Search Results: 'The American Hardwood Export Council'

EPDs, LCAs and the big panda
24 November, 2011
Illegal timber regulation, the emergence of new powers in wood consumption and processing and the need to market on an increasingly global basis are just some of the things on the agenda for US hardwoods. Mike Jeffree reports from the 2011 American Hardwood Export Council European Convention in Warsaw

The roots of the manifesto
12 November, 2011
John Kissock, chairman of Wood for Good, sets out the aims of the campaign’s new manifesto

AHEC celebrates red oak success
15 October, 2011

Rothschild takes away the Gold
15 October, 2011
The Rothschild Foundation won the top prize at the Wood Awards, held this year at Timber Expo

Countdown to Timber Expo
03 September, 2011
Event director Loretta Sales explains why Timber Expo 2011 will deliver all that it has promised and more

US hardwoods make Hay
06 August, 2011
Designer Lou Christie and designer/maker Andy Dix used American hard maple to create a new lectern and low discussion table for this year’s Hay Festival.

It's show time
23 July, 2011
In association with Timber Expo, TTJ held an Industry Round Table to discuss prospects for the UK’s new timber show and its place in wider wood industry marketing

On their marks
09 July, 2011
The Wood Awards shortlist has been announced and 30 very different projects around the country are preparing for a visit from the judges. TTJ takes a look at just a handful of the shortlisted entries

Grand designs on green market
11 June, 2011
The timber industry faces new eco challenges

Regulation role model
14 May, 2011
The EU Timber Regulation means the wood industry is again leading the way in developing responsible procurement practices. Rupert Oliver, of Forest Industries Intelligence, reports

Green movement
16 April, 2011
The US hardwood industry is subjecting its production and distribution chain to independent environmental assessment

Drawing a line on due diligence
16 April, 2011

Architects under the influence
16 April, 2011
The American Hardwood Export Council works hard to raise US hardwoods’ profile with architects – and it pays off

Economic outlook gives nervous edge to hardwood traders' optimism
19 March, 2011
Concerns over the wider economy and continuing tight supply are making the hardwood sector cagey about the market outlook

AHEC promotes carbon footprint data
19 March, 2011

Finely figured
08 January, 2011
AHEC’s marketing programme has raised the profile of American hardwoods among specifiers, with impressive results. Its European director, David Venables, reports

Speaking the universal language of grading
08 January, 2011
The career of international timber grading consultant Bob Sabistina has taken him far from his Ohio roots. He spoke to Maggie Young