Search Results: 'Environment Agency'

Sustainability and sales are key
22 December, 2014
Ensuring sustainable wood supplies and defending and developing their market are mutually dependent imperatives for the tropical timber trade, according to speakers at the ATIBT International Forum. Mike Jeffree reports.

Ekki bridge set for YouTube stardom
08 September, 2014
The high speed construction of an 80m bridge in African ekki/azobe hardwood in Belgium is destined to be the latest international timber promotional hit on YouTube.

Over 40% of member states below EUTR par
18 August, 2014
A scorecard just issued by the European Commission shows that 12 out of 28 EU member states have still not fulfilled their EU Timber Regulation implementation obligations, 16 months after the measure was introduced.

On the waterfront
18 August, 2014
Wijma UK is supplying tropical timber for projects both in and beside the water. Sally Spencer reports

UKFPA runs CPD event on water on harvesting sites
12 June, 2014
Against a background of an increasing focus on water on harvesting sites and the subject of diffuse pollution in particular, members of the UK Forest Products Association (UKFPA) arranged a one-day continuing professional development (CPD) event, in conjunction with Forestry Commission Scotland (FC Scotland).

First NVQ2 timber merchanting graduate
20 April, 2014
The first trainee in the UK to complete the new NVQ2 course in Timber Merchanting was presented with his qualifications this week.

Interpol offers EUTR enforcement intelligence
20 February, 2014
International policing agency Interpol aims to work more closely with EU Competent Authorities (CA) in EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) enforcement and the wider battle against illegal logging.

Equipped to enforce
08 February, 2014
Enforcement head Michael Kearney says the NMO is now primed to demonstrate the EUTR has teeth. Mike Jeffree reports.