Search Results: 'Defra'

Procurement report debated
08 December, 2007

Look to the future
24 November, 2007
TTJ's Wood Future conference, sponsored by the Medite 2016 Forum, and supported by TRADA, provided much food for thought

Certified success
10 November, 2007
Defra's Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) is run by ProForest, a private company co-founded by Dr Ruth Nussbaum. Keith Fryer follows her career path

RPP a “good business tool”, says Donaldson
03 November, 2007

Speakers line up for Wood Futures conference
27 October, 2007

Why Wood Futures?
25 October, 2007
The TTJ Wood Futures Conference has an impressive array of speakers addressing timber’s place in an increasingly environmentally-aware market

Government may bend on procurement
15 September, 2007

Proving your point
15 September, 2007
Carbon footprints, ecological rucksacks, or ISO 14001? There are many ways to prove your company’s environmental credentials – but does anyone understand them? Dr Alistair Bromhead looks at the range of environmental badges

Government timber procurement expert retires
01 September, 2007

Butler joins CPET team
21 August, 2007

Same aims, different tactics
18 August, 2007

UK industry takes greater share of domestic market
21 July, 2007
UK mills have benefited from the global softwood shortage and, while prices have been rising, there is some thought that they may have peaked

UK industry takes greater share of domestic market
21 July, 2007
UK mills have benefited from the global softwood shortage and, while prices have been rising, there is some thought that they may have peaked

Policy countdown
21 July, 2007
On July 5, Bob Andrew of Defra and Dr Ruth Nussbaum of CPET headed the launch meeting of the consultation phase on the implementation of changes to the timber procurement policy which will take place in April 2009

Tropical timber choices at flood defence conference
17 July, 2007
Certified tropical timber supplier Ecochoice Ltd joined the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) UK to promote certified wood to delegates at a Defra/Environment Agency flood defence conference

Defra launches forest strategy
22 June, 2007
Defra has launched a strategy to promote the protection and correct management of England's trees, woods and forests.

UK makes move to wipe out moth
19 June, 2007
An action plan is being drawn up to try and eliminate a moth that threatens to damage oak trees in London before it spreads to other parts of the country.

Speed meeting
26 May, 2007
Action Sustainability is running Meet the Buyer sessions, enabling suppliers to meet key procurement officers. T Brewer director Keith Fryer went along to the most recent event

UK tops table in fight against illegal logging
02 May, 2007
The UK is the top performing country in Europe when it comes to fighting illegal logging, WWF says in a new report.

Government sets timber trade a challenging goal
14 April, 2007
The timber industry has described the government's new timber procurement policy of only allowing independently verified legal and sustainable timber from April 2009 as a “challenging” target to meet.