Search Results: 'Forestry Commission'

EPDs, LCAs and the big panda
24 November, 2011
Illegal timber regulation, the emergence of new powers in wood consumption and processing and the need to market on an increasingly global basis are just some of the things on the agenda for US hardwoods. Mike Jeffree reports from the 2011 American Hardwood Export Council European Convention in Warsaw

Business levels flatten but optimism remains
12 November, 2011
The summer slowdown seems to have turned into an autumn slowdown but British sawmills are keeping busy and retaining market share

Rothschild takes away the Gold
15 October, 2011
The Rothschild Foundation won the top prize at the Wood Awards, held this year at Timber Expo

Napier showcases first UK-grown and produced CLT
15 October, 2011

Home produce
06 August, 2011
Research by Edinburgh Napier University may well result in cross-laminated timber being produced in the UK, from UK-grown timber

On their marks
09 July, 2011
The Wood Awards shortlist has been announced and 30 very different projects around the country are preparing for a visit from the judges. TTJ takes a look at just a handful of the shortlisted entries

Environmental issues
11 June, 2011
Will environmental issues be a burden or a benefit for the industry in the next five years?

Supply issues
11 June, 2011
We have a whole new woodfuel sector competing for fibre. Where is it all going to come from and what impact will this demand have on supply and prices?

Regulation role model
14 May, 2011
The EU Timber Regulation means the wood industry is again leading the way in developing responsible procurement practices. Rupert Oliver, of Forest Industries Intelligence, reports

British mills expectant rather than confident for year ahead
05 March, 2011
The British-grown timber sector started the year in fine fettle and is looking forward to strong demand across all product categories

Shedding light on rules and regulations
05 March, 2011
Rachel Butler, head of sustainability at the Timber Trade Federation, and Adam Grant, senior associate at the World Resources Institute in Washington DC, answer key questions on the new EU Illegal Timber Regulation and the US Lacey Act

Right at home
19 February, 2011
Hamish Macleod has devoted his career to the home-grown industry and he wouldn’t have it any other way

Sale of England's public forests is "ludicrous"
05 February, 2011