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Travis Perkins joins TDUK
19 April, 2024
Travis Perkins is celebrating its 20th consecutive year of certification of timber chain of custody and has also recently joined Timber Development UK (TDUK).

Confor Awards celebrate leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry
14 March, 2024
Confor announced the winners of the Confor Awards 2024 as part of a ceremony at Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh on March 12.

Arauco selects Opturion for forestry supply chain optimisation
12 March, 2024
Opturion, a leading supply chain optimisation company, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by global forest products company Arauco. This contract marks a significant milestone for Opturion and reinforces its commitment to working with innovative customers to increase productivity and efficiency.

Duo of appointments at Premier
01 March, 2024
Premier Forest Products has appointed a new branch manager and sales executive at its site in Langley, Berkshire.

Kronospan to buy Roseburg’s Simsboro particleboard plant
16 November, 2023
Kronospan has announced plans to buy Roseburg Forest Products’ Simsboro, LA, particleboard facility.

Premier Forest Products acquires fire door manufacturer
02 November, 2023
Premier Forest Products has announced the acquisition of specialist fire door manufacturing business Paul White Ironmongery, Doors, and Fixings (PWIDF).

Valmet and Metsä Group to develop joint sustainability model
01 November, 2023
Valmet and Metsä Group are jointly developing a comprehensive operating model to ensure sustainability in technology and maintenance investments.

Mon Timber celebrates series of high level appointments
13 September, 2023
Mon Timber has appointed a series of new branch managers across its Newport, Cardiff and Crumlin sites.

Trimble launches cloud-based log inventory and management system for forestry
16 August, 2023
US-based Trimble has announced the launch of LIMS PRO, a new cloud-hosted version of its widely used log inventory and management system (LIMS) to manage sawmill raw material procurement.

AI and IoT future game changers for the forestry industry
12 June, 2023
Open sharing of information about forests is of great importance in order to protect the climate and preserve biodiversity. Currently, Sweden’s Linnaeus University is running the Forest 4.0 initiative, an excellence centre for the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) in the forestry sector in Lithuania. The goal is to develop innovative solutions that encompass the entire process of modern forestry.

Mercer International grows its mass timber ambitions in North America
05 June, 2023
Mercer International Inc has cemented its position as a leading mass timber construction provider in North America by receiving court approval to acquire substantially all of Structurlam’s assets.

Leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry recognised at biggest-ever Confor Awards Dinner
09 March, 2023
Confor announced the winners of the Confor Awards 2023 as part of a ceremony at Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh on February 28.

Premier continues to grow team
08 February, 2023
Premier Forest Products has made a key new appointment in Wales as it continues to expand its product range.

Premier Forest Products acquires Decorpanel
02 February, 2023
Premier Forest Products has hit the acquisition trail again, this time with the purchase of the Decorpanel panel processing business in Tyne and Wear.

BSW Group position strengthened during 2022
01 February, 2023
Binderholz GmbH, which acquired BSW Group in 2021, has reaffirmed its commitment to its UK operations after supporting several major investments into the company over the course of 2022.

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.

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.

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.