Search Results: 'Forestry Commission'

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

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.

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