Search Results: 'International Timber'

Cultivating business
29 November, 2012
Ideas dreamt up on holiday often evaporate on the homeward journey but not so for an Austrian man who put his into establishing teak plantations in Costa Rica. Robin Meade reports

Building sustainability
29 November, 2012
Chris Dyson, supply chain director at Carillion, discusses the challenges of enforcing a responsible timber procurement process – and outlines some of the standards his business expects of suppliers

Rethinking the future
29 November, 2012
Stora Enso is a company with an ancient history but a very 21st century future. Eve Dennehy reports

Indonesia’s legality milestone
12 November, 2012
It once topped the world league table of illegal timber suppliers, but Indonesia has taken radical steps to shed that status. Andy Roby, DFID-funded industry adviser in the country, reports on latest significant developments

All Bases covered
12 November, 2012
Lionex says its latest diversification makes it even more of a one-stop hardwood shop. Mike Jeffree reports

The art of making a market
12 November, 2012
Lumin plywood, says producer Weyerhaeuser, is now a UK construction market staple

Plywood rises to EUTR challenge
12 November, 2012
The EU Timber Regulation may cause some disturbance for the tropical plywood trade, but long term it will benefit the sector and its image, according to three leading importers

EUTR - the supplier’s view
12 November, 2012
Tropical timber suppliers still have concerns about the EU Timber Regulation, but they’re working hard to ensure compliance, says Malaysian Timber Council London director Sheam Satkuru-Granzella

Are you sitting sustainably?
12 November, 2012
AHEC’s latest project for the London Design Festival merged design with sustainability. Sally Spencer reports

Testing tropical times
12 November, 2012
According to one supplier, OK is good enough for business in a tropical timber sector facing continuing tough market conditions and major new anti-illegal logging legislation. Mike Jeffree reports

Tackling illegal timber
27 October, 2012
A major conference in Malaysia highlighted both the achievements of anti-illegal timber measures, and trade anxieties around them. Mike Jeffree reports

Two-way trading street
27 October, 2012
The Global WoodMart in Malaysia underlined South-east Asia’s growing significance as a wood importer, as well as a supplier of timber and wood products worldwide. Mike Jeffree reports

Timber Expo visitor numbers increase by 15%
13 October, 2012
As the doors shut on this year’s Timber Expo, organisers reported delight at a provisional 15% growth on visitor numbers.

Smooth passage
29 September, 2012
European hardwoods are likely to face few hurdles when the EU Timber Regulation comes into force in March. Keren Fallwell reports

Governments and green woods
29 September, 2012
Governments are increasingly taking a leading role in controlling the international trade in wood products but, according to wood industry consultant Michael Buckley, they need to do much more than that

TTJ Awards 2012 – The Winners
29 September, 2012
Nick Latham of James Latham proudly displays the 2012 TTJ Timber Trader of the Year Award, presented by guest speaker Nick Hewer.

German engineering aids progress
29 September, 2012
Modern hardwood products from Germany continue to be in high demand in the UK for construction, interior finishing and furniture production. Dr Thorsten Mrosek, CEO of the international marketing platform Wood Germany, reports

A Woodmart for the world
17 September, 2012
Malaysia’s Global Woodmart promises to be bigger, better and more international in 2012. Mike Jeffree reports

Timber Expo: the industry hub
01 September, 2012
The design, structural and sustainability benefits of timber will be explored at Timber Expo where a huge programme of timber-related activity will take place. Event director Loretta Sales reports

Tour de France
04 August, 2012
The French Timber marketing organisation is spreading the word about the depth and diversity of France’s timber resource