Search Results: 'National Statistics'

BMBI expands to 92% market coverage
16 January, 2024
2023 rounded off with a significant relaunch of the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, now featuring builders’ merchants’ sales data to builders and trades people covering 92% of GB national sales, up from just over 80%.

Demand slides but traders hopeful
18 December, 2023
Plywood and OSB sales are the victims of the decline in housebuilding. Although traders are expecting a difficult winter they know eventually the market will turn in their favour. Keren Fallwell reports

Downbeat economic forecasts shared at TDUK markets conference in London
09 November, 2023
UK and international timber traders gathered in strong numbers for Timber Development UK’s Global Market Conference in London on Wednesday at a time of difficult market dynamics.

Positive political difference for forest industry
23 October, 2023
The UK forestry minister is working closely with the industry to support its development and now a sector deal with government is in prospect, reports Confor chief executive Stuart Goodall

Housebuilding decline takes toll
23 October, 2023
The chipboard sector may not feel the full extent of the fall in housing starts until next year. Keren Fallwell reports

Positive political difference for forest industry
23 October, 2023
The UK forestry minister is working closely with the industry to support its development and now a sector deal with government is in prospect, reports Confor chief executive Stuart Goodall

FSC logo awareness more than doubled
18 May, 2023
Awareness of the FSC logo in the UK has increased 45% since 2019 , and the proportion of those claiming both good and rough knowledge of the logo has more than doubled.

TDUK market conference paints gloomy trade picture into 2023
04 November, 2022
The Timber Development UK (TDUK) annual market conference in central London was unequivocal in its message – falling demand and prices coupled with rising costs will cause increasingly difficult and uncertain market conditions going into 2023.

Fire door research reveals "lack of accountability"
01 November, 2022
A third (32%) of the British public would not report a problem with a fire door, with a perceived lack of personal repercussions being one of the main reasons for not reporting, new research to mark Fire Door Safety Week (October 31 – November 4) has found.

Timber sector can learn from electric vehicle industry’s growth, says TDUK CEO
19 July, 2022
Members of Timber Development UK (TDUK) braved the high temperatures on Monday to converge on RIBA’s offices in London to hear about the organisation’s latest plans to achieve its stated objective of becoming a one-stop shop in the timber industry for information, technical guidance and training.

Ukraine war: shock in the wood product value chain to be expected
10 March, 2022
Following a meeting of the main trade bodies for the timber industry, CEI-Bois (the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries) and EOS (the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry) recognised that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a real threat to peace and security in Europe while direct consequences on the timber business should be expected.

British Furniture bounces back
05 October, 2021
Raw materials supply and rising costs are a cause for concern in UK furniture making, but the sector is in positive mood, according to trade body British Furniture Manufacturers

Renters in fear of raising fire safety concerns
30 September, 2021
Millions of people privately renting or in social housing fear a revenge eviction if they raise fire safety concerns with landlords, despite issues such as inadequate fire doors and broken fire alarms being prevalent, new research to mark Fire Door Safety Week (September 20-26) has found.

The pandemic’s impact on the furniture sector
21 July, 2021
The furniture industry is a massive customer of the wood panels industry, but how has it fared during the pandemic? In our Beyond Covid panel discussion tackling the subject, Stephen Powney asked questions of several key industry representatives. The panel was made up of Paolo Fantoni, president of Fantoni SpA and president of the European Panel Federation; Ulrich Bühler, head of sales and marketing at Egger Group; and Edi Snaidero, chairman of the European Furniture Industries Confederation

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.

Canada rises to Covid challenge
15 June, 2021
The Canadian forestry and timber sector checked competitive interests at the door to maintain urgently needed supply through the pandemic, including to the UK writes Derek Nighbor, president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada

Combilift Confidence
30 April, 2021
Combilift has survived and thrived during the pandemic thanks, in part, to the rise in ecommerce. Sally Spencer reports

For better or for worse?
24 February, 2021
2020 was a tumultuous year, but will 2021 be better or worse? TTJ asked key players in the industry how they think the year may pan out

On the virtual road
23 December, 2020
The TRA held four regional roadshow webinars in October. Sally Spencer attended the North of England and Scotland event

Combilift ventilator innovation will help in Covid-19 fight
06 May, 2020
Irish forklift manufacturer Combilift has drawn on its expertise in engineering and software design to develop an innovation which will help the medical world deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.