Search Results: 'Napier University'

University tour for timber sponsors
17 December, 2014
Timber industry sponsors of students taking part in the Masters in Timber Engineering course at Edinburgh Napier University toured the construction and engineering facilities.

Industry scholarship programme produces first MSc timber engineers
18 August, 2014
The first students funded by timber industry scholarships through their MSc in Timber Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University will graduate this autumn.

TIMCON publishes drying guidance
01 August, 2014
The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has launched a new Essential Guide Pack (EGP) for drying timber pallets manufactured using timber that has not been pre-kilned – a process standard to supply quality and fit-for-purpose pallets.

Hitting the nail on the head
16 July, 2014
Nail laminated timber offers a low-tech housing solution. Peter Wilson reports

Research required
16 June, 2014
There are plenty of opportunities for UK timber but progress could be stymied by a lack of research. Keren Fallwell reports.

Finsa in Superpan expansion plans
17 May, 2014
Finsa is expanding production and the range of applications for its Superpan panel. Stephen Powney reports from the Superpan factory in Porto.

Global expansion
05 April, 2014
Advances in engineered timber include the development of UK-manufactured products. Peter Wilson reports.

Scholarship backers renew timber engineering support
05 April, 2014
Industry backers of the timber engineering MSc scholarship initiative at Edinburgh Napier University have renewed their support for the next academic year.

Knowledge key to unlock sales
05 April, 2014
Three new initiatives will help timber’s profile but the industry must use them, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

Larch makes the grade
05 April, 2014
Research work could help lead to a new wave of engineered wood products in Scottish larch. Stephen Powney reports.

Knowledge key to unlock sales
05 April, 2014
Three new initiatives will help timber’s profile but the industry must use them, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

A gateway to innovation
22 March, 2014
At least 20 products made from Scottish-grown timber have resulted from a three-year research project. Peter Wilson from Edinburgh Napier University explains

A gateway to innovation
22 March, 2014
At least 20 products made from Scottish-grown timber have resulted from a three-year research project. Peter Wilson from Edinburgh Napier University explains

Conference explores British timber prospects
07 March, 2014
Opportunities for British timber will be the focus of the Royal Forestry Society’s (RFS) NDJ James Memorial conference on May 1.

A fresh way of learning
22 February, 2014
Swedish Wood and its UK partners have devised a series of online CPD courses for architects. Wood Campus’s Tony Traynor reports.

Education is vital
22 February, 2014
Wood education should be an industry norm, says Andrew True, chairman of the Wood Technology Society

Education is vital
22 February, 2014
Study looks at the effects of the legalisation of cannabis and tests out the widely held belief that a link exists between the consumption of high-calorie foods and the recreational use of marijuana.

An across the board performer
08 February, 2014
First year of the EU Timber Regulation has run smoothly in the UK, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree.

An across the board performer
08 February, 2014
The first year of the EU Timber Regulation has run smoothly in the UK, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

TTF puts £25,000 into timber engineering research
08 February, 2014
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has put £25,000 behind the Timber Industry Research Focus Group (TIRFG), the alliance between academia and industry dedicated to increasing UK timber engineering research. The hope is that the money will act as seed funding to generate considerably more.