Search Results: 'Defra'

Guidance systems
20 December, 2008
Companies which process wood are subject to a range of local air pollution permit controls when they reach a certain size. Controls are based on process guidance notes which are shortly to be reviewed

Reduce and boost
20 December, 2008
Laminated timber can help to reduce waste in the timber window supply chain

Carbon Trust explained
17 December, 2008

Cut pollution, save cash
02 August, 2008
Woodprocessing companies are subject to a range of local air pollution permit controls when they reach a certain size. Historically the system used a fixed annual fee but now it is risk based and good savings can be made with a little effort

FSC and PEFC set big goals
02 August, 2008
Neil Judd and Joyce Lam of ProForest, the body that manages CPET, report on the FSC and PEFC-led progress of certification worldwide

Wood fuel pays dividends
02 August, 2008
Rising energy prices have reduced the payback time for Norbord’s biomass investment

Shredded heat
21 June, 2008
German shredding specialist Weima has spent three decades helping turn woodwaste into a useable by-product

Industry must not waste opportunity
28 April, 2008

Just penalty, or a stretch too far?
12 April, 2008

Sustainability goes local
29 March, 2008
The government wants the timber trade’s help to encourage local authorities to adopt sustainable timber and wood product procurement strategies, write Defra minister Phil Woolas and DFID minister Gareth Thomas