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Covers aid convoy reaches Ukraine
30 August, 2023
A convoy that left timber and builders' merchants Covers on the long journey to Ukraine has arrived safely in Lviv.

Covers sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine
24 August, 2023
A convoy of lorries has left timber and builders' merchants Covers in Chichester on a long journey to bring vital aid to the people of Ukraine.

Jacksons Fencing extends hedgehog help
07 August, 2023
Jacksons Fencing is promoting hedgehog-friendly security fencing.

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.

NMITE set to launch TED 2 course
26 May, 2023
NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering) is set to welcome a new cohort onto its new Timber Technology Engineering Design 2 (TED 2) CPD course, following the success of its TED 1 courses. Starting from June 5, 2023, the new course is once again delivered in partnership with Timber Development UK (TDUK) and Edinburgh Napier University (ENU).

Vote and enter TTJ Awards 2023!
23 May, 2023
Voting for this year’s TTJ Awards is firmly underway and the votes are rolling in across the wood product industry categories.

DTS partners with West Herts College on apprenticeship programme
28 April, 2023
Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has partnered with West Herts College to offer an apprenticeship programme in support of the next generation of talent in the construction industry for timber frame construction.

Voting is open in TTJ Awards 2023
19 April, 2023
Voting for this year’s TTJ Awards is firmly underway and the votes are rolling in across the wood product industry categories.

Woods becomes Covers’ longest serving team member
18 April, 2023
Stephen Woods, who works at Covers Timber and Builders Merchants’ Portsmouth depot, is celebrating an impressive 48 years with the company, becoming the longest serving employee.

Wood Awards 2023 announces call for entries
11 April, 2023
The Wood Awards 2023 has announced its call for entries in what is regarded as the UK’s premier competition in the timber design and construction industries.

New AI tool to assess forest health launches
05 April, 2023
CollectiveCrunch, creator of the AI-powered platform that enables sustainable forestry at scale, is launching Linda Planet, a new tool that enables forestry professionals to assess the health of forests by monitoring and tracking changes in both forest biodiversity and carbon storages in near real-time.

UK construction product availability mostly good, says industry working group
20 January, 2022
Stock availability for most construction products, including timber, has been described as relatively good in a statement issued by the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group.

Covers celebrates 175 years of trading
13 January, 2022
Sussex-based Covers Timber & Builders Merchants will celebrate its 175th year of trading in 2022 with a range of special events.

Lathams moves to address lack of carbon understanding in industry
05 November, 2021
UK timber products distributor James Latham has launched a new carbon initiative which gives its wood products a combined score based on carbon footprint and “locked in” carbon.

Arnold Laver crowned Timber Trader of the Year at 2021 TTJ Awards
21 September, 2021
About 250 UK timber industry representatives gathered in central London last Friday at the TTJ Awards to see Arnold Laver crowned Timber Trader of the Year.

Arnold Laver sees 15% sales drop in 2020, reports stronger trading this year
18 August, 2021
UK nationwide timber products distributor Arnold Laver has reported a 15% decrease in its annual sales to £123.4m due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. But trading in 2021 is performing strongly.

Covers continues football sponsorship
29 July, 2021
The Horsham branch of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants will be continuing its sponsorship of a Horsham FC youth team for the 2021/2022 season.

Waste wood classification guidance launches
22 July, 2021
Guidance on how to handle and process all items of waste wood was published on July 22 after a four-year project led by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA).

Premier Forest Group to sell Irish subsidiary
21 June, 2021
Newport-based Premier Forest Group has announced the sale of its Irish subsidiary, Premier Forest ROI Ltd; the eight-site subsidiary comprising Brooks Timber and Building Supplies and Dublin Plywood and Veneer (DPV).

Carpenter Oak supplies oak for major new D-Day memorial in Normandy
10 June, 2021
Devon-based Carpenter Oak has been involved supplying oak for a stunning new memorial to D-Day soldiers who lost their lives in Normandy during World War 2.