Search Results: 'EU'

UK timber import slowdown predicted
21 November, 2017
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) is predicting a slowdown in the UK’s softwood imports for 2018.

London furniture retailer first to be fined in UK under EUTR
01 November, 2017
Designer furniture retailer Lombok has become the first UK business to be fined for breaching regulations introduced in 2013 to prohibit the importing and sale of illegally harvested timber.

New UK construction orders hit lowest levels since Q1 2014
11 September, 2017
Newly-published ONS figures show that construction output in July fell by 0.9% and was 0.4% lower compared with one year earlier.

Material prices are soaring, says FMB
31 July, 2017
A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had to pass these price increases onto consumers, according to research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

EU lobbyist to speak at TIMCON AGM
27 July, 2017
A prominent EU lobbyist will present his prognosis for Brexit at the annual general meeting of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) next month.

New sustainability solutions
14 June, 2017
How to stand up a sustainability claim for uncertified hardwood was the theme of a recent seminar co-hosted by James Latham, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and Timber Trade Federation (TTF).

FLEGT Independent Market Monitoring project moves forward
19 April, 2017
The International Tropical Timber Organisation has relaunched the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Independent Market Monitoring programme effective April 1, 2017.

EU plywood imports rise to near record level
18 April, 2017
EU imports of plywood increased by 8% to 4.13 million m3 in 2016, the second highest level ever recorded, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s latest market report.

Questions raised over major Welsh timber supply contract
17 March, 2017
The decision-making process behind the award of a massive timber supply contract by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has been called into question by the country’s auditor general, according to the BBC.

TTF agrees third party testing for non-EU hardwood ply
13 March, 2017
The Timber Trade Federation’s (TTF) National Panel Products Division has unanimously agreed mandatory third party species testing and third party product performance testing for all panels placed on the market from outside the EU.

Travis Perkins “cautious” due to mixed market signals
02 March, 2017
Travis Perkins has reported a strong annual financial performance but says it is adopting a “cautious” approach due to mixed market signals.

Housebuilding giants report bumper profits
28 February, 2017
Two of the UK’s largest national housebuilders have reported bumper annual profits.

New report challenges wood biomass’ carbon neutrality
24 February, 2017
A new Chatham House report is challenging the carbon neutral position of wood biomass.

Brexit minister visits Scottish sawmill
16 February, 2017
A senior minister in the UK government’s Brexit team has had discussions with Confor on the major issues affecting the forestry and timber sector during a visit to a sawmill.