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BSW invests in tailored training
15 December, 2020
BSW Group has invested in tailored training courses for staff across its sawmills in Scotland. This training has seen five team leaders awarded with full Chartered Management Institute (CMI) certifications, which will transform how the business and its team operate.

BSW acquires the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK
01 December, 2020
BSW has today acquired the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK, which includes the manufacture and distribution of timber and associated products to the home improvement and builders merchant sectors.

BSW acquires Dick Brothers Forestry
16 November, 2020
The BSW Group has acquired Dick Brothers Forestry Ltd, the UK’s largest timber harvesting company.

Pulling their weight
30 October, 2020
The workhorses of the British-grown timber sector – the sawmills – have shown their resilience through lockdown and are experiencing strong demand for their products. Sally Spencer reports

A&J Scott invests in new line
30 October, 2020
A&J Scott has made its secondary/value-added production automatic with the addition of a new line by Kallfass. A&J Scott managing director Robert Scott tells Stephen Powney how the investment has revolutionised its operations

Cutting carbon
29 October, 2020
The building industry’s heavy carbon footprint makes it a prime target for the Wood CO2ts less communication initiative, writes Wood for Good campaign manager Sarah Virgo

WPA announces 2020 Award winners in online show
22 October, 2020
The winners of the 2020 WPA Awards for wood protection excellence have been announced in a live online event held on October 15. Now in their sixth year, the Wood Protection Association Awards are a showcase for the UK wood protection industry and the vital role preservative pre-treatments, modified wood and flame retardants play in making the most of wood as a sustainable construction material.

BSW backs Highland Cinema build
19 October, 2020
BSW Timber has supported the creation of an innovative new entertainment and dining centre in Fort William.

Hamish MacLeod to retire from BSW
05 October, 2020
A valued and much respected member of BSW’s senior leadership team for over a decade, Hamish Macleod has taken the decision to retire from his role as director of public affairs for the BSW Group in March 2021.

George McRobbie retires from BSW
24 September, 2020
George McRobbie is set to retire from his current role as director of BSW on October 7 but will continue to support the Group as a non-executive adviser.

BSW launches CarbonStore
09 September, 2020
BSW Group, the UK’s largest integrated forestry management group, has launched a new carbon trading and offsetting service.

BSW rebrands composite decking as Alchemy
27 August, 2020
BSW has launched a new addition to its product portfolio – Alchemy, a contemporary rebrand of its range of British composite decking products.

BSW Timber launches Crown Distributor Scheme
22 July, 2020
BSW Timber, the UK’s largest integrated forestry business, has launched its new premium merchant membership scheme – the BSW Timber Crown Distributor Scheme.

Obituary: Sandy Brownlie
10 June, 2020
Alexander J Brownlie CBE of BSW Timber Ltd (known as Sandy), passed away peacefully at home with his family on June 5 aged 84.

Investing in the future
09 June, 2020
TFS recently celebrated a milestone – 21 years in business – and has now embarked on a growth strategy to maintain business success for the next 20 years and to meet evolving industry needs

IRO supplies material to mini-intensive care pod
14 May, 2020
IRO partnered with Carbon Dynamic to supply a ‘care cabin’ enabling the Mitchell family to stay home and avoid travelling to and from hospital with their terminally ill son Reece.

Coping with COVID-19
17 April, 2020
The Irish timber sector was looking forward to a year of recovery following the trials of 2019, but coronavirus has changed everything. Sally Spencer reports

Sticking together
31 March, 2020
Last week was a whirlwind for all companies operating in the building supplies chain, with adjustments due to the government’s announcement of restrictions on certain business operations to slow the spread of coronavirus, writes TTJ editor Stephen Powney.

Sticking together
31 March, 2020
Last week was a whirlwind for all companies operating in the building supplies chain, with adjustments due to the government’s announcement of restrictions on certain business operations to slow the spread of coronavirus, writes TTJ editor Stephen Powney.

Higher specs for decks
30 March, 2020
Janet Sycamore from the TDCA explains how the specification for deck substructures is changing and why it will mean better performance for timber decking