Search Results: 'TTF'

New Q-Mark scheme to boost marine plywood quality
17 December, 2013
Efforts to improve the quality of marine plywood on the UK market have been given a boost with BM TRADA’s launch of a new Q-Mark scheme for the material.

New due diligence tool available from TTF
06 December, 2013
A new due diligence checklist has been made available by the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) after shortcomings were found in the toolbox of its Responsible Purchasing Policy (RPP).

FSC puts online claims platform partly on hold
30 November, 2013
The Forest Stewardship Council has postponed a decision on making it obligatory for certificate holders to use its new online claims platform (OCP) live.

TTF chief elected to CEI Bois board
27 November, 2013
Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White has been elected to the board of CEI Bois, the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries, the EU’s leading timber sector lobbying organisation.

FSC delays Online Claims Platform roll-out
21 November, 2013
The FSC has confirmed that the deadline for obligatory entering of claims by certificate holders on the FSC Online Claims Platform (OCP) has been deferred from next year to an indeterminate date in 2015.

TTF defers marine ply quality compliance
15 November, 2013
The deadline for members to have marine plywood compliance with BS 1088 compulsorily third-party quality assured has been pushed back by the Timber Trade Federation National Panel Products Division (NPPD).

Import volume decline trend showing signs of change
14 November, 2013
The value of UK whitewood imports in the first eight months of 2013 was 3% lower than the same period in 2012 but the negative trend may have reached a turning point, according to the Timber Trade Federation’s latest statistics bulletin.

EC seeks to bring more clarity on EUTR
07 November, 2013
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has welcomed further European Commission clarification on guidance details of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

Conference highlights rise of UK timber
01 November, 2013
Holding the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in the UK proved a resounding success and underlined its importance as a softwood producer as well as a trader.

Softwood sector expresses cautious confidence
23 October, 2013
For most of the international softwood sector, it seems, the worst of the downturn is over.That was the verdict from the International Softwood Conference in Edinburgh on October 17-18.

NMO to present due diligence check findings
22 October, 2013
Findings from the first phase of due diligence checks under the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) will be revealed by the UK’s EUTR enforcement body the National Measurement Office (NMO) in London on November 20.

FSC-certified timber companies face 30% fee increase
10 October, 2013
Timber processors and traders with FSC chain of custody certification will see their annual accreditation fees (AAF) increase on average by 30% in January.

Softwood conference puts global focus on UK industry
21 September, 2013
Holding the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Scotland will be an opportunity to highlight the calibre and diversity of the UK timber sector to leading industry figures from around the world, according to Timber Trade Federation (TTF) chief executive John White.

TTF in talks to improve Red List species risk assessment
20 September, 2013
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has held initial talks with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with a view to helping update its Red List on the conservation status of tree species and to enable members to use it more effectively in environmental risk assessment.

UK timber product volumes down 5% in first half
16 September, 2013
The UK’s main timber and panel product imports were down nearly 5% in the first half of 2013, according to the latest statistics bulletin from the Timber Trade Federation (TTF).

TTF to present at Congo trade forum
03 September, 2013
Timber Trade Federation (TTF) head of sustainability Anand Punja will be presenting at Forum Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo, to provide an update to the African trade on the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and the challenges that EU and UK operators are facing.

TTF raises plywood quota concerns with HMRC
29 August, 2013
The levels of UK imported Chinese plywood declared under the EU Duty-Free Coniferous Plywood Quota has shot up 64%, prompting the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) to raise concerns of product misdeclaration.

TTF and BMF strike membership deal
21 August, 2013
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has agreed a reciprocal membership deal with the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) on the back of a major campaign by the BMF to boost membership.

Timber trade "positive" on ISO CoC proposal
19 August, 2013
The two global timber certification schemes have been left in no doubt after a summit last week that the UK timber industry wants a single Chain of Custody standard, but not at the expense of loss of credibility.

UK timber consumption down in 2012
07 August, 2013
The volume of timber and panels consumed in the UK fell for the second consecutive year in 2012, according to the Timber Trade Federation’s (TTF) statistics for the year.