Search Results: 'SCA Timber'

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Griffiths joins Lawsons
19 February, 2021
John Griffiths has joined the Lawsons Group as non-executive director.

Doubling up
11 December, 2020
SCA Wood UK has doubled its merchant distribution capacity thanks to investment at its Melton production and distribution site. Sally Spencer reports

Pandemic woes and market potential
11 December, 2020
The international softwood sector has been through turbulent times, but remains positive about the longer term. Mike Jeffree reports from the 2020 ISC