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Developing careers
29 February, 2024
Glennon Brothers hosted a tour of the Irish forestry and timber industries for finalists of the TTJ Awards’ Career Development Award. Stephen Powney joined the trip

Ireland bound
19 December, 2023
Geoff Rhodes, independent consultant and former long-serving marketing and sales director at MEDITE looks back 40 years to Medford Corporation’s multi-million dollar investment in the Clonmel factory

Harrison Blackham wins IOC 3rd Year Student Award for 2023
18 December, 2023
Congratulations to former York College & University Centre joinery apprenticeship student Harrison Blackham who has won the 2023 Institute of Carpenters (IOC) 3rd Year Student Award.

Europe sets mood for UK MDF market
28 August, 2023
UK demand for MDF is holding up but Europe’s situation is the bigger influence on the market. Keren Fallwell reports

Medite SmartPly owner reports strong 2022 profits but predicts more challenging 2023
12 June, 2023
The owner of the Medite SmartPly Irish wood-based panels business has reported strong annual profits for 2022 but warned on the more challenging environment this year.

Project Net Zero Home uses MEDITE SMARTPLY products
27 February, 2023
In County Wexford, south-east Ireland, work is under way on a Project Net Zero Home near MEDITE SMARTPLY’s wood-panel manufacturing facilities. This exemplar new-build house aims to demonstrate how to put theories of decarbonising buildings into practice, with the aim of achieving net zero carbon.

Eco-friendly cabins upgraded with MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME
13 February, 2023
MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME (MTX) is the star product of Tree Tents’ range of environmentally friendly wilderness cabins designed to get people closer to nature.

Symposium charts changing markets
22 December, 2022
Panels manufacturers from across the world gathered in Hamburg for the 12th European Wood-based Panels Symposium, hearing the latest economic forecasts and technical updates for the industry. Stephen Powney was there to bring this report

European panels sector gathers in Hamburg to hear latest on wood-based panels market movements
12 October, 2022
Hundreds of representatives from the international wood-based panels industry and technology suppliers to the sector gathered in Hamburg on Tuesday evening for the opening of the European Wood-based Panel Symposium.

MEDITE SMARTPLY introduces MEDITE OPTIMA
10 August, 2022
To meet increasing demands, MEDITE SMARTPLY has announced a new addition to complement its existing MEDITE MDF range – MEDITE OPTIMA – a higher density moisture resistant MDF panel with superior finishing properties.

Fire safety meets style in new Liverpool Materials Lab
06 July, 2022
Sustainability-focused retail company, All the Shapes Tile & Co (ATS), is focusing on fire-safe timber construction at a new site in the heart of Liverpool. To achieve this goal, the 9,000ft2 ‘Materials Lab’, which serves as ATS’s main showroom, will feature attractive and safe display areas, built using MEDITE SMARTPLY’s innovative SMARTPLY MAX FR B panels, featuring Zeroignition (Zi) technology.

Ceiling fans
10 June, 2022
Zeroignition showcases the future of fire protection in an historic Dublin building

MEDITE SMARTPLY garden wins Gold at Chelsea
25 May, 2022
The MEDITE SMARTPLY Building the Future Garden has won Gold for Show Garden and Best Construction at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show

MEDITE SMARTPLY showcased at Chelsea Flower Show
24 May, 2022
Sarah Eberle’s show garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show has as its centrepiece a structure built using MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME (MTX).

Carving out a future in carpentry
24 May, 2022
A ‘city hub’ of industry experts in carpentry, joinery and woodworking skills gathered at the new Centre for Modern Construction at Bedford College on May 16.

MEDITE SMARTPLY OSB manufacturing facility upgrade complete
19 May, 2022
After over a year of transformative investment, the upgrade of MEDITE SMARTPLY’s OSB factory in County Waterford has been completed. This new world class drying, energy and screening system will enhance resource efficiency and asset reliability for SMARTPLY OSB.

Housing project benefits from fire protection technology
18 February, 2022
A residential development at School Road, Hove, East Sussex, is set to deliver 104 affordable homes featuring SMARTPLY MAX FR B panels featuring Zeroignition fire protection technology.

MEDITE SMARTPLY launches safe working surface OSB panel
02 February, 2022
MEDITE SMARTPLY has launched SMARTPLY SURE STEP – a new tongue and groove, structural OSB/3 panel with improved slip resistance and durability – providing a safer working surface for those on construction sites.

MEDITE SMARTPLY plays key role in COP26 House
16 August, 2021
MEDITE SMARTPLY is to play a key role in the construction of the COP26 House, a zero carbon, timber frame building built by Beyond Zero Homes. The project will showcase low carbon, circular solutions in building and living during the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow from October 31-November 12.

Carpentry students inspired at first IOC training event
16 June, 2021
The Faculty of Construction Crafts at Leeds College of Building recently held its first Institute of Carpenters (IOC) City Hub Event. The virtual session exposed students to the varied career opportunities available to qualified carpenters and joiners.