Search Results: 'European Timber Trade Federation'

Show speakers spot timber building trends
19 December, 2013
Cutting-edge European timber-based building will be a key theme at this year’s Techniques et Solutions Bois ( Timber Techniques and Solutions) conference at the Carrefour du Bois International exhibition.

FSC puts online claims platform partly on hold
30 November, 2013
The Forest Stewardship Council has postponed a decision on making it obligatory for certificate holders to use its new online claims platform (OCP) live.

TTF chief elected to CEI Bois board
27 November, 2013
Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White has been elected to the board of CEI Bois, the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries, the EU’s leading timber sector lobbying organisation.

EC seeks to bring more clarity on EUTR
07 November, 2013
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has welcomed further European Commission clarification on guidance details of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

Conference highlights rise of UK timber
01 November, 2013
Holding the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in the UK proved a resounding success and underlined its importance as a softwood producer as well as a trader.

Softwood sector expresses cautious confidence
23 October, 2013
For most of the international softwood sector, it seems, the worst of the downturn is over.That was the verdict from the International Softwood Conference in Edinburgh on October 17-18.

Indonesia signs FLEGT VPA agreement
05 October, 2013
The signing by Indonesia this week of its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) under the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan (FLEGT) has been broadly welcomed by the timber industry.

Softwood conference puts global focus on UK industry
21 September, 2013
Holding the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Scotland will be an opportunity to highlight the calibre and diversity of the UK timber sector to leading industry figures from around the world, according to Timber Trade Federation (TTF) chief executive John White.

European Commission names first EUTR Monitoring Organisations
30 August, 2013
NEPCon and Conlegno have been recognised as the first Monitoring Organisations (MO) to help companies comply with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

BBC illegal logging investigation screens tonight
22 July, 2013
A BBC Panorama programme on illegal logging will be screened tonight.

Wood for Good and TTF host EU promotion meeting
13 June, 2013
Wood for Good and the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) have hosted the first annual meeting of stakeholders in the new European Wood Promotion Programme (EWP) in London.

Global forum to lift wood’s market and political profile
30 May, 2013
The launch of the Global Timber Forum (GTF) in Rome last week was attended by over 80 delegates from 40 countries worldwide.

ETTF and FEBO merger is on
29 May, 2013
The merger of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) and Federation Européenne Negoce de Bois (FEBO) is going ahead at the end of the year, following meetings of both organisations in Cologne.

Global Timber Forum set for launch
16 May, 2013
The Global Timber Forum (GTF), a new international platform for discussing key industry issues, influencing decision makers worldwide and sharing best practice, launches next week in Rome.

ETTF monitors EUTR trade impact
08 March, 2013
The first in a series of statistical reports to help monitor the impact of the EU Timber Regulation on trade flows has been released by the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF).

TTF sends “harsh” letter over Nordic contract
25 January, 2013
Timber Trade Federation (TTF) chief executive John White has written a harsh letter to Nordic timber federations about the lack of consultation on the latter’s Nordic Softwood Contract.

ETTF in tropical timber warning
09 January, 2013
The International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) Council has been warned that the market is moving away from tropical timber.