Search Results: 'Department for International Development'

New chief exec for FLS
19 February, 2024
Kevin Quinlan, current director of environment and forestry (EnFor) with the Scottish government, is to take up a new role as the chief executive of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).

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

Two’s company
21 December, 2022
This summer saw the launch of two new wood protection products. Sally Spencer reports

Archroma launches new wood protection technology
31 May, 2022
Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has introduced Siligen MIH liq, a new biocide-free wood protection technology, which it has developed together with the University of Goettingen in Germany.

Atomic level validation
15 June, 2021
Science-based traceability techniques, like stable isotope ratio analysis could be a hugely valuable piece of the sustainable timber sourcing jigsaw, says the American Hardwood Export Council. Mike Jeffree reports

We’ve got you covered
28 January, 2020
The wood coatings and finishes sector continues to innovate and bring new products to market. Sally Spencer reports

Moving forward with FLEGT
26 November, 2019
The EU FLEGT VPA programme is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious timber legality assurance initiatives worldwide. Mike Jeffree reports on its progress

Time to run a tight ship
21 August, 2019
Traders are in little doubt Brexit is hitting hardwood market confidence. Mike Jeffree reports

Flying the flag for FLEGT
21 August, 2019
Our future trading relationship with Europe may be uncertain, but the TTF has clear plans for its new Europe-wide FLEGT communications project, writes marketing consultant Lucy Kamall

Flying the flag for FLEGT
21 August, 2019
Our future trading relationship with Europe may be uncertain, but the TTF has clear plans for its new Europe-wide FLEGT communications project, writes marketing consultant Lucy Kamall

Saving the planet
21 August, 2019
When I was 16 I was sleeping in until midday, waiting for my GCSE results and wondering how I could get out of finding a holiday job – I certainly wasn’t contemplating sailing in an emission-free yacht across the Atlantic to attend a climate conference in the US.

Saving the planet
21 August, 2019
When I was 16 I was sleeping in until midday, waiting for my GCSE results and wondering how I could get out of finding a holiday job – I certainly wasn’t contemplating sailing in an emission-free yacht across the Atlantic to attend a climate conference in the US.

TTF AGM takes to the Thames
27 June, 2019
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) rang the changes with this year’s annual general meeting by holding it on the Tattershall Castle pub ship on the Thames in London. The AGM, on June 26, was followed by a summer drinks reception.

Investing in quality
12 February, 2019
Bradfords Building Supplies has its roots in the 18th century but its eyes on the future and timber is very much part of that. Sally Spencer reports

Unbowed by brexit
12 February, 2019
Regardless of political and economic uncertainty, some hardwood traders are still budgeting for growth. Mike Jeffree reports

Hello Helios
16 January, 2019
International Applications has lived up to its name by becoming the UK distributor of products made in Slovenia by Japanese-owned Helios Industrial Coatings. Sally Spencer reports

BMC and TP support training
17 December, 2018
BMC launches its new graduate trainee programme and Travis Perkins welcomes a Chinese delegation interested in its apprenticeships

Adivbois Buildings Push Multiple Boundaries
27 July, 2018
The Adivbois programme is as much about remodelling France’s wood construction industry as wood building innovation. Mike Jeffree reports

UK ministers hail Indonesia’s transformative FLEGT achievement
05 March, 2018
The UK Timber Trade Federation’s Timber Transformer exhibition describes the challenging journey Indonesia undertook to become the first country to issue its EU timber exports with FLEGT licences as legality assurance.

Communicating FLEGT is key
26 February, 2018
Indonesian FLEGT-licensed timber has been available for over a year, but still more has to be done to communicate what lies behind the licence, writes TTF head of sustainability Mike Worrell.