Search Results: 'Timber Trade Federation'

Positive vibes
10 December, 2011
France’s hardwood sector has been on an even keel this year, according to French Timber’s managing director Jean-François Guilbert

Irish mills reiterate UK market commitment
26 November, 2011
Ireland’s UK market share has slipped slightly but the mills are taking a long-term view

EPDs, LCAs and the big panda
24 November, 2011
Illegal timber regulation, the emergence of new powers in wood consumption and processing and the need to market on an increasingly global basis are just some of the things on the agenda for US hardwoods. Mike Jeffree reports from the 2011 American Hardwood Export Council European Convention in Warsaw

EU regulation will improve timber's image
12 November, 2011
The EU Timber Regulation is a positive step, says Rachel Butler, sustainability adviser to the European Timber Trade Federation

Timber Industry Manifesto sets out action plan
15 October, 2011

Holiday period mentality drags on into September
17 September, 2011
Business hasn’t really picked up for the UK plywood trade since the holiday season

Natural advantage needs scientific endorsement
20 August, 2011
On leaving the post of British Woodworking Federation chief executive, Richard Lambert says the way forward for timber is to sell more on performance, not just its environmental credentials

New urgency in fuel war
20 August, 2011
Mike Jeffree reports on the panel sector’s latest efforts to change government policy on paying power stations to burn wood

Ready to put on a show
20 August, 2011
The garden products sector is gearing up for its major event of the year – Glee 2011

Funding Wood for Good
23 July, 2011
Another key question, of course, is how WFG can increase its budget and, in the meantime, do an effective job with current limited funds.

The relaunched Wood for Good campaign
23 July, 2011
How is the relaunched Wood for Good (WFG) campaign shaping up and how can it boost its budget and encourage more grass roots participation?

Is Timber Expo the right show?
23 July, 2011
Is Timber Expo the right show, at the right time and in the right place and how can the industry make the most of it and make it an event that stays the course?

A new take on Timbmet
09 July, 2011
Wendy Trott told Mike Jeffree how a career in masonry led to the role of Timbmet managing director and what’s been happening since she took over

Environmental issues
11 June, 2011
Will environmental issues be a burden or a benefit for the industry in the next five years?

Timber's market potential
11 June, 2011
Is the industry doing enough to ensure it realises its potential and increases its share of its core markets? If not what else should it be doing?

Meeting of minds
11 June, 2011
Industry representatives at the Medite 2016 Forum and TTJ round table debated timber's future

Marketing and communication
11 June, 2011
Where are timber marketing, promotion and communication headed in the next five years? Will the industry do enough to get its voice heard over competitors in all the key debates; sustainable construction, environment, green energy?

Timber markets
11 June, 2011
Will 2016 be better or worse for the timber industry and its markets than 2011? And what are the key factors that will shape it over the next five years?

Responsible and law abiding
28 May, 2011
Due diligence will become an essential part of the EU’s Timber Regulation and the TTF’s Responsible Purchasing Policy will help its members ensure they stay on the right side of the law. The TTF’s head of sustainability, Rachel Butler, reports

Regulation role model
14 May, 2011
The EU Timber Regulation means the wood industry is again leading the way in developing responsible procurement practices. Rupert Oliver, of Forest Industries Intelligence, reports