Search Results: 'Construction Products Association'

Timber industry hosts its first Net Zero event in Scottish Parliament
02 May, 2024
The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) brought the timber and wood products industry together at Holyrood for the first time yesterday (April 30) to host a reception about driving Net Zero awareness and timber’s benefits to the economy.

BMF and CPA issue statement on construction material supply
20 March, 2024
John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group have issued a joint statement on construction material supply.

MSP for Falkirk East Visits NTG Scotland at Grangemouth
06 March, 2024
Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, has visited the Grangemouth head office of National Timber Group Scotland (NTG Scotland).

NeXTimber CLT/glulam plant opens in Australia
04 March, 2024
Australia’s first combined CLT (cross-laminated timber) and glulam factory has opened in South Australia.

Timber on top form
29 February, 2024
The Wood Awards celebrate the use of timber in standout architecture and product design – and 2023 provided a bumper crop

Timber industry predictions: 2024
30 January, 2024
TTJ asks a broad section of the trade for their opinions about trade prospects, issues and developments in the year ahead

Just getting across the line
10 January, 2024
The UK hardwood sector is experiencing testing times. Mike Jeffree reports

Ireland bound
19 December, 2023
Geoff Rhodes, independent consultant and former long-serving marketing and sales director at MEDITE looks back 40 years to Medford Corporation’s multi-million dollar investment in the Clonmel factory

UK tropical wood imports down
19 December, 2023
After a buoyant couple of years, UK tropical timber imports have trended lower this year, reports Sustainable Wood

Testing for a safer future
19 December, 2023
As part of the extensive series of regulatory, service and market reviews in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, an Independent Review of the Construction Products Testing Regime was published this summer. In this article, Gordon Ewbank of the Wood Protection Association summarises the key conclusions and implications for the timber sector

TDUK annual dinner held at Old Billingsgate
14 November, 2023
Timber Development UK (TDUK) welcomed over 400 timber trade representatives for its annual dinner at Old Billingsgate, London on November 8.

AI plays matchmaker at Norra Timber
12 October, 2023
The industrial boom in northern Sweden continues at pace, with substantial investments taking place at Norra Timber’s sawmills.

New climate-change certification helps Scotts cut the carbon
06 October, 2023
Timber businesses looking to play their part in tackling climate change can take inspiration and learning from the experience of Scotts Timber Engineering, the Northamptonshire-based manufacturer of engineered timber products, which has just received its first Carbon Footprinting certification from Go Climate Positive, a leading provider of carbon management and offsetting services.

A steamroller of reform
28 August, 2023
A Structural Timber Association roundtable discussion at Future Build addressed the Building Safety Act, described as the biggest regulatory change for UK construction in 40 years. Mike Jeffree reports

Ebbs and flows for French
28 August, 2023
France’s timber sector has felt the impact of global economic volatility since 2019, although one thing remains constant, the UK remains its biggest oak export market. Thibaud Le Moign of the industry’s international marketing body French Timber reports

US softwood keeps up powerful run
28 August, 2023
The US softwood industry remains in robust good health, with continuing near record exports and southern pine shipments at an all-time high. American Softwoods consultant Charles Trevor reports

Bulmor Lancer signs up as TTJ Awards sponsor
21 August, 2023
Bulmor Lancer has joined the sponsors of the TTJ Awards 2023, supporting the long established Structural Timber Systems of the Year voted category.

CPA reports continuing heavy side / light side split in fortunes
10 August, 2023
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has reported a continued split in performance between the heavy side and light side construction product manufacturing sectors.

CPA responds to government decision to indefinitely extend use of CE Marking
09 August, 2023
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has responded to the government announcement on August 1 regarding its indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for UK businesses. The CPA has warned that the government announcement about the use of CE marking does not pertain to the construction products sector.

German sawmilling sector warns of impacts from construction downturn
29 June, 2023
A massive drop in German construction sector activity is impacting the German sawmilling sector, industry executives have warned.