Search Results: 'Ligna'

Ligna's return a bellwether for investment sentiment
28 June, 2023
As this issue was going to press I was preparing to travel to the Ligna exhibition in Hannover – the world’s largest woodworking technology fair.

You'll never work alone
17 June, 2019
The excitement approaching a Champions League final involving two English teams was getting to fever pitch at the time of writing this column.

Smart Technology
20 June, 2017
Technology is all around us and making changes to the way we live.

Going to machinery heaven
21 April, 2017
Our front page in this issue is given over to the Ligna exhibition in Hanover.

A new beginning
20 June, 2015
So, the moment has finally come. The Confederation of Timber Industries is off the ground and what’s more it’s also got its new chief executive.

A new united force
20 April, 2015
I spent some of my Easter this year digging post holes in the garden for a new run of closeboard panel fencing. It's a difficult task at the best of times, made even harder by the need to dig through more than 1ft of concrete. The steady thunk of my 17lb digging bar hitting the concrete left me nursing copious blister wounds and must have been lovely for the neighbours. One neighbour took pity and gave me a glass of beer for my troubles.

Digging deep
20 March, 2015
So, spring is here at last and with it that first touch of milder weather, lighter evenings and a feeling of optimism about the months to come.

Wealth of opportunities at Timber Expo
23 July, 2011
Timber Expo will provide a range of benefits, from education to networking, says event director Loretta Sales

Ligna helps make more out of wood
25 June, 2011
The timber industry's recovery was evident at the recent Hannover show, says Alexander Wurst of Ligna organiser Deutsche Messe

Show of strength
14 May, 2011
W12 exhibition director John Smith-Bodden discusses the benefits of industry shows