Search Results: 'Institute of Carpenters'

Ireland bound
19 December, 2023
Geoff Rhodes, independent consultant and former long-serving marketing and sales director at MEDITE looks back 40 years to Medford Corporation’s multi-million dollar investment in the Clonmel factory

Engineered for success
04 February, 2022
Rotho Blaas has made a name for itself in the realm of fixings for engineered timber structures, but it is also widening its range of applications and expanding its footprint in the UK. Stephen Powney spoke to Rotho Blaas’s UK sales area manager and field engineer Stefano Muscoloni

Talking Timber to Welsh students
16 April, 2020
Western Timber Trade Association organises event for students and lecturers to bring their knowledge up to date

Timber training on track
28 January, 2020
The rebirth of the Institute of Carpenters over the past 12 months is focused on bringing industry and education together to train and nurture talent for the future of the UK woodworking sector. Mike Jeffree reports

Show and tell
14 June, 2019
Diversity in wood products was on show to 30 student members of the Institute of Carpenters’ London City Hub during a visit to Arnold Laver, organised by the TTF

Good marketing makes a difference
11 January, 2014
Marketing experts with experience of working with the timber sector for their views on subjects as diverse as awards events, corporate slogans and relationship management

Prize draw
11 July, 2009
This year’s Wood Awards shortlist reveals creative and innovative uses of timber

Inclusive training opportunities
18 April, 2009

Institute of Carpenters exam success
17 March, 2009

A modern twist
11 October, 2008
Last month’s IWSc conference demonstrated how modern technology is being used in both traditional and contemporary timber construction

A need to change
16 February, 2008

A choice material
29 September, 2007
The shortlist for this year’s Wood Awards has just been unveiled

Young blood needed
17 February, 2007

Raising the PR bar
20 January, 2007
Timber Show press officer Martin Pearce was convinced wood needed to raise its profile virtually from the moment he started in the industry

Tackling the big issues together
20 January, 2007

Designing diversity
05 August, 2006
TTJ provides an exclusive preview of some of the entries for this year's Wood Awards

Learning curve
13 May, 2006
There's a growing feeling that timber industry needs to focus more on the demands of creating its future workforce.

Train down the line
04 March, 2006
Product knowledge and selling skills along the supply chain help shape the timber industry's future. So extending timber and wood product training down the line is vital to success. Camilla Hair of SCA Timber Supply reports

Timber treasures
29 October, 2005
The use of timber in construction was celebrated and rewarded in this year's Wood Awards

Push and pull
16 April, 2005
The American Hardwood Export Council continues to target promotional efforts at the trade, but is also increasingly focused on raising awareness of the potential of US hardwoods among specifiers. AHEC European director David Venables reports