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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nordic sawmillers report challenging results
20 February, 2013
Another round of challenging financial results has been posted by large Nordic sawmillers.

Metsä Wood gets protective
11 February, 2013
Metsä Wood is introducing what it bills as “a unique proposition” for the merchant sector – shrink-wrapping as standard on its deliveries of machined products.