Search Results: 'Forest Service'

From tropical surge to slowdown?
22 December, 2022
After a strong start to 2022, deteriorating market conditions threaten to slow the UK tropical timber trade. That’s according to latest reports from Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence (www.forestindustries.info) for the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s market information service (www.itto.int), of which the following is a summary

Metsa group announces collaboration with CollectiveCrunch
20 December, 2022
Metsä Group has announced a collaboration with CollectiveCrunch, the creator of Linda Forest software solutions that provide forest inventories and climate analyses to global clients, to provide the first continuous monitoring service for damage detection in forestry.

Down but not out
20 December, 2022
It’s certainly been a year of two halves for Ireland’s timber sector, with the gains of early 2022 being eroded by falling demand. Sally Spencer reports

Headwinds fail to blow Scotline off course
18 October, 2022
Times may be challenging, but the leading timber and forest products shipper has maintained investment and development. Mike Jeffree reports

Creeksea upgrades
18 October, 2022
The long-established forest products port called in a team of international experts to boost throughput and profitability. Mike Jeffree reports

ABP sharpens forest products focus
18 October, 2022
The port group continues to develop its timber handling capacity and capabilities. Mike Jeffree reports

BSW Group invests £4m into new nursery facility
17 October, 2022
Maelor Forest Nurseries, the UK’s largest commercial tree nursery and a member of BSW Group, has invested £4m into a new 25,000 m2 mini-plug production facility.

New RFS president warns of challenges ahead
06 October, 2022
The Royal Forestry Society’s new president Ben Herbert is speaking from experience as he warns time is not on the side of all those who love forests.

Busman’s holiday for Irish foresters
29 August, 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) north region team played host to a group of foresters from Ireland who were on a two day fact-finding trip to share expertise on various aspects of modern forestry.

Thank you for the glulam
24 August, 2022
The demountable Abba Arena in London is a masterpiece of hybrid engineered timber and steel construction and a building for our increasingly over-heated times, writes TTJ consultant editor Mike Jeffree

Thank you for the glulam
24 August, 2022
The demountable Abba Arena in London is a masterpiece of hybrid engineered timber and steel construction and a building for our increasingly over-heated times, writes TTJ consultant editor Mike Jeffree

HomeGrownCabin takes shape
24 May, 2022
The HomeGrownCabin, the latest in the Grown in Britain research and development programme has been taking shape at the Birling Estate.

Business Blossoms
08 April, 2022
The garden products sector has continued to benefit from the new stay-at-home culture. Sally Spencer reports

Healthy Demand Meets Supply Stress
08 April, 2022
UK hardwood sales may be ‘normalising’, but importers say the challenge ahead will be getting hold of timber. Mike Jeffree reports

New acquisition for Premier Forest Products
04 April, 2022
Newport-based timber importer Premier Forest Products has announced the completion of a deal to acquire fellow South Wales timber company Monmouthshire Timber Supplies.

Seacon (SG) re-establishes base at Port of Garston
17 February, 2022
Associated British Ports (ABP) is supporting Seacon (SG) re-establish its northern base at the Port of Garston. Seacon (SG), a UK port based terminal operator specialising in the handling of forest products, was originally founded in Garston in 1983 under the name Stanton Grove.

Appliance of science
04 February, 2022
Mike Jeffree reports on World Forest ID, a project to establish a global timber traceability system

Auspicious year for trees and forestry
04 February, 2022
Delegates at the annual Forestry Conference heard how government policy and public support are aligned when it comes to planting more trees. Sally Spencer reports

2022 What lies ahead?
04 February, 2022
The tumult of 2020 was followed by an equally unpredictable 2021, but what will this year bring? TTJ asked key players in the industry how they think the year may play out

Mass timber conference to take place in April
13 January, 2022
MOD X is joining Forest Business Network and WoodWorks as a conference partner at the 2022 International Mass Timber Conference (IMTC) to promote modular, offsite construction.