Search Results: 'Timber Trade Federation'

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).

Positive talk turns to action
14 December, 2013
This increasing positivity has been apparent in the timber sector for a while and, although people remain wary of talking about green shoots, for fear the mere mention will make them shrivel, even these have recently begun to sprout in the occasional conversation.

EUTR enforcer goes to phase II
28 November, 2013
By all accounts, the timber trade has found Michael Kearney easy to do business with. Likewise his organisation.

Departing from convention
02 November, 2013
The prospect of attending two international timber conferences in 10 days prompted forebodings of information overload and PowerPoint fatigue. But zipping from the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Edinburgh, to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) European Convention in Budapest, left a spring in the step that even the terror of landing at a gale-lashed Gatwick after the latter could not shake.

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.

CPR confusion still exists
19 October, 2013
The Construction Products Regulation is a legal requirement in the UK but it is still misunderstood, says Nick Boulton, head of technical and trade policy at the Timber Trade Federation

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.

MOs’ appointment welcomed
07 September, 2013
The appointment of the first two MOs for the EUTR is good news but now the EC has to process other applications quickly, says ETTF secretary-general André de Boer

Tropical trials and tactics
24 August, 2013
The heat is on in the EU tropical timber trade.

New coalition aims to stimulate demand
24 August, 2013
The EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition will launch in November. TTF sustainability manager Anand Punja explains

Right royal shot across the bows
27 July, 2013
Among the millions watching the TV coverage of the royal birth on Monday night was undoubtedly a significant number of timber traders. Some may have switched on specifically to hear about the arrival of the new third in line to the throne.

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.

Moving up a gear
29 June, 2013
Timber Trade Federation president Stephen King asks the industry to help further the TTF’s positive work

Global forum for a united front
01 June, 2013
The Global Timber Forum (GTF) was clear about what it did not want to be at its launch in Rome last week. Various phrases were used, but the most popular were “just another conference” and “a talking shop”.

Regulations? Think investment, not burden
18 May, 2013
Meeting regulations costs money but think of it as an investment in your future, says Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White

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

Green glimmers amid the gloom
09 March, 2013
The Construction Products Association (CPA) is known for the pith and precision of its UK building market reports and for being strictly averse to any sugar-coating. As a result, in recent years they have made for some pretty grim reading. They have painted a picture of construction spiralling into depression, rather than recession, with no hints of a silver lining.

Communication and credentials
23 February, 2013
From the EUTR to an architect as chairman of Wood for Good, timber’s profile is growing

Ready to benefit from the EUTR
26 January, 2013
As the ticking clock on the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) website makes clear, we’re in the final countdown to the introduction of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

EUTR due diligence made simple
26 January, 2013
EU Timber Regulation due diligence risk assessment should hold no fears for the industry, says Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White