Search Results: 'North West Timber Trade Association'

Timber industry predictions: 2024
30 January, 2024
TTJ asks a broad section of the trade for their opinions about trade prospects, issues and developments in the year ahead

Ireland bound
19 December, 2023
Geoff Rhodes, independent consultant and former long-serving marketing and sales director at MEDITE looks back 40 years to Medford Corporation’s multi-million dollar investment in the Clonmel factory

US softwood keeps up powerful run
28 August, 2023
The US softwood industry remains in robust good health, with continuing near record exports and southern pine shipments at an all-time high. American Softwoods consultant Charles Trevor reports

ISC identifies positive post-Covid prospects
10 December, 2021
The softwood sector is hoping for a calmer market environment in 2022, but demand is forecast to continue to outstrip output. Mike Jeffree reports from the International Softwood Conference

Teams triumph in housing challenge
05 October, 2021
Tabitha Binding, university and regional engagement manager for TTF and TRADA explains how this year’s University Design Challenge went online for the first time

Prices rise as demand chases supply
30 April, 2021
While demand for softwood stays firm, shortages continue to fuel price rises. Jerry Wilson reports

Banking on post-election confidence boost
28 January, 2020
It may not happen overnight, but, with the election done and Brexit, in some form, now certain, there’s cautious expectation of a recovery in market confidence. Mike Jeffree asked companies and organisations about their outlook for 2020

Investor targets timber
29 July, 2019
Cairngorm Capital has been a major driver in UK timber sector consolidation in the last two years. Stephen Powney visited its London HQ to find out more

Best of Both Worlds
21 March, 2018
Plastic has long been viewed as one of timber’s enemies in the fight for sales of building products.

A Steady Course
20 June, 2017
Sweden’s timber industry is stable, with domestic and export demand increasing and output set to rise 2-3% this year, reports Swedish Wood director Mikael Eliasson

Rhodes' journey
26 May, 2012
Geoff Rhodes FWISc talks to Keren Fallwell about his unerring enthusiasm for timber and the timber industry

Commons touch
30 April, 2011
Richard Lambert talks to Stephen Powney about a career that has taken him from the House of Commons to chief executive of the British Woodworking Federation

Rougier on the rebound
30 April, 2011
Like all African tropical timber suppliers, Rougier was hit by the recession. But the company has recovered strongly and now has major development plans

British producers play the home advantage
16 October, 2010
The British-grown timber sector is in bullish mood and enjoying strong demand, but is keeping a weather eye on exchange rates – and the weather.

Miles ahead
24 January, 2009
After 30 years in the trade, Tony Miles remains excited about the future for timber. Mike Jeffree spoke to the well-known managing director of International Timber

Adaptability, diversity and focus
26 April, 2008
Dutch hardwood supplier Voorderhaak is well versed in dealing with end user demands in a market that “is out of balance”

Prime of life
04 August, 2007
C Blumsom specialises in prime grade hardwood, which it sources from around the globe

Ready for take-off
21 July, 2007
Russia may soon boast the largest area of FSC-certified forest in the world – and PEFC is hot on its heels

Dinner raises nearly £4,000
31 March, 2004

The city of softwood
28 June, 2003
As well as being voted the next European City of Culture, Liverpoool is also regaining its status as a softwood centre – and some of the credit goes to Evans Bellhouse