Search Results: 'Forestry Commission'

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 good, the bad and the uncertain
01 December, 2001
In the long-term, there is potential for growth and success for the British timber industry but, in the short term, it is faced with high log prices, competition from lower priced imports and the increased use of recycled fibre

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

Fresh impetus for Russwood
22 September, 2001
A Scottish Executive study into the historical precedents and future use of timber cladding on buildings could prove lucrative for Russwood Joinery Products.

Exchange rates give industry a pounding
15 September, 2001
The strength of sterling combined with a weak euro and Swedish krona mean the British timber industry is again facing stiff competition from imports

Industry performance strengthens in Norway
04 August, 2001
The timber industry is starting to bounce back after a wobbly start to the year and, building on this strength, it is launching a promotion campaign

Industry squeezed from all sides
23 June, 2001
Still suffering from the impact of months of bad weather and the foot and mouth crisis, the British timber industry is now facing intensifying competition from Sweden and the Baltics.

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.

Global warning
24 March, 2001
Climate change could have a dramatic effect on forestry in Britain. Tim Rayden and Nick Brown of the Oxford Forestry Institute explain

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.

From Plymouth to TROON
17 February, 2001
Associated British Ports (ABP) is the UK's leading ports business, handling around a quarter of the country's seaborne trade, and the business is growing. ABP's corporate communications assistant, David Cocke, gives a rundown on some of the company's operations nationwide and the investments it has made to attract the timber trade

Weather and low prices dent confidence
10 February, 2001
Swedish suppliers who once complained that Baltic mills were too cheap, are now pulling the market down, and Latvian producers in particular are following suit. But many UK importers feel that, far from generating extra demand, the price cuts will devalue the product further