Search Results: 'Timber Trade Federation'

Book your tickets for Wood and Wellness!
19 December, 2018
Tickets for TTJ’s Wood and Wellness conference are on sale with members of timber industry organisations able to qualify for a discount.

BWF sponsors Wood and Wellness conference
13 December, 2018
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has come on board TTJ’s Wood and Wellness Conference as a Silver Sponsor.

ETTF lead role passes to Thomas Goebel
11 December, 2018
AndrÈ de Boer is stepping down as secretary general of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) in 2019, handing over the reins to Thomas Goebel, chief executive of German Timber Trade Federation GD Holz.

Timber construction trend to continue despite building regs move
03 December, 2018
The move towards timber construction will not be thwarted by a change to building regulations aimed at banning use of combustible materials in new residential buildings over 18m, says the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI).

TTBS Christmas message
28 November, 2018
On behalf of the Society’s Trustees, the Board of Management and most importantly, our many UK beneficiaries, I would like to thank you for all the support you have given the Society throughout the year.

Wood Awards’ top prize won by Storey’s Field Centre & Eddington Nursery
21 November, 2018
The Mears Group Gold Award winner of this year’s Wood Awards is Storey’s Field Centre & Eddington Nursery, Cambridge.

LSC celebrates 70 years
30 October, 2018
October’s lunch at the Charing Cross Hotel was held as a celebration of 70 years of the London Softwood Club.

Government to ban combustible cladding on new buildings over 18m
03 October, 2018
News that the government wants to ban combustible cladding on buildings over 18m has led the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) to issue a warning that cladding at lower height levels may also be affected.

Panels sector meets politicians
03 October, 2018
Representatives of the UK’s wood panel sector have met with politicians to discuss challenges facing their industry.

Timber sector turns out in force for TTJ Awards
24 September, 2018
More than 400 people attended the annual TTJ Awards last Friday, with guest speaker and host Jo Caulfield providing the entertainment at new venue the InterContinental Hotel in Park Lane, London.

Wood for Good holds health and wellbeing marketing summit
14 September, 2018
A Wood for Good Marketing Summit will update the timber industry on the current trend towards health and wellbeing.

TTJ Awards judged entry finalists vying for glory
11 September, 2018
Finalists in the TTJ Awards judged categories now only have 10 days before they find out if they have won.

Machinery fair moves to Shanghai
04 September, 2018
Shanghai is hosting the first edition of the Shanghai International Furniture Machinery & Woodworking Machinery Fair, a new event resulting from a collaboration between CIFF and the WMF-International Woodworking Machinery Fair.

TTF campaign secures post-Brexit VAT concession
28 August, 2018
Last week the government made a concession on the likely payment schedule for VAT on imports in a no deal Brexit scenario, in response to a campaign led by the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) in recent months.

Last chance to enter TTJ Awards’ judged categories
07 August, 2018
Companies have their last opportunity to enter the TTJ Awards 2018, with the judged awards entry deadline being extended to August 17.

German sawmillers closen ties with wood energy sector
31 July, 2018
The German sawmill and timber industry federation (DeSH) and the trade association for wood energy (FvH) are intensifying their co-operation.

TTF sets timetable for preservative treatment action
18 July, 2018
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has launched a new action plan to improve treated wood quality which includes asking its members to demonstrate compliance with several key principles.

Building as tall as trees at Timber Expo
12 July, 2018
Timber merchants, joinery manufacturers and their architectural clients will benefit from a powerful opportunity to boost their knowledge and network with their industry colleagues at Timber Expo.

TTF activities highlighted at AGM
18 June, 2018
The Timber Trade Federation will continue to drive and grow a profitable industry and to promote its members as suppliers of “timber you can trust”, delegates at the organisation’s June 14 annual general meeting were told.

Alsford in Brexit softwood prices warning to Lib Dem leader
21 May, 2018
Alsford Timber has warned Lib Dem leader Vince Cable that the company may have to pay millions more upfront to buy European softwood if the UK Government does not secure mutually-beneficial customs’ arrangements before the United Kingdom leaves the EU in ten months’ time.