber product suppliers and customers have helped South London Timber celebrate its 25th anniversary.

BSW makes Easi brand visible on UK roads
22 June, 2012
BSW Timber has unveiled new “Timber Made easi” branding on 10 delivery lorries.