Search Results: 'Institute of Wood Science'

Confor Awards celebrate leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry
14 March, 2024
Confor announced the winners of the Confor Awards 2024 as part of a ceremony at Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh on March 12.

Peter Kershaw retires from NYTimber
09 February, 2024
After a 60-year career in timber Peter Kershaw, of North Yorkshire-headquartered timber merchants NYTimber, has retired.

Gary Kerr becomes QJF editor
19 April, 2023
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has announced that Gary Kerr is the new commissioning editor for the Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF).

Leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry recognised at biggest-ever Confor Awards Dinner
09 March, 2023
Confor announced the winners of the Confor Awards 2023 as part of a ceremony at Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh on February 28.

TDUK moves to set skills agenda for timber design and construction
06 July, 2022
Timber Development UK (TDUK) has signed a strategic partnership with Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) and the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to improve knowledge and skills in timber design and construction.

John Park retires
04 March, 2022
John Park, manager of Canada Wood UK and a board member and immediate past chairman of the Wood Technology Society (WTS) is retiring at the end of March.

International wood manifesto to publish prior to COP26
27 October, 2021
The European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois) and the European Organistion of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) are to launch a joint international wood manifesto prior to COP26.

Stora Enso announces regenerative goals
26 October, 2021
Stora Enso has declared its ambition to offer 100% regenerative products and solutions by 2050.

Obituary – Bill Keating
18 May, 2021
The Wood Technology Group is sad to announce that Bill Keating recently passed away at the age of 93. He was an honorary FIMMM.

Obituary – David Woodbridge
24 August, 2020
David Woodbridge passed away on August 6, aged 84.

UK timber evangelist Terence Mallinson dies aged 90
18 December, 2019
One of the UK timber industry’s best-known individuals – Terence Mallinson – has died at the age of 90.

Obituary – Tony Hall
15 July, 2018
It is with great sadness that the Hall family announce the death of Anthony Brian Hall, better known as Tony.

WTS to stage Timber 2018 conference
06 April, 2018
The Wood Technology Society (WTS) is organising Timber 2018, a conference for the UK timber industry, presenting the latest trends and emerging research in timber, wood science and related fields.

Hodge joins Lonza Wood Protection
11 August, 2014
Lonza Wood Protection has appointed Andy Hodge as marketing director for its European, Middle East and African region.

Impressive grade 'A' for Woodexperts Associate
09 August, 2014
Simon Brock, an Associate with TFT Woodexperts Ltd, has managed a very rare achievement in the recent Wood Technology Society (WTS) Certificate Examinations, by attaining grade A. This extraordinarily high mark has not been seen since the IOM3 (The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining) absorbed the former Institute of Wood Science (IWSc) a few years ago.

Obituary – Steve Jones
14 March, 2012

Accsys Technologies appoints new marketing manager
07 September, 2011

Forest Products Research Institute appoints new chair
04 August, 2011

Coulson makes repeat appearance on Radio 4
15 July, 2011

Weyerhaeuser expands European team
24 January, 2011