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Simpson Strong-Tie creates sales role
15 August, 2014
Simpson Strong-Tie has appointed Jon Head to the new role of sales director in the Connectors UK division of the business.

EPS invests in technology and trainees
08 July, 2014
Following major investment in relocation of its Scottish site earlier this year, sawblade manufacturing and sharpening specialist EPS has invested £100,000 in new machinery at its Wiveliscombe, Somerset base.

Södra signals terminal opening
08 July, 2014
Södra is set to open a new rail terminal capable of handling around 300,000m3 of timber a year.

Baillie AHI acquisition creates new force in US hardwood
19 April, 2014
At a time of resurgent domestic and export demand for the US hardwood industry, Baillie Lumber’s acquisition of fellow sawmill group American Hardwood Industries (AHI) for an undisclosed figure, creates an operation of significant new scale in the sector.

BSW opens Tilbury distribution centre
18 April, 2014
BSW Timber has opened a distribution centre at the port in Tilbury, Essex, to provide next-day delivery in London and the south-east.

Life cycle assessment will help put wood first
05 April, 2014
Wood for Good says its new life cycle assessment (LCA) database, which launches this week, will deliver a major boost to its Wood First Plus campaign to make timber the first choice material for sustainable construction.

Progress made on illegal logging, says report
04 April, 2014
New studies from the Chatham House international policy institute conclude that illegal logging and illegal timber trading remain a ‘huge problem’ around the world, but there are "signs of progress".

Travis Perkins opens huge regional centre
04 April, 2014
Travis Perkins has begun operations from its new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Warrington that will ensure next day delivery in the north-west of any product not in stock at local branches.

North-west TTBS supporters tackle cycle challenge
25 March, 2014
A group of TTBS supporters in the north-west region are cycling the breadth of Britain to raise funds for the charity.

BMF tops 450 members by signing up UK’s biggest buying group
08 March, 2014
Fortis, the UK’s newest and biggest building products buyers’ group, has joined the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), taking its total membership to over 450 companies.

New buying group hosts first conference
23 January, 2014
Fortis Merchants Ltd, the new UK timber and builders merchants buying group, is holding its first industry conference.