Search Results: 'Forest Service'

Price over patriotism
20 September, 2017
Processors of British-grown timber are keen to take advantage of currency exchange rates and to invest in capacity and value adding. Sally Spencer reports

From boat yard To timber yard
24 August, 2017
Richard Bagnall didn’t set out to spend his working life in the timber trade, but a temporary stintrunning Robbins Timber in the mid-80s turned into a much-loved career. Sally Spencer reports

Södra Expands UK Possibilities
20 June, 2017
Södra’s Värö site is a true giant of the Swedish sawmilling industry, with around half of its production destined for the UK market. Stephen Powney talks to Södra Wood’s management at the mill

Flying the Flag
22 May, 2017
With so much talk about Brexit and the need for UK manufacturing to make the most of the global market after coming out of Europe, TTJ went in search of a successful British timbersector company with a global reach. Stephen Powney talks to Stenner Ltd

A new take on sustainability
22 May, 2017
US hardwood is now backed with a comprehensive set of data and systems to providelegality and sustainability assurance, without certification. Rupert Oliver reports

When wood science is used for the wrong reason!
22 May, 2017
Wood Technology Society chairman John Park shares his frustration at certain sustainability messaging in the industry which doesn’t help the cause of wood

LHC turns 80
21 April, 2017
The monthly Face to Face feature takes on a different form this month as the focus is not on a person but on an institution in the timber trade – the long-established London Hardwood Club (LHC) which turns 80 this year. Stephen Powney reports

Wood plastic composites
20 April, 2017
Wood plastic composite products are increasingly being tipped for market growth. Morwenna Spear of Bangor University’s BioComposites Centre takes a look at the material

How does your garden grow?
20 March, 2017
The garden products sector is gearing up for the spring season and reports that demand is already good. Sally Spencer reports

Spread the word
25 January, 2017
Plaut International has been involved in trading with Indonesia since the early 1980s.MD John Yates refl ects on the FLEGT-licensing success

Political Progress
25 January, 2017
Margaret Ritchie is one of a number of MPs involved in the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Timber Industries and she believes the sector has big growth potential. Stephen Powney talks to her