Search Results: 'International Timber'

Stronger building market gives ply sector hope
28 December, 2013
UK demand for plywood is improving, buoyed by increasing construction activity. Ian Martin reports

Swedish reassurance to UK over growing timber exports to China
23 December, 2013
Sweden’s sawmilling sector has sought to reassure UK customers about its supply commitments to the British market in the face of growing sawn timber exports to China.

Churchill & Sim marks 200th anniversary
23 December, 2013
Softwood agent Churchill & Sim Ltd has marked its 200th anniversary with a City of London lunch, a stone’s throw from where the company was founded in Mincing Lane.

Show speakers spot timber building trends
19 December, 2013
Cutting-edge European timber-based building will be a key theme at this year’s Techniques et Solutions Bois ( Timber Techniques and Solutions) conference at the Carrefour du Bois International exhibition.

International roofing and timber show draws nearer
10 December, 2013
Dach+Holz International – Roof+Timber – will be held in Cologne on February 18-21, 2014.

Vandecasteele acquires Precious Woods Europe’s entire Brazilian timber stocks
05 December, 2013
Belgian hardwood importer Vandecasteele Houtimport has acquired Precious Woods Europe’s entire 8,200m3 stock of FSC-certified Brazilian tropical timber after the latter closed its stockholding facility in the Netherlands as part of a group reorganisation.

Belgian hardwood importer addresses Brazilian exporters
26 November, 2013
Dirk Debuscche of international timber importer Vandecasteele Houtimport spoke at the recent conference of Aimex, the association of timber industry exporters in the state of Pará, Brazil.

Peer pressure grows on banks
16 November, 2013
The credit crunch has triggered growth in business finance alternatives to the mainstream banks, with peer-to-peer funding leading the way. Mike Jeffree reports.

The young ones
16 November, 2013
People are the lifeblood of our industry; but they are a resource that is all too often under-valued, says David Sulman, secretary of the Scottish Timber Trade Association

Big challenges, bold steps
16 November, 2013
The AHEC European Convention highlighted the range of initiatives under way to make maximum use of the abundant US hardwood resource. Mike Jeffree reports

The young ones
16 November, 2013
People are the lifeblood of our industry; but they are a resource that is all too often under-valued.

Big names rebook for Carrefour
14 November, 2013
Some of Europe’s biggest timber companies have confirmed their attendance for next year’s Carrefour International du Bois exhibition in Nantes.

Pallet sector progresses international collaboration on ISPM 15
06 November, 2013
The timber pallet and packaging sector has made “significant progress” towards harmonisation of ISPM 15 phytosanitary measures on an international basis.

Departing from convention
02 November, 2013
The prospect of attending two international timber conferences in 10 days prompted forebodings of information overload and PowerPoint fatigue. But zipping from the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Edinburgh, to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) European Convention in Budapest, left a spring in the step that even the terror of landing at a gale-lashed Gatwick after the latter could not shake.

Departing from convention
02 November, 2013
The prospect of attending two international timber conferences in 10 days prompted forebodings of information overload and PowerPoint fatigue. But zipping from the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Edinburgh, to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) European Convention in Budapest, left a spring in the step that even the terror of landing at a gale-lashed Gatwick after the latter could not shake.

From ship to shore
02 November, 2013
UK ports aim to help their timber customers improve efficiencies. Keren Fallwell reports.

Softwood shows a sense of collective optimism
02 November, 2013
The International Softwood Conference in Edinburgh found the sector upbeat about medium to longterm prospects. Mike Jeffree reports.

US hardwood eco profiles set to launch
02 November, 2013
Within months, US hardwoods will become the first timber type, or even the first commercial manufacturing or construction material, with the potential to have a comprehensive environmental profile with each consignment.

Conference highlights rise of UK timber
01 November, 2013
Holding the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in the UK proved a resounding success and underlined its importance as a softwood producer as well as a trader.

African countries pledge to fight Congo Basin illegal wood trade
25 October, 2013
Six African countries have made an “unprecedented” commitment to combat the illegal timber trade in the Congo Basin by adopting the Brazzaville Declaration.