Search Results: 'Forest Service'

Buyers' birthday
15 December, 2001
The WWF 95+ Group, the first buyers' group in the world, celebrated its first decade in business last month.

The bespoken word
15 December, 2001
Koskisen remains a major player amid formidable competition from Finnish forest product giants by working closely with its clients to customise product developments.

Smart thinking
15 December, 2001
SCA has developed a range of strategies to create long-term profitability in a European market still characterised by oversupply.

Murray's law
01 December, 2001
Murray Timber Products has a different philosophy on the Irish market.

Industry remains optimistic
17 November, 2001
With a decline in demand and increasing pressure on prices, the anticipated slowdown in Ireland's timber markets seems to be taking hold

Beam up that business, Scotty!
03 November, 2001
Linking the value chain and 'beaming' business back along it are becoming crucial to business success.

Warm glow of summer fades
20 October, 2001
The fencing sector is expecting to slow as the year draws to a close and the pallet sector is suffering the effects of a decline in manufacturing

Working wood worldwide
13 October, 2001
Weinig's dual focus is solid wood machines and customers' needs. Mike Jeffree visited its base in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany

Vertical take-off
29 September, 2001
Latvia's timber industry is moving towards vertical integration and the furniture sector is seeing strong growth

A day in the life of Port of Hull
15 September, 2001
Keith Fryer checks out Associated British Ports' Hull operation

Exposing our credentials
01 September, 2001
From Fresh Breath Week to the Festival of Science: there's hot competition for the public's attention. How can timber and wood products gain a fair share of positive coverage? Camilla Hair of SCA Timber reveals how messages reach their targets in other sectors

Back to basics
25 August, 2001
SCA – the Swedish Cellulose Company – was born in 1929 out of a recession which saw many of Sweden's sawmills go bankrupt. Today it is the world's biggest purchaser of pulp. SCA Timber plays a vital role in feeding the pulp mills – but it is developing its own position too.

Estate management
11 August, 2001
When Coillte evolved from Ireland's Forest Service 11 years ago it was given the country's forest estate – and a commercial mandate.

Enterprising Ireland
07 July, 2001
Ireland's timber industry is enjoying a new level of co-operation. Keren Fallwell reports on two of the organisations that are involved

Fencing enjoys a revival
07 July, 2001
The weather is at last smiling on the fencing sector but it is a different story for pallets, where players can't move prices or stock because of oversupply

A&J Scott rises to Baltic challenge
12 May, 2001
By investing in people and machinery, home-grown merchant, sawmiller and pallet manufacturer A&J Scott aims to beat off competition.

Linking the chain
05 May, 2001
Partnering, for so long a buzzword in construction, can bring benefits to the timber industry. Ian Martin reports on Euroforest's 'wood-link' initiative

Grange clocks up the miles
17 March, 2001
As one of the country's market leaders in garden products, Grange Fencing is gearing up for Easter's gardening frenzy.

Community service
10 March, 2001
England's community forests are an invaluable asset for recreation and wildlife – and a potential source for locally grown timber.

Wood goes Off-road
03 March, 2001
Initiatives to get freight off Scotland’s roads through the use of ports and shipping and rail networks are gathering pace and the timber industry has been quick to react to the opportunities created.