Search Results: 'Timber Trade Federation'

Obituary – Tony Walton
17 December, 2012
Tony Walton passed away peacefully on December 13 after a long fight with illness.

UK imports still heading down
12 December, 2012
UK total timber and panel product imports were lower in September than the same month last year, maintaining the downward trend of the last nine months, according to the latest Timber Trade Federation (TTF) statisical report.

Legality schemes still working on EUTR compliance
10 December, 2012
A report from the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) concludes that no leading third-party legality verification or certification body currently fully complies with the upcoming EU Timber Regulation on illegal timber “risk mitigation”.

Guide to due diligence launched
03 December, 2012
A new fast track guidance standard to tackle forestry supply chain risks has been produced ahead of the EU Timber Regulation which comes into effect in March.

Trade backs calls for 300,000 new homes a year
23 November, 2012
The timber and timber construction sectors have backed calls from the Future Homes Commission (FHC) for the building of 300,000 new homes a year and for an improvement in new housing design. But there are caveats, including doubts about industry capacity to hit the target.

NPPD dinner raises funds for TTBS
20 November, 2012
On behalf of the Timber Trades’ Benevolent Society (TTBS) trustees, the national president Dilwyn Howells and the Board of Management, Ivan Savage, TTBS general manager, wishes to thank the National Panel Products Division (NPPD) chairman Chris Sutton and all the attendees at the NPPD dinner on November 14 for their exceptional generosity. An after dinner collection raised £3,368 for the society.

Rob Simpson – Obituary
14 November, 2012
Bringing people together, breaking down barriers, and an infectious enthusiasm for life and for the timber trade: these are just a few of the characteristics which colleagues, customers and friends across the industry will always identify with Rob Simpson who died suddenly on October 16.

Altripan achieves VLC plywood milestone
12 November, 2012
Altripan UK says it has become the first UK supplier of Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) legally verified plywood as it readies itself for implementation of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

Obituary – Tim Bennett
08 November, 2012
The death of Tim Bennett on Friday November 2 will be received with much sadness by all who knew this long-standing member of the timber trade.

TTF gears up for EUTR
08 November, 2012
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has announced further workshops to help the industry gear up for the anti-illegal wood EU Timber Regulation.

TTF and Confor to jointly host International Softwood Conference
25 October, 2012
Confor will joint host next year’s International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Scotland with the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) in recognition of the UK sawmilling sector’s growing importance to the UK timber trade.

UK softwood consumption forecast to rise in 2013
19 October, 2012
UK softwood consumption is forecast to rise by 3.7% to around 7.9 million m3 next year, according a new Timber Trade Federation (TTF) report.

TTF gets accustomed to tropics
16 October, 2012
A list designating the types of wood classified as tropical for Customs declarations has been created by the Timber Trade Federation.

Timber trade urged to use Olympics “inspire” message
13 October, 2012
The UK timber trade can take inspiration from the recent successful London Olympics to attract the next generation into joining the industry, 260 people heard at the Cambridge dinner.

Summit unites timber industry leaders
28 September, 2012
A summit uniting timber industry leaders from across the sector kicked-off this year’s Timber Expo.

Brazil tops coniferous plywood quota allocation
15 September, 2012
The Timber Trade Federation has published a statistical breakdown of UK imports under the now exhausted EU coniferous plywood quota.

GLTA signs Timber Industry Accord
13 September, 2012
The UK Timber Industry Accord has been strengthened by yet another signatory - the Glued Laminated Timber Association (GLTA).

Housing and planning boost welcomed by most
07 September, 2012
A “much-needed shot in the arm” for the building industry is how the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has described the government’s new plans to boost housebuilding and ease planning restrictions.

White talks timber at BMF Members’ Day
31 August, 2012
Sunday Times economics editor David Smith and Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White will be speakers at the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) Members’ Day on October 9.

Gibson illegal timber prosecution is a lesson for Europe
17 August, 2012
Gibson Guitars’ US$600,000 payout to settle its case for breaching the American anti-illegal timber Lacey Act should highlight the potential business impact of prosecution under the upcoming EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), according to the Timber Trade Federation (TTF).