Search Results: 'Metsä Wood'

Versowood signals ambitions with Vapo mill takeover
16 December, 2013
Finnish sawmiller Versowood Oy has served notice of its growth plans by acquiring the 300,000m3 capacity softwood sawmill in Hankasalmi from Vapo Timber Oy for an undisclosed sum.

UPM CEO elected to FFIF chair
03 December, 2013
Jussi Pesonen, president and CEO of UPM-Kymmene Corporation, has been elected chairman of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) for 2014.

Lifestyle changes boost decking
19 October, 2013
The decking market is in good health and better news from the construction sector, plus lifestyle changes, are fuelling optimism. Sally Spencer reports.

Metsä Wood confirms closure of Kaskinen upgrading unit
04 October, 2013
Metsä Wood has confirmed it is to close its upgrading and distribution unit in Kaskinen after concluding statutory labour negotiations.

Metsä Wood to close upgrading unit
20 August, 2013
Metsä Wood has announced plans to close its Kaskinen upgrading and distribution unit.

The finish line
27 July, 2013
Pre-finished mouldings are being promoted as a game-changer for builders, while providing added value in the mouldings market. Stephen Powney looks at the market.

Breaking the mould
27 July, 2013
Challenging market conditions and an increase in customer demands are forcing mouldings manufacturers to develop new ideas and strategies. Stephen Powney reports.

On their marks for CPR
13 July, 2013
Under the new Construction Products Regulation,which came into force on July 1, CE marking became a legal requirement for certain timber products. Here, the TTF, the UKTFA, the BWF and Metsä Wood outline their advice to their members and customers

Cullen SHI tested for Finnjoist use
13 July, 2013
ITW Industry is manufacturing higher volumes of its Cullen service hole I-joist connector (SHI) and has tested the product for use with Metsä Wood UK’s Finnjoist.

Metsä Wood plans job cuts at Grangemouth and Boston
25 June, 2013
Metsä Wood UK is proposing 45 job cuts at its Grangemouth site and a further 30 at the Boston operation as part of the group’s cost-savings programme.

Metsä Wood reduces Finnish staffing levels
07 June, 2013
Mestä Wood is reducing staffing levels at its Finnish operations by 73 as part of the company’s current cost-savings programme.

Glorious past, great prospects
18 May, 2013
In normal circumstances, self-congratulation is not a trait to be indulged in. But I hope you'll forgive TTJ this once as it was first published in May 1873, so we're celebrating our 140th birthday, and marking it this week by reprinting the very first edition.

Metsä Wood pre-packages for BIM
18 May, 2013
Metsä Wood has had a range of building information modelling data (BIM) created for its construction product system ‘families’ to make them easier and more attractive for architects, designers and builders to specify and use. It claims to be the first timber company to offer the service.

At your disposal
04 May, 2013
With interests in animal bedding products, the chipboard sector and wood biomass, Plevin offers a one-stop shop for disposal of any sawmill co-products or waste wood. Sally Spencer reports.

SCA wins Wickes timber supply deal
01 May, 2013
SCA Timber Supply has won the contract to supply DIY chain Wickes with all of its timber and wood-based products.

Metsä closes sale of Merk
24 April, 2013
Metsä Group has completed the sale of its timber construction projects business Metsä Wood Merk GmbH to Züblin AG Group.

Metsä Wood launches international restructure
20 April, 2013
Metsä Wood has announced a cost-cutting programme across its international timber business, including in the UK, due to “unsatisfactory profitability development and declining sales”.

Metsä Wood launches new cost-cutting programme
15 April, 2013
Metsä Wood is embarking on a further cost-cutting programme across its businesses.

Metsä sells German CLT operation
19 March, 2013
Metsä Group has passed its German timber construction operation to a leading German building construction and civil engineering company.

More gloom for Nordic mills
02 March, 2013
Rörvik Timber joined the ranks of Nordic mills reporting mounting losses against a backdrop of challenging markets and lower prices.