Search Results: 'James Latham'

Carbon takes centre stage
10 December, 2021
The issue of carbon has been extremely prominent in the media these last few weeks.

Bold Brexit pledge benefits trade
21 March, 2018
James Latham Group environmental manager Ewa Bazydlo welcomes the government’s pledge to stay at the EU table on timber legality regulation and assurance post Brexit

Putting timber on the map
18 November, 2017
On the front cover of this issue is the timber-resplendent Hastings Pier, a worthy winner of this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize – UK architecture’s highest award. It really is a fantastic project and is great advert for the use of timber.

Tight supplies and rising prices
20 October, 2017
Timber prices and availability continue to be a major talking point in the UK timber trade.

Finding answers to Certification Challenges
20 June, 2017
To continue to increase the volume of verified sustainable timber on the market, the industry cannot settle for the certification status quo, says James Latham plc chairman Peter Latham

Flegt licensing a legality assurance step change
28 December, 2016
Leading independent timber and panel products distributor James Latham is preparing for its first shipment of FLEGT-licensed timber from Indonesia early in 2017. Lathams Ltd chairman and managing director Chris Sutton sees it as a major development and licensed products as a natural complement to its proactive environmental policy

Business input needed in fight for forest future
20 May, 2015
Following WWF’s launch of its Forests Campaign earlier this year, with supporters including James Latham, Kingfisher and the Saint-Gobain group, its Global Forest and Trade Network Programme UK manager Julia Young says a new report highlights the urgency of driving forward sustainable forest management and conservation.

Eutr anniversary performance check
20 March, 2015
Peter Latham, chairman of James Latham plc, looks at the effectiveness of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) two years after it was implemented

Beware fallout, FSC warned
15 June, 2013
FSC's widely criticised action against Danzer could have wider implications for certification, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

Charting the changes
18 May, 2013
Peter Latham, chairman of James Latham plc, congratulates TTJ on 140 years of serving the timber industry

Ivan Savage is general manager of the Timber Trades Benevolent Society
23 June, 2012
The UKTFA’s recent 10th anniversary dinner, which produced a generous donation of £1,020 for the Timber Trades Benevolent Society, is an indication of the ongoing commitment fromthe industry to support the valuable assistance that the TTBS gives to the retired, sick and less fortunate from our industry.

Airtime and accolades
07 January, 2012
Timber's contribution to the UK economy is now being recognised

Show double act comes to town
27 November, 2010

Bad news, but good headlines
10 July, 2010
Timber as been making the news in the broadsheets

Piling it high not the only route
17 January, 2009

A not so bleak mid-winter
15 December, 2007

Expressing faith in the future
04 August, 2007

Understanding customers' needs
06 January, 2007
As with most commodity industries, external factors dictate the value and importance of marketing products and services to a wide and diverse customer base and this is true of the timber industry.

Raising timber's sustainability profile
01 April, 2006
James Latham recently sponsored Homes for Good, a major sustainable home show in Taunton which showed how buildings can be designed, built, decorated and furnished in a sustainable way. Rawnsley Timber, a home-grown sawmill with FSC accreditation, was also present.

Celebrating the industry's future
20 September, 2003