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Unlocking assets
18 December, 2010
Asset finance is best known as a way to fund acquisitions, but Lombard managing director Alex Baldock says it can also help small to medium-sized enterprises realise their growth potential

Business can still bank on banks
18 December, 2010
Mark Fletcher, Barclays Corporate retail and wholesale relationship director, says that sufficient bank funding is available for the timber sector. He advises on what companies have to do to access it

Irish welcome close to difficult year
27 November, 2010
The Irish timber industry has had another tough year but the mills have found some success in their focus on the UK market

Domestic demand enforces stability in Asian markets
13 November, 2010
Asian markets remain fairly quiet but growing, and increasingly sophisticated, domestic demand is having a stable influence

Logic of illegal logging rethink
02 October, 2010
The government's U-turn on illegal logging legislation is logical and pragmatic

The company that makes its own destiny
04 September, 2010
James Donaldson & Sons is celebrating 150 years of business this year. Sally Spencer reports on the entrepreneurial, family-run business

Game for a challenge
07 August, 2010
Kevin Hayes has packed a lot in his 30-year career in timber and today he’s more bullish about the business than ever. He spoke to Mike Jeffree

Chipboard price rises not open for negotiation
07 August, 2010
Chipboard producers are raising prices to cover higher costs, even in the middle summer which has traditionally been known for price deals

Boxing clever
10 July, 2010
Freight derivatives can help shippers manage the risks of increasing volatility in the container shipping market. Alex Gray, CEO of Clarkson Securities Ltd, explains

Bad news, but good headlines
10 July, 2010
Timber as been making the news in the broadsheets

Burmese teak production falls
06 July, 2010

The Congo and Cameroon step up as Gabon bans log exports
12 June, 2010
Cameroon and Congo-Brazzaville’s easing of log export restrictions has helped to fill the gap left by Gabon’s ban on log exports, and keep prices relatively steady

Trussed rafter association members turn out in force for AGM
20 March, 2010
The TRA has remained robust during the recession

OSB market buoyant
20 March, 2010
OSB producers are running at full capacity

Plywood orders, and stocks, remain light
20 March, 2010
The UK plywood market is under-bought and a slight shift in demand could result in shortages