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Business as usual
16 December, 2006
Finland's timber industry is restructuring, but it remains committed to its UK business

Reindeer rights
16 December, 2006
While harvesting levels have been reduced in Upper Lapland, recent research maintains that reindeer herding should not take precedence over other livelihoods. Kai Lintunen of the Finnish Forest Association reports

Reduced demand forces sawmill layoffs
11 December, 2006
Falling demand for timber is forcing many sawmills in the US to cut production hours and lay off workers.

Trade warned to check PNG claims
25 November, 2006
The industry has been warned to be on the lookout for timber from Papua New Guinea (PNG) with chain of custody documentation but wrongly claimed to be sustainably and legally sourced.

UPM expands seedling production
17 November, 2006
UPM is expanding seedling production to ensure the supply of seedlings to its forests and those of its forest service customers.

Industry restructures to improve competitiveness
28 October, 2006
Finland's big forest products companies are restructuring to redress the imbalance between production and profitability

Wood energy
14 October, 2006
There was plenty of enthusiasm for timber at this year's 100% Detail

Growing appeal
14 October, 2006
David Castle trod the walkways of GLEE and discovered that timber is still a main contender in the garden products sector

Arnold Laver hits record month
20 September, 2006
A record £2m of sales in just one month has been notched up at timber merchant Arnold Laver's Mosborough site.

Informing the informers
16 September, 2006
As part of its promotional campaign, wood for good hosts educational trips for journalists

UPM plans forestry work restructure
12 September, 2006
A restructuring of forestry work to improve cost-efficiency is planned by UPM.

Canada Wood opens Korea office
07 September, 2006
Natural Resources Canada (NRC) has opened its first Canada Wood office in Seoul.

Federal judge rejects Bush plan
26 August, 2006
A Bush administration plan to allow logging inside California's Giant Sequoia National Monument has been rejected by a federal judge.

USNR buys Inovec
17 August, 2006
USNR, the US-based manufacturer of machinery and control systems for the wood processing industry, has acquired fellow American company Inovec.

TimberCheck wins UKAS accreditation
08 August, 2006
TimberCheck (Forestry Certification) Ltd has received UKAS accreditation enabling it to offer Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) chain of custody certification for any size of business around the world.

Howie's 13m sawmill set to boost production
05 August, 2006
Howie Forest Products says that the new state-of-the-art sawmill at its Dalbeattie site is on schedule for completion by the autumn.

Watchdog show on wrong scent
22 July, 2006

Canadian highlighter
22 July, 2006
Louise Rousseau at the Canadian High Commission talks to Keith Fryer