Search Results: 'Hoppings'

London Softwood Club goes from strength to strength
08 March, 2024
The president of popular London timber trade body the London Softwood Club has told the annual AGM that the club is going “from strength to strength”.

Independent Builders Merchants Group launches ‘cost of living package’
20 December, 2022
One of the largest groups of independent builders merchant in the UK, with in excess of 170 branches throughout the south of England, has launched a comprehensive cost of living support package for its employees.

IBMG’s Stamco Timber acquires Hoppings
07 April, 2022
Following the retirement of its chairman, Charles Hopping, after more than 45 years with the company, Hoppings Softwood Products has been acquired by Independent Builders Merchant Group’s (IBMG) timber division, Stamco Timber.

Decking popularity rockets
30 April, 2021
A nation in lockdown in 2020 turned to garden improvement projects and deckingdemand soared, reports the Timber Decking & Cladding Association

Building futures
21 April, 2020
Futurebuild 2020 had the subject of climate emergency as its theme. Simon Hastelow reports

Higher specs for decks
30 March, 2020
Janet Sycamore from the TDCA explains how the specification for deck substructures is changing and why it will mean better performance for timber decking

Future perfect
27 February, 2020
This year’s Futurebuild will have a strong focus on the role building materials can play in the climate change debate

Present Problems, Positive Prospects
19 December, 2019
Insect pest, storm damage and over production are impacting the softwood sector, but soaring global housing demand presents exciting opportunity. Mike Jeffree reports from the International Softwood Conference 2019

Building for the future
23 April, 2019
Futurebuild was quiet but still productive. Sally Spencer reports

Competition rules
20 March, 2019
Janet Sycamore, director of operations at the Timber Decking and Cladding Association (TDCA) highlights the current trends and new materials available to the decking market

Back to the futurebuild
12 February, 2019
The Futurebuild exhibition and conference programme takes place next month

Timber showtime
22 November, 2018
New products and investments were among the highlights at this year’s Timber Expo, reports Stephen Powney

LSC celebrates 70 years
30 October, 2018
October’s lunch at the Charing Cross Hotel was held as a celebration of 70 years of the London Softwood Club.

The show will go on
25 April, 2018
Some would say this year’s Ecobuild was small but perfectly formed. Sally Spencer reports

Best of Both Worlds
21 March, 2018
Plastic has long been viewed as one of timber’s enemies in the fight for sales of building products.

Softwood in tune and on trend
22 November, 2017
The International Softwood Conference highlighted primarily positive trends for the softwood sector around the globe, with demand growing and new applications taking root. Mike Jeffree reports

Timber makes its case
22 November, 2017
The UKCW juggernaut drove in to Birmingham NEC in early October to present a comprehensive range of building products and solutions before a UK professional construction sector audience, reports Stephen Powney

The International Softwood Conference: A View from the Outside
20 October, 2017
This year’s International Softwood Conference, held in Hamburg in early October, highlighted growing softwood output, but also rising demand in key markets worldwide, reports Charles Hopping, chairman of Hoppings Softwood Products and ISC speaker

The International Softwood Conference: A View from the Outside
20 October, 2017
This year’s International Softwood Conference, held in Hamburg in early October, highlighted growing softwood output, but also rising demand in key markets worldwide, reports Charles Hopping, chairman of Hoppings Softwood Products and ISC speaker

Timber expo gears up
20 September, 2017
The UK’s largest construction show – UK Construction Week – featuring Timber Expo prepares to open its doors once again