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CTI Woos Policymakers
28 December, 2016
Politicians joined with the timber trade at a Westminster conference that underlined the Confederation of Timber Industries’ (CTI) ambition to infl uence policymakers in favour of wood. Stephen Powney reports

Speaking with one voice
28 December, 2016
The timber industry has been talking for years about coming together on the big issues that matter to the trade and speaking with a single powerful voice. It has always been a difficult proposition compared to some competitor material sectors because of the diversity and breadth of the timber supply chain and the sheer number of its representational bodies.

Speaking with one voice
28 December, 2016
The timber industry has been talking for years about coming together on the big issues that matter to the trade and speaking with a single powerful voice. It has always been a difficult proposition compared to some competitor material sectors because of the diversity and breadth of the timber supply chain and the sheer number of its representational bodies.

Joinery sales continue to rise
08 December, 2016
Joinery sales have risen for the 10th successive quarter but increasing labour and material costs are taking their toll, according to the latest Joinery State of Trade Survey released by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF).

Timber industries woo policy makers at CTI conference
01 December, 2016
Politicians attending the Confederation of Timber Industries’ (CTI) inaugural Westminster Conference yesterday have admitted that the timber industry now has an “opportunity of a lifetime”.

Housebuilding and timber sectors welcome UK government’s extra £3.7bn for housing
23 November, 2016
The UK government’s much-expected shot in the arm for housing – confirmed in today’s autumn statement – has been welcomed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI).

Building Timber’s Profile
21 November, 2016
Timber Expo recently had its second outing as part of UK Construction Week, reports Stephen Powney

Fire Door Safety campaign has biggest impact to date
01 November, 2016
The Fire Door Safety Week campaign reached almost double the audience it did last year.

CTI makes its voice heard at Timber Expo
25 October, 2016
Timber Expo was the setting for a “relaunch” of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI), with four major trade associations coming together to celebrate the progress made by the organisation ahead of its Westminster conference.

On The Brink of Skills Disaster
24 October, 2016
The education, training and skills arena never sits still, but latest policy changes are aserious worry. In fact British Woodworking Federation head of membership and trainingDave Campbell says the timber industry sits on the precipice of skills disaster

On The Brink of Skills Disaster
24 October, 2016
The education, training and skills arena never sits still, but latest policy changes are aserious worry. In fact British Woodworking Federation head of membership and trainingDave Campbell says the timber industry sits on the precipice of skills disaster

New president at BWF
05 October, 2016
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has had to appoint a new president after a restructuring of existing president Cliff Thrumble’s company meant he could not continue in the position.

BWF takes fight to Parliament to save joinery apprenticeships
20 September, 2016
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has taken its fight to save joinery apprenticeships to the House of Commons’ Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy.

Expo extras
20 September, 2016
Timber Expo 2016 has a host of added attractions, from linked UK Construction Week events, to awards, seminars and a beer festival

Joiners debate Brexit
19 August, 2016
Joinery companies and suppliers to the sector came together at the British Woodworking Federation’s (BWF) Members’ Day to keep well informed about a host of important topics, writes Stephen Powney

That’s democracy!
20 July, 2016
Well it happened. Whatever way you voted in the EU referendum we now face undeniably one of the biggest periods of change ever in the UK. That’s democracy!

Driving positive change
20 July, 2016
British Woodworking Federation (BWF) chief executive Iain McIlwee says the BWF has joined the Confederation of Timber Industries at a time of great opportunity to drive positive change

Splashing the cash
20 July, 2016
Joinery companies continue to invest in product development and production technology. Sally Spencer reports

That’s democracy!
20 July, 2016
Well it happened. Whatever way you voted in the EU referendum we now face undeniably one of the biggest periods of change ever in the UK. That’s democracy!

Driving positive change
20 July, 2016
British Woodworking Federation (BWF) chief executive Iain McIlwee says the BWF has joined the Confederation of Timber Industries at a time of great opportunity to drive positive change