Search Results: 'National Forest'

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28 December, 2013
Factory-applied finishes and coatings that combine preservative and decorative functions are finding favour. Robin Meade reports.

New Q-Mark scheme to boost marine plywood quality
17 December, 2013
Efforts to improve the quality of marine plywood on the UK market have been given a boost with BM TRADA’s launch of a new Q-Mark scheme for the material.

Positive talk turns to action
14 December, 2013
This increasing positivity has been apparent in the timber sector for a while and, although people remain wary of talking about green shoots, for fear the mere mention will make them shrivel, even these have recently begun to sprout in the occasional conversation.

Positive talk turns to action
14 December, 2013
Economic upturns start with a feeling. It's a slow and initially barely discernible mood swing, but gradually you start to notice that not every business discussion is a gloom contest, as it seems to have been through the slump, where everyone tries to outdo each other with tales of corporate woe.

An environmental strategy
03 December, 2013
Accurate, verifiable data helps to differentiate green credentials from greenwash, says David Venables, European director of the American Hardwood Export Council.

Forest education gathers pace
03 December, 2013
It’s been a busy first year for the Forest Education Network. Co-ordinator Fiona Groves explains.

An environmental strategy
02 December, 2013
Accurate, verifiable data helps to differentiate green credentials from greenwash, says David Venables, European director of the American Hardwood Export Council.

Forest education gathers pace
02 December, 2013
It’s been a busy first year for the Forest Education Network. Co-ordinator Fiona Groves explains.

Latvia increases forest industry exports
26 November, 2013
Exports of Latvian forest products grew 9.8% in the first nine months of 2013, according to Latvia’s national news agency Leta.

Big challenges, bold steps
16 November, 2013
The AHEC European Convention highlighted the range of initiatives under way to make maximum use of the abundant US hardwood resource. Mike Jeffree reports

Coalition aims to change tropical timber perceptions
08 November, 2013
Representatives of 40 European businesses and public sector organisations were at the launch of the ETTF-backed Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC), set up to increase sales of sustainably certified tropical material.

Passport to trade
02 November, 2013
Helveta says its new online traceability platform will support importers’ due diligence. Keren Fallwell reports.

Softwood shows a sense of collective optimism
02 November, 2013
The International Softwood Conference in Edinburgh found the sector upbeat about medium to longterm prospects. Mike Jeffree reports.

Glee brings in bumper crop
19 October, 2013
This year’s garden and leisure exhibition at the NEC saw buyers and exhibitors in optimistic mood. Sally Spencer reports.

FSC opens consultation on Controlled Wood revision
17 October, 2013
Consultation on FSC’s revised draft standards on Controlled Wood is open until November 20.

European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition prepares for launch
16 October, 2013
The European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) will launch in Amsterdam on November 6.

New trio at top of Royal Forestry Society
15 October, 2013
A new trio is leading the Royal Forestry Society.

Best forestry student named
14 October, 2013
The 2013 UPM Tilhill award for Best Student on the Harper Adams University Sustainable Forestry and Forest Products module was awarded to Matthew Bevan who graduated with a first-class BSc Honours degree in Countryside Management.

EFI looks at science of the future
04 October, 2013
The European Forest Institute’s (EFI) science and policy forum brought together 250 forest scientists and experts from all over Europe to network on the future of forests.

Salvage plans for national forest timber
03 October, 2013
An estimated one billion bd ft of fire-ravaged timber could be salvaged from the Yosemite Rim where fires devastated large areas of Sierra Nevada this summer .