Search Results: 'Forest Research'

New markets for Welsh wood
14 December, 2012
Home-grown timber is being used in a UK Brettstapel timber build project for the first time.

CLT project over to industry
12 November, 2012
The baton for a project to make cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the UK out of home-grown softwood is ready to be passed from the researchers to prospective manufacturers.

Hungary makes bid for PEFC certification
08 November, 2012
Hungary has become one of the last remaining European countries with a significant share of private forest owners to develop a national forest certification scheme.

Ash disease action stepped up
26 October, 2012
Action to tackle a dangerous ash tree disease has been stepped up following the first confirmed cases in natural woodland.

European forest and wood bodies strengthen ties
25 October, 2012
Europe’s leading forest, forest products and timber organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen their ties and step up lobbying on behalf of their members.

Lesser-known tropical species research continues
10 September, 2012
A research project backed by FSC and tropical hardwood importers is aiming to identify lesser-known FSC-certified timber species for sale on the European market.

Games Maker role “very special”
21 August, 2012
Two weeks as a London Olympics Games Maker was a “very special experience” for timber industry consultant Geoff Rhodes.

New oak death variant increases alarm
20 July, 2012
The discovery of a fourth variant of the fungal pathogen Phytophthora ramorum,which is killing a wide variety of trees and plants worldwide, has increased concerns over its spread, virulence and ability to adapt.

Finnish forests’ timber volume rises
04 July, 2012
The volume of wood in Finnish forests has increased to its highest level in recorded history, according a new report.

Sino-Forest sues Muddy Waters for defamation
04 April, 2012

Richard Chandler appoints team for Sino-Forest restructure
03 April, 2012

Call for collective action
18 February, 2012
Rob Simpson, managing director of SCA Timber Supply, says the industry should work towards a more resource-efficient, sustainable product offering

Sarawak could lead Malaysia's furniture exports
16 February, 2012

Commission confirms another serious tree disease
13 February, 2012

Australia must tighten laws on illegal timber imports, senate told
08 February, 2012

Large diameter tree volumes grow in Finland
31 January, 2012