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

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

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

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

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

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

Strategic thinking
20 July, 2016
The TTF has set out its strategy for the future, one that will see it add value to all its activities. Sally Spencer reports

Importers’ perspective
20 April, 2016
UK hardwood plywood and OSB imports charted growth in 2015 while chipboard and MDF shipments reduced, reports Sally Spencer.

Brexit or fixit?
21 March, 2016
The EU Referendum debate is firmly under way. TTJ looks at how the timber sector views this important milestone.

Raising up an army
24 February, 2016
New leader of the UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) David Hopkins want to mobilise the ranks of the timber industry to more effectively grow the market for wood. He talked to Stephen Powney

FSC makes headway two decades on
25 January, 2016
The FSC has made major headway in forest and chain of custody certifi cation since launching two decades ago, but is aiming higher. FSC UK communications manager Tallulah Chapman reports

Mining a green seam
25 January, 2016
Julia Young is a passionate environmentalist, but not an ivory tower one, bringing an industry background to her role heading the WWF UK Global Forest Trade Network. Mike Jeffree talked to the former miner and GB rowing medalist about her life, career and love of the great outdoors.

Merchanting qualification launches
25 January, 2016
This January, Wood Campus launches its biggest project since the UK wood industry’s online learning and information resource first began in 2012.