Search Results: 'Timber Trade Federation'

Science Fact
23 December, 2020
The WTS’s annual conference went online this year, providing plenty of technical information and room for discussion. Sally Spencer reports

TTF shares latest government advice on GB/NI trade
17 December, 2020
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) is sharing the latest advice from the government on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.

The show must go on!
16 December, 2020
The TTJ Awards 2020 was a virtual event this year and also included lots of different content designed to be a gathering place for the timber trade during this time of the pandemic, writes Stephen Powney

Flying the flag for FLEGT
16 December, 2020
FLEGT is seen as a template for legality assurance for the range of forest risk products, but it still needs more communication in the timber sector, according to speakers at a recent TTF seminar. Mike Jeffree reports

TTBS Christmas message
15 December, 2020
On behalf of the Timber Trades Benevolent Society’s (TTBS) trustees, our national president Paul Snape, vice-president John Taylor, the TTBS board of management and our many UK beneficiaries, I would like to thank you for all the support you have given the Society throughout 2020, which has been a most difficult year for us all.

Timber users and buyers warned on stock shortages
11 December, 2020
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) is advising all timber users and buyers to be proactive in their purchasing strategies against a background of continuing tight wood supply conditions.

Pandemic woes and market potential
11 December, 2020
The international softwood sector has been through turbulent times, but remains positive about the longer term. Mike Jeffree reports from the 2020 ISC

Upward trajectory
03 December, 2020
The latest TTF statistics show the improvement in import volumes in July continued in the month of August

TTF sales course delegates provide financial return for their timber employers
30 November, 2020
Delegates completing the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) Essential Foundations in Sales Management (EFSM) course have increased sales for their combined respective firms by well over £6m in 2020.

TTF and TRADA announce merger plans
16 November, 2020
Two of the UK’s leading timber sector organisations – the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and TRADA – have announced merger plans.

Back on track
05 November, 2020
The latest TTF statistics show an improvement in import volumes in the month of July

TTF issues new Brexit Guide
03 November, 2020
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has updated and republished advice to help firms prepare for the end of the transition period when the UK leaves the EU Customs Union on January 1, 2021.

Accurate aim
30 October, 2020
The WPA, TTF and TDCA have extended their co-ordinated campaign to promote the accurate description of preservative treated wood. WPA chief executive officer Gordon Ewbank reports.

Woodsafe and sound
30 October, 2020
Woodsafe Timber Protection has turned its attention to the UK market for fire retardant timber treatments. Sally Spencer reports

The Three ‘R’s of Rebuilding Business
30 October, 2020
There is a growing demand for a national focus on retrofit, explains Camilla Hair

Cutting carbon
29 October, 2020
The building industry’s heavy carbon footprint makes it a prime target for the Wood CO2ts less communication initiative, writes Wood for Good campaign manager Sarah Virgo

Building in the new normal
29 October, 2020
How will UK timber construction fare in the post-pandemic and post-Grenfell building environment? TTJ asked Structural Timber Association chief executive Andrew Carpenter for his views

Capitalising on chipboard recovery
27 October, 2020
Suppliers are making the most of an unexpected pickup in chipboard demand, but say the outlook remains uncertain. Mike Jeffree reports

Teaching Timber: Building Better
27 October, 2020
There’s growing realisation that construction has a key role to play in tackling the climate crisis and, within that context, of the need to teach building professionals about using timber, writes Tabitha Binding, university and regional engagement manager, TTF

Import recovery under way
27 October, 2020
Import volumes for the first half of 2020 are still down on the same period last year but there are indications of recovery from the disruption caused by the pandemic