Search Results: 'Forest Service'

Councils sign the pledge
10 December, 2012
WWF-UK Global Forest & Trade Network co-ordinator James Horne reports on a campaign to improve local authorities’ timber procurement policies

At the crossroads
29 November, 2012
As Confor’s recent conference highlighted, 2012 was a landmark year for England’s forests and all eyes are on Defra as we await its response to the Independent Panel on Forestry. Sally Spencer reports

Gardeners’ world
13 October, 2012
Exhibitors at this year’s Glee showcased a raft of new products and customer service developments. Sally Spencer reports

Frame Wise house showcases timber systems
13 October, 2012
The biggest timber structure on display – Frame Wise’s Show House – was a dynamic hub at the exhibition, showcasing various timber build systems, hosting seminars and networkingforums for buyers.

Governments and green woods
29 September, 2012
Governments are increasingly taking a leading role in controlling the international trade in wood products but, according to wood industry consultant Michael Buckley, they need to do much more than that

Logistics move with the times
18 August, 2012
Portcentric logistics reduce the handling and transport of goods. Richard Newbold of The Logistics Terminal explains

Fit for purpose
04 August, 2012
With softwood output standing at around 8 million m3 per year, France is a major producer ofconstruction timber for the export market

Home-grown and growing
26 May, 2012
The British timber sector’s market share is growing but there are plenty of challenges along with the opportunities ahead. Stuart Goodall, chief executive of Confor, reports

Seeing the wood for the trees
31 March, 2012
Treemetrics has developed forest measurement technology to bring lean manufacturing to the wood supply chain