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TTF to meet minister over carbon-neutral homes policy
18 December, 2006
A Timber Trade Federation delegation is to join the Home Builders Federation in a meeting with housing minister Yvette Cooper to hammer out the detail of Gordon Brown's carbon-neutral home building policy unveiled in the chancellor's Pre-Budget Report.

Federation sponsors New Guinean on IWSc course
08 December, 2006

EU legal timber harmony urged
27 November, 2006
EU governments and trade associations, including the UK Timber Trade Federation, should work towards harmonised procurement policies to help in the battle against illegal logging.

Wood for Gold out of the blocks
25 November, 2006
The Wood for Gold initiative to boost timber use in the 2012 London Olympics developments has had its official launch in Westminster.

Trade warned to check PNG claims
25 November, 2006
The industry has been warned to be on the lookout for timber from Papua New Guinea (PNG) with chain of custody documentation but wrongly claimed to be sustainably and legally sourced.

Industry bodies join forces to boost legal timber trade in Asia
24 November, 2006
The Timber Trade Federation has unveiled a joint marketing offensive with the Dutch Timber Trade Association and Malaysian Timber Council to communicate changes in requirements for legal and sustainable timber.

Concern over claims of Papua New Guinean timber legality
18 November, 2006
The alarm has been raised that timber from Papua New Guinea (PNG) is being presented as legally sourced when it has merely been audited under a traceability scheme.

TTF welcomes Stern Review
09 November, 2006
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has welcomed the Stern Review as an important contribution to the climate change debate.

Minister hears industry views
28 October, 2006
Key issues facing the domestic and imported wood using sectors were discussed at a meeting between representatives of ConFor and the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and Barry Gardiner MP, the minister responsible for government policy on forestry and timber procurement.

TTF spreads the word on careers
25 October, 2006
Hundreds of pan-industry careers leaflets, produced by the Timber Trade Federation's training and careers committee, were handed out at W6.

New Northern Ireland trade body sets out stall
14 October, 2006
Timber importers and product manufacturers in Northern Ireland who broke away from the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) last year have formed a new trade body, wood-ni.

TTF and CPET join forces
09 October, 2006
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and the government's Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) have agreed to work together to pilot new CPET guidance in the timber trade.

TTF president makes communication a priority
04 October, 2006
Communication will be at the heart of everything the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) does in future, according to its new president, Neil Donaldson, addressing around 280 guests at the annual East Anglia Timber Trade Association (EATTA) dinner, held at King's College.

Parliamentary plywood under Greenpeace attack
02 October, 2006
Greenpeace claims to have found bintangor-faced plywood being used in £5m refurbishment work at the Houses of Parliament.

TTF comes top in European survey
01 October, 2006
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has come top in a survey of five European wood associations carried out by the German timber trade association, GD Holz.

TTF conference line-up finalised
29 September, 2006
The final line-up of speakers for this year's Timber Trade Federation (TTF) conference has been announced.

UK traded £2.4bn worth of products in 2005
27 September, 2006
The value of timber and panels traded in the UK during 2005 was £2.4bn, according to the Timber Trade Federation (TTF).

Change to standard brings greater responsibility
22 September, 2006
A new harmonised standard for structural timber, EN 14081 will bring a greater responsibility on the part of timber buyers to ensure products comply with Building Regulations, according to guidance issued by the Timber Trade Federation (TTF).

Timber industry careers leaflet launched
19 September, 2006
The first pan-industry careers leaflet has been produced by the timber and wood products sector.

Bovis Lend Lease boss heads up TTF conference
13 September, 2006
The head of Bovis Lend Lease, Andrew Kinsey, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Timber Trade Federation (TTF) conference at the London Building Centre on October 11.