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General Election: forget Brexit, get Britain building!
19 December, 2019
TTF managing director David Hopkins says politicians should unite around the need to solve the housing crisis

General election: Forget Brexit, Get Britain Building!
05 December, 2019
TTJ managing director David Hopkins says politicians should unite around the need to solve the housing crisis

BWF Awards celebrate excellence
27 November, 2019
The winners of the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Awards 2019 were revealed at an evening of celebration held at the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London on November 22.

BWF welcomes Building Safety Standards move in Queen’s Speech
16 October, 2019
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has welcomed new Building Safety Standards legislation in this week’s Queens’ Speech as a “significant step forward”.

Madge joins CTI board
26 August, 2019
Andrew Madge, managing director of timber window and door specialist, Gowercroft Joinery, has been appointed to the Board of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI).

BWF appoints Bailey as president
26 August, 2019
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has appointed Paul Bailey, founder and managing director of European Doorsets, as its new president. He succeeds Sean Parnaby, managing director of West Port Timber Windows, who has been president of the association since October 2016.

BWF Awards call for entries
19 August, 2019
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has launched a call for entries for its prestigious BWF Awards, which includes a new category for 2019 – The Rising Star Award.

All timber fire doors pass MHCLG tests
31 July, 2019
All timber fire doors which underwent fire-resistance testing by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have been given a clean bill of health.

Investor targets timber
29 July, 2019
Cairngorm Capital has been a major driver in UK timber sector consolidation in the last two years. Stephen Powney visited its London HQ to find out more

TTF AGM takes to the Thames
27 June, 2019
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) rang the changes with this year’s annual general meeting by holding it on the Tattershall Castle pub ship on the Thames in London. The AGM, on June 26, was followed by a summer drinks reception.

Hidden protection
20 June, 2019
Major fit-out products manufacturer Morland is an advocate of fighting against unnecessary plastic encapsulation of intumescent strips on fire doors. Stephen Powney looks at its development of Forever Firecheck

BWF CEO puts record straight on reliability of fire doors
18 June, 2019
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has refuted suggestions that there is a lack of reliable fire doors on the market for councils to replace existing faulty doors in their housing stock.

You'll never work alone
17 June, 2019
The excitement approaching a Champions League final involving two English teams was getting to fever pitch at the time of writing this column.

Improving performance
17 June, 2019
A flurry of new best practice guidelines and products have been released which arerelevant to window and door products and their hardware. Stephen Powney reports

Opportunities knock
17 June, 2019
BWF chief executive officer Helen Hewitt says the industry must capitalise on the opportunities that present themselves

Driving Up Standards, Attracting Talent
22 April, 2019
The year ahead looks challenging, but the BWF is not about to relax its efforts supporting the woodworking sector to further improve performance and recruit and hone the skills of its next generation of employees, says chief executive Helen Hewitt

Getting training on track
22 April, 2019
Progress is being made, but improving training and education continues to be an imperative for the future of the timber sector, writes Geoff Rhodes of forest products and international trade consultancy GRA, recipient of TTJ’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award