Search Results: 'EU'

EU illegal logging rules need teeth
19 December, 2009

Public disclosures
12 December, 2009
Camilla Hair of SCA Timber Supply talks to Tom Carnac, head of public sector at the Carbon Disclosure Project

Treatments made to last
28 November, 2009
Preservative treatments continue to evolve, enabling timber to be used in even more applications

Building for a new environment
14 November, 2009
Recession was discussed at American Hardwood Export Council European Convention, but the main topic was timber’s prospects in the global drive to sustainable construction

Geneva convention
31 October, 2009
Timber Trade Federation CEO John White reports on the latest International Timber Trade Federation Day

A plea to his royal greenness
31 October, 2009

Green goals
31 October, 2009
A new study identifies the various factors needed to drive market demand for certified wood. Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence reports

Waste not, want not, win business
19 September, 2009

Europe remains aloof for West African producers
19 September, 2009
Asian demand is propping up West Africa’s log trade but there is little incentive for the region to reopen mothballed sawmills and processing facilities

On the trail
22 August, 2009
Malaysia is the latest test bed for UK-designed timber tracking technology

A nation with 2020 vision
22 August, 2009
Malaysia, and its timber industry, has set some big targets for the next decade

Room for improvement
08 August, 2009
The repair, maintenance and improvement market is tough, but it’s doing better than construction. It’s also set to benefit from a growing focus on building energy efficiency – and campaigns for an RMI VAT cut are gaining support

Handy tester
08 August, 2009
A Dutch company has developed a hand-held solution for machine structural timber strength testing. Paul Charnaud of Scott & Sargeant Woodworking Machinery Ltd reports

Europe has little impact on Asian improvement
25 July, 2009
Some stability is being restored in Asian markets but European buyers are notable by their absence

Red tape risk in new EU law
11 July, 2009
Proposed amendments to the EU’s illegal wood law have key implications for the timber trade, reports Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence

KVH – why it works
11 July, 2009
KVH construction timber has won over many German builders. Stephen Powney talks to the new director of Konstruktionsvollholz about why it has been so popular

Work in progress
11 July, 2009
The latest illegal logging update at Chatham House in London highlighted progress made on the issue worldwide, but also that there’s still much to do

Fuelling growth
27 June, 2009
TRADA regulations consultant Rupert Scott reviews government policies, regulations and financial incentives for wood fuel

Support role
27 June, 2009
The Forestry Commission leads a number of UK, Scottish and Welsh Assembly government programmes supporting the wood fuel industry. Roger Coppock, head of its special advisers, explains

Big on biomass
27 June, 2009
In Austria, government energy policies have led to a steady uptake of biomass for heating