Search Results: 'TTF'

CTI Woos Policymakers
28 December, 2016
Politicians joined with the timber trade at a Westminster conference that underlined the Confederation of Timber Industries’ (CTI) ambition to infl uence policymakers in favour of wood. Stephen Powney reports

Flegt licensing a legality assurance step change
28 December, 2016
Leading independent timber and panel products distributor James Latham is preparing for its first shipment of FLEGT-licensed timber from Indonesia early in 2017. Lathams Ltd chairman and managing director Chris Sutton sees it as a major development and licensed products as a natural complement to its proactive environmental policy

Flegt licensing a legality assurance step change
28 December, 2016
Leading independent timber and panel products distributor James Latham is preparing for its first shipment of FLEGT-licensed timber from Indonesia early in 2017. Lathams Ltd chairman and managing director Chris Sutton sees it as a major development and licensed products as a natural complement to its proactive environmental policy

Indonesian ambassador “proud” of FLEGT licensing first
15 December, 2016
The Indonesian ambassador to the UK Rizal Sukma has said his country’s successful FLEGT-licensing of timber exports to the EU could be “the seeds for a global norm” in regulating and managing environmental challenges.

Timber industries woo policy makers at CTI conference
01 December, 2016
Politicians attending the Confederation of Timber Industries’ (CTI) inaugural Westminster Conference yesterday have admitted that the timber industry now has an “opportunity of a lifetime”.

New RPP toolkit set for release
25 November, 2016
New tools for the Timber Trade Federation’s redeveloped Responsible Purchasing Policy (RPP) will be released in early December.

Housebuilding and timber sectors welcome UK government’s extra £3.7bn for housing
23 November, 2016
The UK government’s much-expected shot in the arm for housing – confirmed in today’s autumn statement – has been welcomed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI).

New Economy, New Opportunity
21 November, 2016
The UK’s post-Brexit economic reinvention provides an opportunity for the timber sector to highlight its potential in wealth and job creation and in contributing to low carbon growth and development, writes Timber Trade Federation managing director - Dave Hopkins

Quality Control
21 November, 2016
Issues around marine plywood quality have existed for a long time but the Timber Trade Federation has now said enough is enough. Keren Fallwell reports

New Economy, New Opportunity
21 November, 2016
The UK’s post-Brexit economic reinvention provides an opportunity for the timber sector to highlight its potential in wealth and job creation and in contributing to low carbon growth and development, writes Timber Trade Federation managing director - Dave Hopkins

Building Timber’s Profile
21 November, 2016
Timber Expo recently had its second outing as part of UK Construction Week, reports Stephen Powney

Timber All The Way
21 November, 2016
Keith Fryer has built up considerable experience in the timber merchanting world and is also now Timber Trade Federation (TTF) president. Stephen Powney interviewed him

London’s Globe Theatre to host TTF annual dinner
31 October, 2016
London’s Globe Theatre will be the setting for next year’s Timber Trade Federation (TTF) annual dinner.

CTI makes its voice heard at Timber Expo
25 October, 2016
Timber Expo was the setting for a “relaunch” of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI), with four major trade associations coming together to celebrate the progress made by the organisation ahead of its Westminster conference.

Risk, Relationships and Reputation
24 October, 2016
The timber sector needs to accelerate its response to the digital marketing landscape, if it is to promote business-winning trust among its merchant and specifying customers, says PR consultant Camilla Hair, creator of the winning entry for the 2016 TTJ Excellence in Marketing Award

Time to increase visibilty
24 October, 2016
Wood has a great story to tell and affects every area of our lives but companies in the industry need to get out there and play a greater role in education, says wood consultant Gervais Sawyer

Risk, Relationships and Reputation
24 October, 2016
The timber sector needs to accelerate its response to the digital marketing landscape, if it is to promote business-winning trust among its merchant and specifying customers, says PR consultant Camilla Hair, creator of the winning entry for the 2016 TTJ Excellence in Marketing Award

Keep calm and carry on
20 September, 2016
Sterling’s post-referendum fall is currently probably the biggest issue for UK plywood traders. Keren Fallwell reports

Expo extras
20 September, 2016
Timber Expo 2016 has a host of added attractions, from linked UK Construction Week events, to awards, seminars and a beer festival

Binderholz brings focus on UK market
14 September, 2016
Austria-based timber group Binderholz is positioning itself to make greater inroads in the UK’s sawn and planed softwood market following the formation of a new UK division.