Search Results: 'SCA'

Tony Hackney to retire
02 February, 2024
BSW Group’s UK chairman, Tony Hackney, has announced his plans to retire at the end of March 2024, following a 30-year career in the timber sector.

TTBS National golf
26 October, 2023
The annual TTBS National Golf Day raised £10,000 for the timber trades’ own charity

Following green footprints
25 October, 2023
SCA has undertaken environmental mapping across its value chain to enable customers to compare the relative carbon merits or demerits of building products. Mike Jeffree reports

Taylor Maxwell named Timber Trader of the Year in TTJ Awards 2023
18 September, 2023
Taylor Maxwell has been voted Timber Trader of the Year in this year’s TTJ Awards.

SCA reports weak demand for wood products
03 May, 2023
SCA’s wood division has recorded an 80% fall in Q1 EBITDA to SEK123m compared to a year ago.

2023 - Plotting a course through choppy waters
15 February, 2023
A relative degree of calm may have returned to UK politics. The economic picture is less than pretty, however, with forecasts for 1.3% shrinkage in GDP over the year. Consequently representatives of timber and related businesses and industry associations asked for their outlook by TTJ see challenges for the sector and its markets through 2023. But, at the same time, they identify opportunities and highlight their plans and projects for making the most of them. Mike Jeffree reports

SCA reports 2022 annual results
06 February, 2023
SCA’s wood division saw a 30% fall in EBITDA in 2022 compared to 2021, which it blamed on lower selling prices and higher costs.

Obituary – Richard Thick
11 January, 2023
Richard Thick, formerly of Vida Wood UK, died peacefully at home on Thursday December 22, following a brave battle against prostate cancer.

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.

Nordic sawmillers post record results but signal caution on autumn market dynamics
16 August, 2022
Nordic sawmillers have reported some record-breaking financial results in recent weeks but are signalling that some highly uncertain times may lay ahead for markets in the autumn.

SCA reports best-ever earnings
10 August, 2022
Swedish forest products giant SCA reported its highest earnings ever in the second quarter.

SCA tests alternative harvesting method in Sweden
18 April, 2022
SCA is testing an alternative harvesting method in Sweden which sees forests look like a chess board of forested patches alternated with small harvested areas.

SCA’s wood division posts 12% net sales growth in 2021
31 January, 2022
The divestment of SCA Wood Supply UK had a restraining effect on annual sales in SCA’s wood decision, according to the company’s newly-published annual results.

Electric timber truck being developed in Sweden
17 November, 2021
SCA and Scania are together developing what they call the first electric timber truck with a technical capability of up to 80 tonnes total weight.

Demanding times
01 October, 2021
British-grown timber is in great demand and sawmills are rising to the challenge. Sally Spencer reports

SCA uses new rail terminal to transport more logs by train
13 July, 2021
Swedish sawmilling and forestry group SCA will be transporting more logs by train instead of truck thanks to a new timber rail terminal at Rundvik.

SCA Wood appoints King as MD
12 April, 2021
Stephen King has been announced as the new managing director of SCA Wood in the UK as of April 1 2021 following the divestment of SCA’s wood distribution company in the UK in December 2020. His role will be to support strategic business development and reinforce SCA’s long term commitment to the UK market.

BSW Timber Solutions announces Bruce McKay as managing director
16 March, 2021
Bruce McKay has been appointed as managing director of BSW Timber Solutions Ltd, formerly SCA Wood UK, following five successful years in his post as supply chain and procurement director.

Nordic mills post strong annual results
09 March, 2021
Nordic forest products operations have reported strong performances, despite the disruptions caused by the global health crisis.

BSW Timber Solutions Ltd announced as new name of SCA Wood UK
26 February, 2021
BSW announced today that its recent acquisition - the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK - has now been renamed BSW Timber Solutions Ltd.