Search Results: 'Forest Research'

Roadmap charts future
20 December, 2003
Representatives from across Europe's woodworking industry have been told of the need for co-ordinated "action" to combat declining profits

Catching the crest of a wave
13 December, 2003
Camilla Hair of SCA Timber looks at ways of finding and harnessing new markets for timber products

BC balancing act
29 November, 2003
Paul Harris, an independent forestry writer based in Vancouver, outlines recent efforts to keep the timber industry, environmentalists, indigenous communities and the BC government happy

Taking responsibility
29 November, 2003
Trading in sustainably-managed timber is not only good for the environment – it's good for your bottom line. Andy Roby, the Timber Trade Federation's corporate social responsibility adviser, explains

Timber shows steel
15 November, 2003
Architects and construction professionals were given a run-down on the attributes of wood as a modern construction material at Time for Timber 2003

Bills leaves FC empowered
01 November, 2003
After eight years as director-general of the Forestry Commission, David Bills is moving on. In an interview with Ian Martin, he looks back at developments within the British timber sector during that time

Fighting talk
01 November, 2003
Shut the gate and let the crop blow down, or stand up and fight? The growing sector faces various challenges, not least low prices, but the opportunities are brighter. Jane Karthaus, communications director of the Forestry & Timber Association reports

Prices increases put UK sector in better shape
20 September, 2003
The home-grown sector is in more buoyant mood but modest price rises have been offset by price reductions for co-products and small roundwood

Russia identifies growth in certification and processing
26 July, 2003
Russia is trying to develop certification and value-added products for its export markets

Forest Enterprise's central marketing role lost to devolution
14 June, 2003
The devolution of the Forestry Commission – and the lack of emphasis on demand – is worrying industry figures

Centre forward
31 May, 2003
Napier University's Centre for Timber Engineering has its infrastructure in place and expects its first undergraduates this autumn

The DIY way
22 March, 2003
The DIY retailers have arguably set the pace in selling eco-labelled timber and wood products

European winter dulls demand for Asian material
25 January, 2003
The market for products from the Far East is slow but producers are hoping for better prices by the end of the first quarter

Well managed
11 January, 2003
As consultant Rupert Oliver explains, forest management undertaken in the US ensures that the resource is not only sustainable but thriving

Sawn production rises and trend remains positive
11 January, 2003
The market for sawn softwood produced strong results during the first nine months of last year and some of Sweden's largest players expect the good fortune to continue