Search Results: 'Financial Times'

CP Timber posts pre-tax profits of £1.07m
22 February, 2024
UK hardwood importer and distributor CP Timber has posted annual pre-tax profits of £1.07m, according to a statement posted at Companies House in February.

Trimble launches cloud-based log inventory and management system for forestry
16 August, 2023
US-based Trimble has announced the launch of LIMS PRO, a new cloud-hosted version of its widely used log inventory and management system (LIMS) to manage sawmill raw material procurement.

SAM invests £1m in new primed finish
29 November, 2022
MDF mouldings manufacturer, SAM, has announced the 2023 launch of its new primed finish. As a commitment to bringing the best in market products and setting the bar on quality and standard, and as part of an overall project to improve its service package, SAM has invested more than £1m in developing its latest primed mouldings solution.

CLC working group signals likely impact of rising energy costs on timber prices
13 September, 2022
Rising energy costs are likely to affect timber prices in Q4 and Q1 2023, according to the latest statement from the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group.

Nordic sawmillers post record results but signal caution on autumn market dynamics
16 August, 2022
Nordic sawmillers have reported some record-breaking financial results in recent weeks but are signalling that some highly uncertain times may lay ahead for markets in the autumn.

Egger Group posts exceptional results and announces management changes
15 August, 2022
Egger Group closed the financial year with sales of €4.23bn, a 37% growth on the previous year, the company said in its latest trading statement.

James Latham reports exceptional annual financial results
01 July, 2022
UK leading timber products distributor James Latham plc recorded a 54% growth in sales to £385.4m in the financial year ended March 31, 2022, according to its newly announced annual results.

Stora Enso launches low-carbon industrial buildings solutions for UK
30 November, 2021
Stora Enso has launched a suite of tools to support developers of the UK’s industrial buildings to create more attractive, productive and sustainable buildings, with spans ranging from 12-36m, from small workshops to large retail sheds and warehouses.

TTBS supports beneficiaries throughout Covid-19 pandemic
16 February, 2021
Despite the extreme difficulties experienced by all charities during 2020, the Timber Trades’ Benevolent Socieity (TTBS) has continued to support the timber industry’s retired and sick throughout the year and continues to provide a package of grants and allowances for 2021.

Persimmon re-opens housebuilding sites
30 April, 2020
National housebuilder Persimmon has commenced a phased return to work, with stringent measures in place to ensure compliance with the new procedures for safe working.

BMF backs CLC plan to save UK construction
02 April, 2020
Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) co-signs Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) letter to the Prime Minister requesting support for the production and distribution of building materials to continue.

TTF issues lockdown guidance as companies close
24 March, 2020
Confusion still leaves government guidance open to interpretation on how it applies to the construction sector.

McRobbie to step down as Tilhill Forestry MD
20 August, 2019
After seven years of service, George McRobbie has announced his intention to step down as managing director of Tilhill Forestry, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BSW Timber Group. He will leave the business on October 7, his 65th birthday.

Liquidators seek to unravel oak builder’s demise
27 June, 2013
Liquidators are trying to uncover why oak frame building supplier Bespoke Oak Supplies went bust owing about £1.6m.

BSW chief executive wins prestigious business award
15 October, 2012
BSW chief executive Tony Hackney has been named as a category winner in the prestigious Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

CJ Sheeran acquires Wood Systems assets
17 September, 2012
CJ Sheeran Ltd has made a bold move on the Irish pallet manufacturing front by acquiring the assets of failed large pallet manufacturer Wood Systems.

Timber frame to forge market lead
14 April, 2012

Pilgrim’s progress to Paris
29 September, 2011

Eleco Timber Frame sold
02 September, 2011

Burmese teak production falls
06 July, 2010