Search Results: 'International Timber'

Ground broken for ground-breaker
28 December, 2016
Vienna’s much heralded 84m HoHo hybrid wood high-rise is scheduled for completion in 2018. Mike Jeffree reports

Softwood Market stability
28 December, 2016
The European softwood industry converged on Paris to discuss sector market developments for the International Softwood Conference. Stephen Powney reports

Guyana Joins the FSC Club
28 December, 2016
The Iwokrama forest in Guyana has achieved FSC certifi cation, a landmark achievement for the country. Stephen Powney reports

Sights trained on new heights
28 December, 2016
Austria is not just constructing the world’s tallest timber building; it has high expectations for its wood sector generally. Mike Jeffree reports

Electric performance power
28 December, 2016
Forklift manufacturer Hyster unveiled a new electric truck at its recent German preview event

Building a future For American Hardwoods
21 November, 2016
As delegates at AHEC’s European convention heard, new markets are opening for American hardwoods. Sally Spencer reports

A position of influence
24 October, 2016
Confor’s chief executive Stuart Goodall turned his childhood love of forests and open spaces into a lifetime career. Sally Spencer reports

Taking The Heat
24 October, 2016
Sales of thermally modified timber are increasing and while most product hails from Nordic countries, there are other producers, including one from the UK. Sally Spencer reports

Onwards and upwards
20 September, 2016
The British-grown timber sector is determined to make the best of the decision to leave the EU. Sally Spencer reports

Expo extras
20 September, 2016
Timber Expo 2016 has a host of added attractions, from linked UK Construction Week events, to awards, seminars and a beer festival

A reason for being
19 August, 2016
Architect Peter Wilson’s career has taken him from designing new towns in the Middle East to championing timber as a construction material. Sally Spencer reports

Timber’s seat at the table
19 August, 2016
It goes without saying that timber plays an integral role in the furniture sector and for some manufacturers the love affair runs deep. Sally Spencer reports

Wood science - why does it matter?
19 August, 2016
A timber trade staffed across the board with knowledgeable wood professionals is something the whole industry should aspire too, says Wood Technology Society chairman John Park

Species for all seasons
20 July, 2016
A surge in Douglas fir is on its way in France, and it needs new markets, with the UK seen as a hot prospect. Mike Jeffree reports

The show grows on
20 July, 2016
Carrefour means cross roads. And that has what the Carrefour International du Bois has become; a crossroads for the global timber sector, suppliers, buyers, manufacturers and specifi ers alike. Mike Jeffree reports

First ripples of renaissance
20 July, 2016
France’s construction recovery and export growth are among positive indicators for a French wood sector that’s been waiting some time for an upturn, reports Thibaud Le Moign of promotional organisation French Timber

Legality enforcement
21 June, 2016
EUTR Competent Authority enforcement agencies and counterparts from around the world regularly gather to share expertise and intelligence under the TREE initiative. Mike Jeffree reports

The Italian job
21 June, 2016
The Xylexpo woodworking technology fair in Milan had something for everyone this year, reports Stephen Powney

A mission to protect
20 May, 2016
The prospects of the timber treatment sector are good, but it needs to be ever more proactive to achieve its potential, the Wood Protection Association conference heard. Mike Jeffree reports

US visions of European opportunity
20 May, 2016
The American Hardwood Export Council has the time, vision and tenacity to find and develop exciting new futures for US hardwoods in Europe, writes European director David Venables