Search Results: 'Timber Expo'

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).

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.

A good year for TTBS
05 October, 2013
There have been some positive developments for the TTBS this year. General manager Ivan Savage explains

Building a bold new strategy
05 October, 2013
Speakers at the Structural Timber Association (STA) launch events last week provided a “do the math” moment.

Industry sum is greater than its parts
21 September, 2013
The industry should pull together to actively promote timber, says Liz Richards, marketing director at Timbmet

Step up for a show of unity
07 September, 2013
A team of Swiss engineers is currently putting together a spectacular, 7.7m-high cross-laminated US tulipwood structure outside London's world-renowned Tate Modern gallery. Comprising a series of interlocking flights of stairs, it forms part of the London Design Festival and is the American Hardwood Export Council's (AHEC) latest dramatic showpiece project at the annual event to promote the potential of US hardwoods.

The future is bright for timber frame
10 August, 2013
There are some good news stories for construction, and timber frame in particular, says Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the UK Timber Frame Association

Wood Awards wows them
10 August, 2013
Prepare to be wowed! That was TTJ's tweet to flag up its first online story on the seriously impressive 2013 UK Wood Awards shortlist. The subsequent mass outbreak of retweets showed that readers most certainly were. In fact 'wowed' barely covered the effusive expressions of enthusiasm about the entries for what must now rank as the best known, and arguably the best, competition for use of timber in construction, interiors and furniture design.

A showcase for all the industry
13 July, 2013
Inevitably it's tempting for businesses to batten down the research and development hatches in tough times. When the going gets rough, sticking with the tried and tested often looks like the lower risk better part of valour. But entries for the TTJ Timber Innovation Award highlight that there are companies still pushing back R&D boundaries, highlighting confidence, not just in their own prospects and technical capabilities, but those of the wider timber industry and market.

Delivering data delivers sales
23 March, 2013
Stout shoes and stamina are what's needed on a TRADA Ecobuild tour.