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Confor stages landmark conference
31 October, 2012
This is a really exciting time for forestry and for those involved in the sector, according to forestry minister David Heath, in a video message to delegates of Confor’s conference 'A landmark year for English forestry?' at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in London on October 25.

Hopes pinned on construction recovery
27 October, 2012
Some building sectors have gone from bad to worse, but there are indications the decline may have bottomed out. Peter Varley reports

Forestry minister for Confor event
13 October, 2012
New forestry minister David Heath is to join Defra secretary Owen Patterson at Confor’s London conference later this month.

Timber frame conference focuses on fire safety
21 September, 2012
A major London conference on fire risk solutions for timber structures will feature input from MPs, the insurance industry, the UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA), HSE and the fire service.

Export demand for timber increases
04 August, 2012
Demand from the construction industry has fallen, but timber products exports are on the rise. Peter Varley reports

Housing market stutters in June
24 July, 2012
The UK housing market continued to stutter during June, according to the latest RICS UK housing market survey.

Offsite mortgages receive qualified welcome
12 May, 2012

Business confidence highest for two years
28 April, 2012
In March building materials purchases rose at their fastest for over years

Timber exports rise, imports fall
04 February, 2012
Amid the economic gloom there is some good news for the UK timber industry