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Grown in Britain week launches with ministerial backing
14 October, 2014
The second annual Grown in Britain week kicked off in grand style yesterday with the secretary of state for the environment visiting a major housing project using home-grown timber in the morning and two government ministers speaking at the launch event at the House of Lords in the afternoon.

Scott responds to demand with five-year BSW supply deal
13 October, 2014
Scott Pallets has signed a five-year supply deal with BSW Timber to ensure it can meet rising demand.

Timber buying group adds first members
09 October, 2014
The Timber Buying Group (TBG) has signed up its first members and two more suppliers after what it described as a “very positive” launch to the trade.

BSW appoints Southampton mill manager
03 October, 2014
BSW Timber has appointed Francis Wilbur as mill manager at its Southampton mill.

Dedicated timber buying group launched
05 September, 2014
The UK’s first buying group dedicated to timber, wood-based panels, joinery and second-fix products has opened for business.

Minister tours BSW mill
11 August, 2014
Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander visited the BSW Timber mill at Boat of Garten to highlight the Government’s commitment to manufacturing.

BSW schools gardening science
09 July, 2014
BSW Timber has donated planter boxes to primary schools in areas surrounding its seven UK sites.

UK sawmill production remains on growth track
16 June, 2014
UK sawmill production grew by 5% to 3.6 million m3 in 2013, according to new statistics from the Forestry Commission.

BSW Timber extends reach in Wales and southern England
09 June, 2014
BSW Timber has announced investment plans that will see it strengthen its presence in both Wales and southern England.

BSW looking to expand Newbridge mill capacity after securing extra logs
06 June, 2014
BSW Timber’s Newbridge mill is set to dramatically increase output following the company’s success in securing a major 10-year log supply deal with Natural Resources Wales.

WPA to launch major field trials of treated softwood posts
05 June, 2014
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) has contracted BRE to conduct a controlled field trial of sawn British softwood posts (treated with preservatives via a high-pressure impregnation process) at two UK sites.

BSW kits out footballers
30 May, 2014
Pupils at Deshar Primary will be sporting a new football kit at this year’s matches, thanks to £250 of sponsorship from BSW Timber which operates its Boat of Garten sawmill just 1.5 miles away.

Future of Scottish forestry to be debated
22 May, 2014
Politicians will join forestry industry executives, architects and property experts on May 29 to discuss the future of forestry in Scotland.

BSW Timber supports local motorbike champion hopeful
21 May, 2014
Nine-year-old Newbridge motorbike enthusiast Rheanna Morgan-Rogers is one step closer to achieving her dream of winning the Bridgestone Clubmen British Schoolboy Motorcycle Association Championship, thanks to a £250 sponsorship commitment from local sawmiller BSW Timber.

Round-the-world launch date looms
05 May, 2014
Norbord Europe business consultant Dave McElroy and fellow Canadian pilot Chris Elgar will launch their 80-day round-the-world flight on May 12.

BSW opens Tilbury distribution centre
18 April, 2014
BSW Timber has opened a distribution centre at the port in Tilbury, Essex, to provide next-day delivery in London and the south-east.

Scholarship backers renew timber engineering support
05 April, 2014
Industry backers of the timber engineering MSc scholarship initiative at Edinburgh Napier University have renewed their support for the next academic year.

British mills adapt to new species
17 February, 2014
The planting tax breaks of the 1970s have secured timber volumes for the next 25 years, but the Forestry Commission’s greater emphasis on planting broadleaves will affect the timber industry, forestry commissioner Hamish Macleod told the London Softwood Club lunch last week.

Chancellor drops in for BSW expansion news
14 February, 2014
Chancellor George Osborne yesterday followed his landmark speech about Scottish independence and currency with a visit to BSW Timber’s Carlisle sawmill and news of 60 new jobs at the company.

Fire-hit mill boss thanks keen-eyed off-duty firefighter
12 February, 2014
The boss of a Northumberland sawmill has thanked an off-duty firefighter for raising the alarm when a fire broke out at his mill.