Search Results: 'Timber Expo'

Pre-finished performer
28 December, 2013
Balcas predicts big things for its fully finished mouldings line in just its second year on sale.

Good, but can still do better
28 December, 2013
Our guest column this week from Julia Young of the WWF Global Forest Trade Network reminded me of an old school report, albeit less abrupt and minus the cruel but fair comment that my total lack of ball skills and co-ordination meant I was being dropped from cricket and football to focus on rugby (England cricket selectors perhaps take note).

Midlands TTBS Christmas lunch success
13 December, 2013
The Midlands Region TTBS annual nine hole golf followed by Christmas lunch took place at Olton Golf Club, Solihull on December 6 and was well attended by the Midlands timber trade, friends and colleagues.

Timber in the mainstream
02 December, 2013
Bishop Edward King Chapel won top honours in this year’s Wood Awards – and there was plenty more that earned the judges’ praise. Keren Fallwell reports

KVH hopes rise
02 December, 2013
German builders have long appreciated the advantages of using KVH timber and now German sawmillers’ hopes are rising that they can crack the UK market. Stephen Powney reports

Latest sales underline Hundegger’s UK ambition
18 November, 2013
German timber frame technology maker Hundegger says mounting confidence in its UK market prospects has been further borne out by the sale of a €120,000 SC3 saw to Wyckham Blackwell.

Time to dance to the same tune
19 October, 2013
Using Caffè Nero's latest results alone as an indicator for the UK economy might be dismissed as froth. But the coffee shop's 11% profit hike, and declaration that it sees potential to boost British caffeine levels another notch with a 50% rise in outlets to 750, is just the latest positive piece in a jigsaw creating an increasingly encouraging picture of the country's economic prospects.

United we build
19 October, 2013
Leadership, collaboration and skills are key to capitalising on the UK government’s Construction Strategy 2025, the audience at this year’s ProTimber Summit heard. Mike Jeffree reports

Next generation wises up
05 October, 2013
The next generation of Frame Wise’s Wise Wall closed panel timber frame system has just been launched – and there will be more to come. Robin Meade reports

Timber Expo: DHH Timber has the world at its feet
05 October, 2013
DHH Timber staff were in demand to talk about Worldscape, the vast 80-seater “dining landscape” for which it supplied the melamine-faced plywood.

Timber Expo: Coillte and Enterprise Ireland host Irish mills
05 October, 2013
Irish forestry company Coillte, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland, played host to three Irish sawn timber exporters on their stand – Glennon Brothers, Murray Timber and GP Wood.

Timber Expo: Lonza looks sharp
05 October, 2013
The Excalibur incising machine, co-developed by Lonza Wood Protection and Tweddle Engineering, proved to be a big draw to Lonza’s stand.

Timber Expo: Vandecasteele enjoys the Forum factor
05 October, 2013
The regular Timber Buyers’ Forum was extended this year to include specifiers and was sponsored again by Vandecasteele Houtimport, which had the adjacent stand.

Timber Expo: Spanish connection
05 October, 2013
Spanish engineered timber company Egoin finished its first UK project just before it exhibited at Timber Expo.

Timber Expo: EUTR enquiries keep Bureau Veritas busy
05 October, 2013
International certification body Bureau Veritas was at Timber Expo for the first time, highlighting its timber legality auditing and verification services following the introduction of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

Timber Expo: W Howard flies the flag
05 October, 2013
W Howard was in patriotic mood, displaying products from its new finishing line in the form of a Union Jack.

Timber Expo: Bolivians see UK market prospects
05 October, 2013
Bolivia may not be the biggest timber supplier to the UK, but as its national pavilion at Timber Expo revealed, it believes it has the products and environmental credentials to increase its presence.

Timber Expo: Framewise adds solid timber build solution
05 October, 2013
Framewise had what it billed as one of the key product launches of Timber Expo – its new Wise Wall L CLT-alternative solid timber build system.

Timber Expo: Devon company bucks glulam trend
05 October, 2013
Devon company Bucklands Timber, which bills itself as “the only major glulam manufacturer in Britain”, demonstrated how value can be added to UK-grown timber.

Timber Expo: Eacom commits to UK
05 October, 2013
Canadian company Eacom Timber Corp was at Timber Expo to emphasise its UK presence .