Search Results: 'European Timber Trade Federation'

Softwood sector seeks glimmers of light
18 December, 2023
The International Softwood Conference convened in challenging times for the industry looking for prospects of market improvement. Keith Fryer of Fort Builders Merchants, who moderated the event, reports

Resilience in the face of swings in trading dynamics
24 August, 2022
These days we seem to be beset by extremes all round – temperature, conflicts, inflation and big swings in trading dynamics.

Festival of hope
27 January, 2022
The World of Wood Festival showcased how developing timber’s market potential can contribute to forest maintenance and climate change mitigation, reports Timber Trade Federation FLEGT communications executive Lucy Bedry

Teaching Timber: Building Better
27 October, 2020
There’s growing realisation that construction has a key role to play in tackling the climate crisis and, within that context, of the need to teach building professionals about using timber, writes Tabitha Binding, university and regional engagement manager, TTF

Catching the green deal wave
28 January, 2020
European woodworking industries must work together to support and capitalise on development of a new low environmental impact economic model, says Patrizio Antonicoli, secretary-general of the European Woodworking Industries Confederation – CEI Bois

Levelling the EUTR playing field a priority
26 November, 2019
Only with uniform enforcement and due diligence support for importers can the EUTR keep illegal timber off the EU market, says Indra Van Gisbergen, forest and development campaigner at NGO, Fern

Much accomplished, more to do
17 September, 2019
Thomas Goebel, chief executive of German Timber Trade Federation GD Holz, was recently appointed the new secretary-general of the European Timber Trade Federation. His mission is to develop its role further as a voice to government, a communication platform and a plug into the global marketplace

Don’t be an EU stranger
17 June, 2019
Maybe we’ll leave the EU, deal or no deal, but it’s absolutely vital that we remain in the European loop, writes Keith Fryer

Building on market momentum
16 January, 2019
The EU timber trade faces challenges in 2019, not least the potential impacts of Brexit, but the woodworking industries federation CEI-Bois is determined to help it maintain market impetus, writes secretary-general Patrizio Antonicoli

Staying engaged with EU opportunity
17 December, 2018
Regardless of Brexit, the UK timber sector must cultivate, maintain and improve relationships with colleagues across the rest of Europe, writes Keith Fryer Buildbase forest products development manager

Wood-based panels: adding value
12 November, 2018
The clocks have gone back, there is an edge in the air and it barely seems possible that we’re getting nearer to Christmas.

Bold Brexit pledge benefits trade
21 March, 2018
James Latham Group environmental manager Ewa Bazydlo welcomes the government’s pledge to stay at the EU table on timber legality regulation and assurance post Brexit

The International Softwood Conference: A View from the Outside
20 October, 2017
This year’s International Softwood Conference, held in Hamburg in early October, highlighted growing softwood output, but also rising demand in key markets worldwide, reports Charles Hopping, chairman of Hoppings Softwood Products and ISC speaker

Brexit – the need to engage
23 August, 2017
With Brexit negotiations under way it’s more important than ever that the UK timber trade is heard by decision makers and that it engages with its European counterparts, says TTF president Keith Fryer

Plywood issue tackled head on
20 March, 2017
There have been grumblings in the UK timber trade for many years about the quality of some of the hardwood plywood imported.

Strengthening Bonds Post-Brexit
20 March, 2017
Brexit may mean Brexit, but in the face of global trade trends, rather than loosening ties, the UK and EU timber trades can and should reinforce bonds of cooperation and support, writes Patrizio Antonicoli, secretary general of CEI-Bois, the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries

Time to fall in behind FLEGT
20 September, 2016
With the first EUTR-exempt FLEGT-licensed timber now set to arrive in the EU this year, European Timber Trade Federation Secretary General André de Boer says the industry should focus on making the most of its potential

Europe can sustain sustainable tropical timber
20 April, 2016
The European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition is taking its efforts to support the tropical timber trade and sustainable forest management to the next level, says European Timber Trade Federation Secretary General André de Boer

Match Funds for Tropical Sustainability
20 October, 2015
The EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition is moving to its next phase – match funding industry sustainable procurement initiatives at companies and trade federations Europe-wide. It’s in association with the European Timber Trade Federation and Secretary General André de Boer sees it as a key development

A plan comes together
20 October, 2015
“I love it when a plan comes together”. So goes the often quoted line from a certain 1980s TV show.