Search Results: 'Coillte'

Obituary – Joe Kennedy
07 December, 2012
Joe Kennedy, a much respected former managing director of Medite Europe Ltd, died suddenly on November 15. He was 66.

Tricoya chosen for Kangaroo sculpture
22 November, 2012
Medite Tricoya MDF has been used in an outdoor Kangaroo-shaped sculpture in the Netherlands.

Bog oak drying process begins
06 November, 2012
The six-month drying process for 5,000-year-old Fenland black oak planks has begun in a special kiln built at London’s Building Crafts College.

Producers plan price rises to cover higher costs
13 October, 2012
Some MDF producers are hoping to raise prices soon but whether the increases are accepted by the market is another matter. Ian Martin reports

Timber Expo visitor numbers increase by 15%
13 October, 2012
As the doors shut on this year’s Timber Expo, organisers reported delight at a provisional 15% growth on visitor numbers.

Balcas takes MDFmouldings up a level
13 October, 2012
Leading MDF architectural mouldings manufacturer Balcas introduced visitors to KOTA – a new range of fully finished products.

Medite Tricoya wins BBA approval
13 October, 2012
Coillte Panel Product’s Medite Tricoya MDF has received a British Board of Agrément (BBA) assessment.

Innovation in abundance
29 September, 2012
There is a saying that you know you’re getting old when you start admiring other people’s hanging baskets, but for me it’s their fences.

Ancient bog oak project begins
25 September, 2012
A large intact 5,000-year-old bog oak was to be lifted this week and sent on the first part of its journey to becoming a huge table to gift to the nation.

Glennons supplies timber for Italian exhibition
03 September, 2012
Glennon Brothers is the supplier of home grown timber for a unique Irish entry to the Venice Biennale 13th International Architecture exhibition.

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

Talking points
01 September, 2012
Timber Expo’s Timber Talks programme of seminars will feature more than 100 timber industry experts and personalities, covering everything from government policy to timber products. Gary Ramsay reports

Ten short-listed for TTJ Innovation Award
20 August, 2012
Ten projects have been shortlisted for the inaugural TTJ Innovation Award, sponsored by TRADA and Timber Expo.

“Game changer” deal boosts Tricoya
06 August, 2012
Accsys Technologies has secured what the company has described as the latest in a series of game changing agreements to develop the manufacture and sales of its modified wood products.

Steady market “business as usual” for Irish mills
23 July, 2012
Steady business with the UK is keeping Irish mills reasonably happy. Keren Fallwell reports

Primed for protection
09 June, 2012
Coillte Panel Products’ SmartPly SiteProtect provides time and cost savings on site. Lucy Kamall reports

Staying ahead in the panel game
09 June, 2012
The wood-based panels sector has been investing in added-value production. Robin Meade reports

OSB vs MgO
09 June, 2012
Concerns about timber frame construction fires have pitched magnesium oxide boards against traditional OSB sheathing. Stephen Powney reports

Rhodes' journey
26 May, 2012
Geoff Rhodes FWISc talks to Keren Fallwell about his unerring enthusiasm for timber and the timber industry

Modifying the timber market
12 May, 2012
Modified timber is gaining market acceptance