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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

Talking treatments
19 October, 2022
Speakers at this year’s WPA Conference focused on timber’s net carbon credentials and on its longevity. Sally Spencer reports

Investing in the future
18 October, 2022
Following a £1.2m investment, Paul Causer, timber mill manager at Beesley & Fildes, explains the impact on the merchant’s timber services and how automated technology is benefiting customers and the business

Down on the record
18 October, 2022
Latest TTF stats show a dip in import volumes in the first half of 2022 – but 2021 was a record year

Softwood headlines import stats
24 August, 2022
The TTF’s latest statistics show a sharp drop in imports, largely driven by the softwood market

Leading the QA move
10 June, 2022
Gordon Ewbank, director of the Wood Protection Association, outlines the drive to quality assurance of treated wood

Making the most of wood
10 June, 2022
Wood Protection Association director Gordon Ewbank explains why making the most of wood means making the most of wood protection

Imports continue to fall
10 June, 2022
The TTF’s latest statistics show that import volumes are still declining

A Labyrinth of Challenges
11 April, 2022
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies was the winner of the inaugural TTJ Timber Garden Product Supplier of the Year Award in 2021. Sally Spencer spoke to Gary Froggatt, timber category manager, about the merchant’s experience of the market

Imports up in 2021
08 April, 2022
Latest TTF statistics show that import volumes in 2021 were substantially up on 2020

Sales strong but slowing
08 April, 2022
The latest BMBI stats show slowing sales but Q4 is the third-best quarter in a record-breaking year for timber

TDUK kicks off new era
04 February, 2022
Timber Development UK (TDUK) held its first AGM and global market conference in November, kicking off a new chapter in timber sector representation with a big vision to communicate timber’s benefits to a wide audience. Stephen Powney was there to bring this report

2022 What lies ahead?
04 February, 2022
The tumult of 2020 was followed by an equally unpredictable 2021, but what will this year bring? TTJ asked key players in the industry how they think the year may play out

Record import volumes in q3
25 January, 2022
Latest TTF stats show timber import records continued to be broken in 2021

Strengthen governance now
10 December, 2021
The Timber Trade Federation unveiled a new deal at the UN Climate Change Conference to incentivise the sustainable and legal tropical timber trade through preferential international market access. Mike Jeffree reports

WPA hits the mark
10 December, 2021
The Wood Protection Association’s annual awards and conference took place as a physical event this year and were declared a great success

Deadline on the horizon
10 December, 2021
From July 2022 every wood treatment operation managed by or supplying members of the Timber Trade Federation must be quality assured by an independent third-party. As the deadline approaches, UK-based wood treaters are likely to turn to the WPA’s ‘Benchmark’ quality scheme, writes the WPA’s chief executive, Gordon Ewbank

Imports continue strong growth
10 December, 2021
Latest TTF stats show the pace of growth is slowing but import volumes are still increasing

Teams triumph in housing challenge
05 October, 2021
Tabitha Binding, university and regional engagement manager for TTF and TRADA explains how this year’s University Design Challenge went online for the first time

Chipboard supply challenges remain
01 October, 2021
Chipboard demand continues to outstrip supply and now producers’ raw materials running short could tip the balance further. Keren Fallwell reports