Search Results: 'Forest Research'

Investment focuses on forest sector
24 April, 2023
Private equity is increasingly looking for green investment opportunities. That includes development of exciting new low environmental impact wood-based materials, writes Sampsa Auvinen, CEI-Bois chairman and advisory board chair of the new United Bankers Forest Industry Green Growth fund

Physical event planned for 25th anniversary TTJ Awards
15 June, 2021
It’s heartening to see signs of normal life resuming once again. Meeting up with others following the easing of pandemic restrictions has been a welcome relief after what has seemed like a long winter and springtime. I don’t know about you but it seemed like I had exhausted my narrow list of Covid-safe things to do.

Tech immerses customers in sustainable forestry
24 February, 2021
More than ever, the timber sector needs to communicate the benefits of sustainable forest management – Södra is doing it in virtual 3D, writes sales director Nigel Buckley-Ryan

Climate change debate intensifies
25 February, 2020
Climate change is ratcheting up the agenda and we’re hearing more talk about it from ordinary traders now.

Catching the green deal wave
28 January, 2020
European woodworking industries must work together to support and capitalise on development of a new low environmental impact economic model, says Patrizio Antonicoli, secretary-general of the European Woodworking Industries Confederation – CEI Bois

Due Diligence: Not Always an Exact Science
23 October, 2019
Due diligence is a continuous process, says Xiao Ma, sustainability manager at the Timber Trade Federation

Challenging times call for cohesive action
27 August, 2018
Faced with accelerating change on multiple fronts, the forestry and timber supply chain needs to take responsibility for its own future”and get even more involved in the decision making processes shaping its destiny, writes Confor chief executive Stuart Goodall

Wood - but not as we know it
26 February, 2018
Species, specification and application – all need to be rethought to ensure timber fulfill its promise as the material of the future, writes Dan Ridley-Ellis, head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology

Celebrating opportunity
20 July, 2017
The Grown in Britain campaign is celebrating its fourth anniversary and has made progress on its mission to promote British timber, says its CEO Dougal Driver

FLEGT licensing a step nearer
20 May, 2016
It’s been a long time waiting but finally it looks like we will be shortly seeing the first FLEGT licensed timber exports coming to the UK.

Pallets and panels
25 November, 2015
It’s been a case of pallets and panels just recently, as several important annual events in these sectors take place in the UK and Ireland.

Ash dieback – The phoney war is over
20 July, 2015
In some parts of the country reports of the threat posed by Ash dieback seemed exaggerated. But now, says English Woodlands Timber managing director Tom Compton, it’s spread far and wide. And it’s serious.

CTI’s key role
20 June, 2015
The new Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) can help timber play a central role in a low carbon future, says TTF chief executive David Lennan.

Growing the Global hardwood pie
20 May, 2015
To maintain momentum in a constantly evolving global market, the US hardwood sector must follow a truly globalized promotional strategy, says American Hardwood Export Council executive director Mike Snow

Addressing the knowledge gap
20 March, 2015
Geoff Rhodes, industry consultant and chair of the advisory board of the Forest Products Research Institute, says Napier University is addressing the timber knowledge gap in architectural and engineering students

Investment and Involvement
14 October, 2014
Dougal Driver, chief executive of the Grown in Britain campaign, explains the benefits of investing in British woodlands and forest businesses

Research funds needed for timber
14 December, 2013
More timber research is needed to strengthen wood’s position among construction materials, says Richard Harris, professor of timber engineering at the University of Bath

An environmental strategy
02 December, 2013
Accurate, verifiable data helps to differentiate green credentials from greenwash, says David Venables, European director of the American Hardwood Export Council.

Tropical timber purchases sustain forests
24 August, 2013
Our purchasing decisions will help to determine the future of tropical forests, says Bob Johnston, executive director of the Tropical Forest Foundation

Delivering data delivers sales
23 March, 2013
Stout shoes and stamina are what's needed on a TRADA Ecobuild tour.