Search Results: 'Forestry Commission'

Research focuses on British timber
18 December, 2010
Peter Wilson outlines new research that will benefit the home-grown resource

New vehicle for two-way global trade traffic
13 November, 2010
Malaysia’s new Global WoodMart exhibition lived up to its billing as an international buying and selling platform

Avoiding a biomass battle
13 November, 2010
Gordon Watts, woodfuel programme manager at CO2Sense, discusses how woodfuel and wood-based panels can be complementary rather than competing markets

Civic success at the Wood Awards
30 October, 2010
The Stoke Newington Town Hall conservation and restoration project won Gold at this year’s Wood Awards

Timber can cut through the greenwash
30 October, 2010
The carbon agenda provides an opportunity for timber, says Dr Ed Suttie, BRE director of timber

BSW donates timber to red squirrel project
23 October, 2010

Under new ownership
16 October, 2010
The acquisition of two of Germany’s largest sawmills by Ilim has changed the sawmilling landscape

Ports provide safe haven for timber
10 July, 2010
The recession hit imports but now UK ports are investing in timber handling, ready for the upturn

Judgement day approaches
10 July, 2010
The Wood Awards shortlist has just been announced and 27 very different projects are now in the frame for a trophy. TTJ takes a look at just a handful of the shortlisted entries

A double-edged sword
29 May, 2010
While ConFor recognises the benefits of wood energy to the forest contracting and harvesting sector, it has concerns that demand will overwhelm supply. ConFor’s chief executive Stuart Goodall reports

Keeping up the pace
29 May, 2010
Keith Ainslie talks to Anne McDonald about running, flying and a career in timber

Boiling up savings from waste
29 May, 2010
With wood-fuelled boilers “selling like hot cakes” the sector is on a strong growth curve

Forester gains A1 award
26 May, 2010

Law and disorder
01 May, 2010
EU deliberations on new legislation to combat the illegal timber trade have been complex and convoluted. But, says Timber Trade Federation head of sustainability Rachel Butler, the end just may be in sight

British mills enjoy strong demand
17 April, 2010
After a snow-disrupted start to the year, British-grown timber production is on a high

Forestry Commission apprentice wins Trees and Timber Learner of the Year
29 March, 2010

Carbon value of solid wood must be recognised
20 February, 2010
Solid wood offers great benefits for a low-carbon economy