Search Results: 'International Timber'

ETTF lead role passes to Thomas Goebel
11 December, 2018
AndrÈ de Boer is stepping down as secretary general of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) in 2019, handing over the reins to Thomas Goebel, chief executive of German Timber Trade Federation GD Holz.

Timber sector turns out in force for TTJ Awards
24 September, 2018
More than 400 people attended the annual TTJ Awards last Friday, with guest speaker and host Jo Caulfield providing the entertainment at new venue the InterContinental Hotel in Park Lane, London.

Bristol TTBS golf day raises funds
20 September, 2018
This year’s Bristol Timber Trades Benevolent Society (TTBS) golf day was held at Bristol and Clifton Golf Club on Thursday, September 13 and was very generously sponsored by James Latham.

TTJ Awards judged entry finalists vying for glory
11 September, 2018
Finalists in the TTJ Awards judged categories now only have 10 days before they find out if they have won.

Pasquill aids Truss House project to combat homes shortage
07 September, 2018
Nationwide roof truss manufacturer Pasquill has supplied truss materials for the Truss House project, an initiative from timber engineers Sylvan Stuart, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC), and Robert Gordons University.

Machinery fair moves to Shanghai
04 September, 2018
Shanghai is hosting the first edition of the Shanghai International Furniture Machinery & Woodworking Machinery Fair, a new event resulting from a collaboration between CIFF and the WMF-International Woodworking Machinery Fair.

BSW acquires Alvic Plastic
21 August, 2018
BSW Group has acquired Alvic Plastics Ltd into its company group following a long-standing relationship with the organisation.

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.

First UK MSc on Timber Architectural Design and Technology introduced
22 June, 2018
Edinburgh Napier University has introduced an MSc on Timber Architectural Design and Technology - the first programme of its kind in the UK.

Declining wood products trade between China and the USA
08 June, 2018
The value of the wood products trade between China and the US fell 16% in March 2018, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s latest market report.

BSW invests €40m in Slovenian sawmill
25 May, 2018
BSW Timber has announced its latest investment of €40m in Slovenia, constructing a new sawmill, CHP plant and pellet manufacturing facility.

£100k awarded to innovative timber construction systems
11 April, 2018
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and The Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) have awarded £100,000 of support to seven companies who want to design and develop innovative wood-based products and systems for the construction sector.

Bookings bode well for Carrefour 2018
10 April, 2018
Stand space at France’s Carrefour International du Bois exhibition was fully booked by early December, a full month earlier than the last show in 2016.

Greenpeace withdraws FSC membership
29 March, 2018
Greenpeace International has announced it will not renew its membership of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), having lost confidence that the certification body alone can guarantee forests sufficient protection.

Court grants Rougier permission to restructure African business
13 March, 2018
International tropical hardwood specialist Rougier has gained court permission for restructuring measures after filing for insolvency protection.

UK ministers hail Indonesia’s transformative FLEGT achievement
05 March, 2018
The UK Timber Trade Federation’s Timber Transformer exhibition describes the challenging journey Indonesia undertook to become the first country to issue its EU timber exports with FLEGT licences as legality assurance.