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BSW Timber to expand Latvian mill
12 November, 2013
BSW Timber has signalled its confidence in timber sector market growth by announcing a major new investment to nearly double capacity of its Latvian mill.

Conference highlights rise of UK timber
01 November, 2013
Holding the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in the UK proved a resounding success and underlined its importance as a softwood producer as well as a trader.

Welsh wood proves fit for building purpose
01 November, 2013
Turnout from across the construction and timber sectors for an open day at the Coed y Brenin forest visitor centre highlighted growing interest in building with Welsh softwood and using the Dowellam solid timber panel system, according to partners behind the £1.2m project.

Softwood sector expresses cautious confidence
23 October, 2013
For most of the international softwood sector, it seems, the worst of the downturn is over.That was the verdict from the International Softwood Conference in Edinburgh on October 17-18.

Scottish sawmiller fined £20,000
22 October, 2013
A Scottish sawmiller has been fined £20,000 for health and safety failings after a worker suffered serious arm injuries in a stacking machine.

Grown in Britain gains momentum
19 October, 2013
Even before Grown in Britain (GiB) Week kicked off with a central London launch at Heal’s department store in Tottenham Court Road on Monday, the event was creating a buzz on social media.

BSW Timber opens sales centre at Carlisle
04 September, 2013
BSW Timber has opened a new sales centre at its Carlisle sawmill, with four new full-time members of staff joining the operation.

Engineered wood specialist backs Napier scholarships
09 August, 2013
KLH UK, the cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturer and construction specialist, has become the 14th company or organisation to back the new MSc Timber Engineering scholarship programme at Edinburgh Napier University.

BSW appoints consultancy to push low-carbon message
18 July, 2013
BSW Timber has appointed Tetra Strategy as its public affairs consultancy to deliver a programme focused on the UK timber sector’s contribution to the economy and the environment.

BSW launches home-grown C24
11 July, 2013
In a bold move designed to silence doubts about the suitability of home-grown spruce for higher-strength graded timber, BSW Timber has launched an “industry-first” C24 strength timber.

More businesses back future timber engineers
01 June, 2013
The number of timber industry and associated companies and organisations signed up to a new scheme to fund graduates through Edinburgh Napier’s University’s (ENU) timber engineering MSc degree has now reached 12 .

Timber processors and customers enthused about Grown in Britain
29 April, 2013
Sawmillers, wood product manufacturers and customers gathered in London last Friday to hear about the new Grown in Britain timber industry action plan.

BSW Timber donates bird boxes to schools
24 April, 2013
BSW Timber has donated 89 bird boxes to primary schools in the areas in which it operates, with support from the RSPB.

Incising machine market expands
06 April, 2013
Another incising machine has been developed for the UK fence post market, boosting the choice available for ground contact treatment of home-grown timber.

BSW Timber supports Scottish Paralympic hopeful
22 March, 2013
Scottish Borders athlete Sammi Kinghorn is a step closer to her dream of competing in the 2016 Paralympic games thanks to a four year sponsorship commitment from Earlston-based BSW Timber.

First logs roll at BSW super site
18 March, 2013
BSW Timber has begun processing logs at its Fort William sawmill where a £37m expansion programme has moved into the commissioning phase.

BSW Timber ships to China
07 March, 2013
BSW Timber has further expanded its overseas shipments with a 5,000m3 supply deal with timber distributors from Kuwait, Dubai and China.

Second BSW mill achieves WPA Benchmark certificate
21 February, 2013
A second BSW Timber sawmill has achieved a Wood Protection Association (WPA) Benchmark certificate for production of the company’s easipost15 treated and incised timber post.