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White oak “shoffice” unfurls in St John’s Wood
15 December, 2013
An extruded American white oak elliptical shell, labelled a “shoffice” (shed + office) has been built as an unusual garden pavilion in St John’s Wood, London.

An environmental strategy
03 December, 2013
Accurate, verifiable data helps to differentiate green credentials from greenwash, says David Venables, European director of the American Hardwood Export Council.

An environmental strategy
02 December, 2013
Accurate, verifiable data helps to differentiate green credentials from greenwash, says David Venables, European director of the American Hardwood Export Council.

Big challenges, bold steps
16 November, 2013
The AHEC European Convention highlighted the range of initiatives under way to make maximum use of the abundant US hardwood resource. Mike Jeffree reports

West African exports on cruise control
16 November, 2013
The market has barely changed course all year for African exporters and European customers

Departing from convention
02 November, 2013
The prospect of attending two international timber conferences in 10 days prompted forebodings of information overload and PowerPoint fatigue. But zipping from the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Edinburgh, to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) European Convention in Budapest, left a spring in the step that even the terror of landing at a gale-lashed Gatwick after the latter could not shake.

US hardwood eco profiles set to launch
02 November, 2013
Within months, US hardwoods will become the first timber type, or even the first commercial manufacturing or construction material, with the potential to have a comprehensive environmental profile with each consignment.

Endless opportunities
05 October, 2013
The cross-laminated tulipwood Endless Stair demonstrates the potential of hardwoods in construction, and AHEC has gone a step further by providing an LCA of the project. Keren Fallwell reports

Grown in Britain buzz is building
21 September, 2013
The stunning trophies presented to the winners at last week's buoyant, buzzing TTJ Awards were sharp and modern. Appropriately so, as they showcased timber at the leading edge. They were made in a combination of ultra-durable modified Accoya and its MDF equivalent, Medite Tricoya. This, as our clearly impressed trophy sculptor Ray Winder pointed out, meant they would keep their futuristic looks even if winners left them outdoors as a garden feature.

Endless Stair gives new view of hardwoods
18 September, 2013
Endless Stair, the American tulipwood sculpture which is the landmark project for this year’s London Design Festival, is now open to the public.

Limitless publicity forecast for AHEC Endless Stair
05 September, 2013
The cross-laminated tulipwood components for The Endless Stair, the giant structure backed by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) as part of the London Design Festival (LDF), have arrived in the UK – and the project is already attracting mainstream media attention.

Making the sapele switch
24 August, 2013
Increasing demand and environmental pressures are combining to force the market to look to an ever wider range of tropical species. Mike Jeffree reports

Joining together
17 June, 2013
Joinery companies and their suppliers converged for an invigorating British Woodworking Federation Members’ Day. Stephen Powney reports

‘Fantastic’ entries for Wood Awards
01 June, 2013
The quality of entries for this year’s Wood Awards are “fantastic”, according to the organisers of the annual competition for use of timber in construction, interiors and furniture.

UK joinery sector urges government to “wake up” on VAT cut
26 April, 2013
UK joinery companies attending a major conference have heard that the government needs to “wake up” to the opportunities of reducing VAT on repair, maintenance and improvement work.

Bold moves to boost market
23 April, 2013
The American Hardwood Export Council dares to be different, says Mike Jeffree

Levelling the playing field
23 April, 2013
The Seneca Creek study demonstrated that there is a less than 1% risk of illegal wood entering the US hardwood supply chain – a key factor now that the EU Timber Regulation has come into force.

Rhyme and reason
23 April, 2013
The American Hardwood Export Council is focused on giving its promotional strategy ever more technical clout. Mike Jeffree reports.

AHEC backs Wood for Good
20 April, 2013
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has decided to sponsor Wood for Good, contributing what is thought to be a significant sum to the timber marketing campaign and also agreeing to provide it with data for its focus on timber’s environmental impacts.