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TTF stages its first panels conference
08 November, 2018
The Timber Trade Federation’s inaugural UK Wood Panels Conference took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on November 7.

LSC celebrates 70 years
30 October, 2018
October’s lunch at the Charing Cross Hotel was held as a celebration of 70 years of the London Softwood Club.

Government to ban combustible cladding on new buildings over 18m
03 October, 2018
News that the government wants to ban combustible cladding on buildings over 18m has led the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) to issue a warning that cladding at lower height levels may also be affected.

TTF campaign secures post-Brexit VAT concession
28 August, 2018
Last week the government made a concession on the likely payment schedule for VAT on imports in a no deal Brexit scenario, in response to a campaign led by the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) in recent months.

TTF panels conference to examine prospects for growth
02 August, 2018
Water-resistant OSB, fire resistant board and preservative treatment are just some of the topics being covered at the Timber Trade Federation’s UK Wood Panels Conference on November 7.

TTF sets timetable for preservative treatment action
18 July, 2018
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has launched a new action plan to improve treated wood quality which includes asking its members to demonstrate compliance with several key principles.

TTF activities highlighted at AGM
18 June, 2018
The Timber Trade Federation will continue to drive and grow a profitable industry and to promote its members as suppliers of “timber you can trust”, delegates at the organisation’s June 14 annual general meeting were told.

No Customs Union will create “timber tax bombshell”, says TTF
08 May, 2018
The UK timber industry faces a potential “billion pound Brexit bill” if the UK leaves the EU Customs Union, the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has said.

Desperately seeking softwood
25 April, 2018
The TTF’s Softwood Conference came at a key time for the European softwood sector, with delegates keen to hear about latest market developments and forecasts for 2018 and beyond. Stephen Powney reports.

Architectural students rewarded in NWTTA competition
16 April, 2018
Budding architects have been rewarded by the timber trade for innovative timber design.

TTF issues Panels Review update
06 April, 2018
Following a meeting by the Timber Trade Federation’s National Panel Products Division, the TTF has issued an update on its Panels Review and standards of plywood entering the market.

Grenfell effect highlighted by TTF president at annual dinner
23 March, 2018
A lively Timber Trade Federation (TTF) annual dinner on March 7 saw about 320 industry representatives converge on central London venue 8 Northumberland Avenue.

UK timber company fined under EUTR
06 March, 2018
A British timber company has been fined £4,000 for breaching the EU Timber Regulation by importing a batch of FSC-certified West African hardwood without conducting satisfactory due diligence as required under the regulation.

UK ministers hail Indonesia’s transformative FLEGT achievement
05 March, 2018
The UK Timber Trade Federation’s Timber Transformer exhibition describes the challenging journey Indonesia undertook to become the first country to issue its EU timber exports with FLEGT licences as legality assurance.

Tomorrow’s designers wow with timber multi-storey car park project
28 February, 2018
A talented multidisciplinary team from some of Britain’s best-known universities has won TRADA’s undergraduate Urban Buzz competition to design a timber multi-storey car park.

Brexit debate underway in timber sector, UK traders told
19 February, 2018
Government departments are in contact with timber industry representative bodies about the effects of Brexit, a gathering of more than 200 UK traders has been told.