Search Results: 'British Woodworking Federation'

BWF PR an Ecobuild top 100 tweeter
14 December, 2012
British Woodworking Federation marketing adviser Liz Male has been named one of the top 100 influencers of construction, design and the built environment by sustainable construction show Ecobuild.

Time to deliver
10 December, 2012
As Iain McIlwee completes his first full year as chief executive of the British Woodworking Federation, he gives his thoughts on the joinery industry’s most urgent demands on government for the year ahead

Chancellor announces new school building programme
05 December, 2012
The chancellor’s announcement of an extra £1bn to improve schools and build 100 new free schools as part of a £5bn new government capital investment in infrastructure been welcomed by the construction sector.

BWF asks chancellor to put construction centre stage
28 November, 2012
British Woodworking Federation (BWF) chief executive Iain McIlwee has called on the chancellor George Osborne to put business and construction centre stage in the upcoming autumn statement.

Government prompt payment move needs teeth
26 November, 2012
The timber trade has greeted the business minister’s threat to name and shame major companies that don’t sign up to its Prompt Payment Code, including big names in construction, with a cautious welcome and a measure of cynicism.

Icklesham triumphs in BWF joinery awards
22 November, 2012
Icklesham Joinery has won the UK joinery industry’s highest technical award.

Pivotal moment
27 October, 2012
ProTimber 2012, which immediately preceded last month’s Timber Expo, was billed as the timber industry summit and a pivotal staging post for the future of the timber sector. Gary Ramsay reports on the busy afternoon debate

Awards for rising stars and innovation
24 October, 2012
The British Woodworking Federation reports a “surge of entries” for its annual awards, which revive its category for apprentices after a break of four years.

SHN Joinery and Kestrel Joinery fold
15 October, 2012
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has issued a fresh warning for joinery manufacturers to remain focused on credit and cash flow following the closure of two of its members.

Support climbs for stair scheme
01 October, 2012
The British Woodworking Federation has gained 19 new members for its Stair Scheme and is now estimated to account for 70% of the UK timber staircase industry.

Summit unites timber industry leaders
28 September, 2012
A summit uniting timber industry leaders from across the sector kicked-off this year’s Timber Expo.

PVCu confronts aggressive wood promotion
18 September, 2012
The Wood Window Alliance (WWA) has attacked the “negative” stance of a website designed to create a positive market image for PVCu products at the expense of timber, and hinted it may be a response to PVCu losing window market share.

Stricter fire door rules needed, BWF tells government
18 September, 2012
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has called on the government to introduce clearer, more uniformly enforced rules for fire door specification, installation and inspection, or risk serious fire incidents.

Timber Expo: the industry hub
01 September, 2012
The design, structural and sustainability benefits of timber will be explored at Timber Expo where a huge programme of timber-related activity will take place. Event director Loretta Sales reports

Joiner wins TTJ prize
23 August, 2012
Peter Masson of Kent-based Masson Joinery is the winner of TTJ’s prize draw for voters in this year’s TTJ Awards.

Joinery firms get Green Deal guide
09 August, 2012
UK joinery firms can now get advice to understand the commercial benefits of the Green Deal thanks to the launch of a guide by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF).

BWF offers help on CE marking
13 July, 2012
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has started a 12-month countdown to the introduction of compulsory CE marking next year.

Industry “accord” signed by UK timber trade organisations
10 July, 2012
The 11 trade bodies representing the forestry and timber industries have signed an accord in order to improve industry competitiveness and performance.

European Commission debates wood products’ inclusion in carbon rules
09 July, 2012
The European Commission has debated the inclusion of harvested wood products in the EU’s climate change commitments.

BWF urges level playing field for Green Deal
15 June, 2012
The joinery industry has given a cautious welcome to the government's publication of the final Green Deal Policy but is still concerned that vagueness in the policy could disadvantage sections of the supply chain.