Search Results: 'Forest Service'

Covering all options
28 December, 2013
Factory-applied finishes and coatings that combine preservative and decorative functions are finding favour. Robin Meade reports.

Radiata revolution is UK bound
28 December, 2013
New Zealand remanufacturing sawmill, KLC NZ has pushed back the technical boundaries in radiata pine processing, and the UK is one of the target markets for the results. Mike Jeffree reports.

Good, but can still do better
28 December, 2013
Our guest column this week from Julia Young of the WWF Global Forest Trade Network reminded me of an old school report, albeit less abrupt and minus the cruel but fair comment that my total lack of ball skills and co-ordination meant I was being dropped from cricket and football to focus on rugby (England cricket selectors perhaps take note).

Anglo-German trade ties strengthen
02 December, 2013
A shift in the market has made the UK a more attractive destination for German softwood products. Stephen Powney reports

Great Scot-line
02 November, 2013
Timber liner and terminal operator Scotline has developed a strong presence in south-east England. Stephen Powney visits its Rochester operation.

Glee brings in bumper crop
19 October, 2013
This year’s garden and leisure exhibition at the NEC saw buyers and exhibitors in optimistic mood. Sally Spencer reports.

Protecting timber’s name
19 October, 2013
How treated timber can enhance timber’s reputation was the focus for this year’s BASF Wolman conference. Keren Fallwell reports

Ridgeons’ celebrates employee achievements
09 October, 2013
Ridgeons has celebrated employees’ extraordinary achievements in its recognition awards.

Great expectations
05 October, 2013
Improved construction activity has helped boost the health of the UK timber frame sector. Stephen Powney reports

Salvage plans for national forest timber
03 October, 2013
An estimated one billion bd ft of fire-ravaged timber could be salvaged from the Yosemite Rim where fires devastated large areas of Sierra Nevada this summer .

Ridgeons uses acquisitions as springboard for future
19 September, 2013
East Anglian-based timber and builders merchant Ridgeons is predicting renewed activity in the coming months on the back of an improved construction sector and the successful integration of three Build Center branches.

PEFC in tropical push
24 August, 2013
After a slow start, PEFC’s tropical forest certification is building momentum, writes head of projects and development Sarah Price.

Nature build
24 August, 2013
Glulam and timber frame construction feature in Center Parcs’ mammoth new village in Bedfordshire. Stephen Powney sees the build progress at first hand

Cutting costs and carbon
27 July, 2013
Richard Newbold, owner of returnloads.net, says online haulage exchange companies can reduce costs and carbon emissions.

Grown in Britain is growing
13 July, 2013
Tony Hackney, chief executive of BSW Timber, salutes the resurgence of pride in British products

Grown in Britain is growing
13 July, 2013
Tony Hackney, chief executive of BSW Timber, salutes the resurgence of pride in British products

UK debut for automated wood ID tool
13 July, 2013
A new automated system to identify commercial timber was demonstrated in the UK this week in what could provide timber traders with a quick method of checking the source of wood.

Danzer rejects Greenpeace’s EUTR approach
03 July, 2013
A Greenpeace demand for action over an alleged illegally sourced load of wenge logs at a Danzer veneer factory in the Czech Republic has been described as “misleading” by the company.

With merchants in mind
29 June, 2013
SCA Timber is focusing on increasing productivity and on devoting more resources to merchant customers. Camilla Hair, of SCA Timber Supply, reports.

Bright British future
01 June, 2013
The UK’s timber processors are making inroads into market share and, if the commercial forest estate can be protected and expanded, the future looks rosy. Confor chief executive Stuart Goodall reports.