Search Results: 'Forest Service'

Woodmex does the business
07 December, 2002
The UK's leading wood machinery show reports strong attendance and a morale-boosting level of orders and enquiries for exhibitors

Changing times
23 November, 2002
AssiDomän Timber is going through a period of rationalisation but as changes are introduced, it is also aware of its responsibility to Sweden's sawmilling industry as a whole

Timber on the level
14 September, 2002
Somerlap Forest Products offers a wide range of garden products, concentrating on the quality end of the market. Keren Fallwell reports

Reaching for the sky
14 September, 2002
After only two years Decks Direct has already made an impression at the top end of the market. Rosemary Urquhart reports

Rationalisation continues
17 August, 2002
While Swedish sawmills are changing hands, the market for sawn timber remains stable

Timbmet gets Progressive
05 August, 2002
Timbmet Group says that its new business software from Progressive Solutions will make a positive impact on the bottom line

Independent thinking
24 June, 2002
Forestry consultant Felix Karthaus of AS Festforest, the Estonian and Latvian forest investment management company, compares forestry practices and property ownership in the two countries

Puhos Board plays its chips right
25 May, 2002
Puhos Board has protected its share of the chipboard market by adding value and developing a range of flooring solutions. Sally Spencer reports

Rejuvenation and regeneration
13 May, 2002
Bulk packs and veneered MDF show how Atkins &Cripps is being reinvented under Coastal Lumber's ownership. But the hardwood specialist is not abandoning its roots, as Mick Whitworth discovers

Russian production declines
07 May, 2002
In 2001 production rose by 2.6% but any sustained growth in the Russian timber industry depends on attracting foreign investment

Cut in the middle man
01 May, 2002
Perhaps the biggest challenge the independent merchant faces is competing with the massive buying power of the nationals. But, as Sally Spencer reports, buying societies can provide the solution

Port of Blyth spirit
16 March, 2002
Timber and panel products represents one of the fastest growing business areas for Port of Blyth, making up for the loss of much of its traditional paper trade

Making a mark in the UK
16 March, 2002
Swedish shipper Ahlmark Lines has been increasing the frequency of its timber shipments to the UK. Captain Peter Foster, the manager of the company's new UK office, outlines operations

Changing with the times
16 March, 2002
Despite the balance of Port of Tilbury's trade transferring to paper and board in recent years, it remains an important player in the UK timber trade. Eddie Goodwin, the port's commercial division director, gives an update on timber operations

Mann Lines keeps ro-ro-ing on
16 March, 2002
Harwich-based Mann Lines is a great believer in the benefits afforded by transporting timber and wood products by ro-ro service. Company director Bill Binks gives an update of the company's progress

Masters of the fleet
16 March, 2002
Scotline, the single largest shipper of Swedish sawn timber to the UK, has been busy in the past year adding to its fleet and investing heavily in terminal facilities

JELD-WEN aims to be first in joinery
02 March, 2002
More than two years have passed since JELD-WEN bought Rugby Joinery UK Ltd.

Waiting for the wall of wood
23 February, 2002
Scottish sawmills are geared up to deal with the 'wall of wood' forecast to emerge from forests north of the border.

Cluster musters
26 January, 2002
The Scottish Forest Industries Cluster was established to foster collaboration between different sectors of the forest industry and forge links with the wider community. As Ian Martin reports, the organisation has made sound progress in its first year

Russia grows but still needs better technology
26 January, 2002
Russia's forest products industry grew by 2% last year but an urgent need for new wood processing machinery could compromise future growth