Search Results: 'EU'

New Year must bring new resolve
28 December, 2013
We must shake off our complacency and overcome obstacles to put global forests on a different, sustainable trajectory, says Julia Young, WWF Global Forest & Trade Network UK manager

Good, but can still do better
28 December, 2013
Our guest column this week from Julia Young of the WWF Global Forest Trade Network reminded me of an old school report, albeit less abrupt and minus the cruel but fair comment that my total lack of ball skills and co-ordination meant I was being dropped from cricket and football to focus on rugby (England cricket selectors perhaps take note).

Positive talk turns to action
14 December, 2013
This increasing positivity has been apparent in the timber sector for a while and, although people remain wary of talking about green shoots, for fear the mere mention will make them shrivel, even these have recently begun to sprout in the occasional conversation.

EUTR enforcer goes to phase II
28 November, 2013
By all accounts, the timber trade has found Michael Kearney easy to do business with. Likewise his organisation.

Canadian timber stymied by European regulations and 'operators'
16 November, 2013
The EUTR's requirement for due diligence is misunderstood by some operators, says John Park, manager of Canada Wood UK

Departing from convention
02 November, 2013
The prospect of attending two international timber conferences in 10 days prompted forebodings of information overload and PowerPoint fatigue. But zipping from the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Edinburgh, to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) European Convention in Budapest, left a spring in the step that even the terror of landing at a gale-lashed Gatwick after the latter could not shake.

Solutions providers
02 November, 2013
The timber industry must listen to its customers’ needs, says Al Huber of LP Building Products

Industry sum is greater than its parts
21 September, 2013
The industry should pull together to actively promote timber, says Liz Richards, marketing director at Timbmet

MOs’ appointment welcomed
07 September, 2013
The appointment of the first two MOs for the EUTR is good news but now the EC has to process other applications quickly, says ETTF secretary-general André de Boer

Tropical trials and tactics
24 August, 2013
The heat is on in the EU tropical timber trade.

Tropical timber purchases sustain forests
24 August, 2013
Our purchasing decisions will help to determine the future of tropical forests, says Bob Johnston, executive director of the Tropical Forest Foundation

New coalition aims to stimulate demand
24 August, 2013
The EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition will launch in November. TTF sustainability manager Anand Punja explains

Right royal shot across the bows
27 July, 2013
Among the millions watching the TV coverage of the royal birth on Monday night was undoubtedly a significant number of timber traders. Some may have switched on specifically to hear about the arrival of the new third in line to the throne.

Hard facts, but some hope too
29 June, 2013
Two headline timber industry figures highlight the severity and stubbornness of the European economic downturn. The first is Swedish sawn timber output, which is currently running at under 16 million m3 a year, the lowest level since the 1990s.

Government lacks 2020 vision on biomass
15 June, 2013
Today's policy measures for renewable energy are just the start and there could be bigger challenges for timber in future, says Alastair Kerr, director-general of the Wood Panel Industries Federation

Constructing a comfort zone
04 May, 2013
Three new industry initiatives will help educate specifiers about timber

Ensuring first impressions are good impressions
23 April, 2013
The timber industry must keep up its sustainability and legality message, says Keith Fryer

BWF gears up for members’ day
23 April, 2013
The BWF is helping joinery companies in these economic and regulatory demanding times. Its chief executive, Iain McIlwee, explains

Communication and credentials
23 February, 2013
From the EUTR to an architect as chairman of Wood for Good, timber’s profile is growing

UK timber – a safe and easy option
23 February, 2013
Buying home-grown timber is a low-risk choice, says Confor chief executive Stuart Goodall