Search Results: 'Timber Trade Federation'

Flegt licensing a legality assurance step change
28 December, 2016
Leading independent timber and panel products distributor James Latham is preparing for its first shipment of FLEGT-licensed timber from Indonesia early in 2017. Lathams Ltd chairman and managing director Chris Sutton sees it as a major development and licensed products as a natural complement to its proactive environmental policy

Speaking with one voice
28 December, 2016
The timber industry has been talking for years about coming together on the big issues that matter to the trade and speaking with a single powerful voice. It has always been a difficult proposition compared to some competitor material sectors because of the diversity and breadth of the timber supply chain and the sheer number of its representational bodies.

New Economy, New Opportunity
21 November, 2016
The UK’s post-Brexit economic reinvention provides an opportunity for the timber sector to highlight its potential in wealth and job creation and in contributing to low carbon growth and development, writes Timber Trade Federation managing director - Dave Hopkins

Time to fall in behind FLEGT
20 September, 2016
With the first EUTR-exempt FLEGT-licensed timber now set to arrive in the EU this year, European Timber Trade Federation Secretary General André de Boer says the industry should focus on making the most of its potential

UK mills on investment trail
20 September, 2016
There have been several different announcements on the UK mill scene these last few weeks.

Speaking out with a single voice
20 July, 2016
Recent months have certainly seen major political upheaval, says Timber Trade Federation managing director David Hopkins. But, with this comes great opportunity

Unchartered political waters
21 June, 2016
In just a few days we’ll know the result of the UK’s referendum on EU membership.

Let’s kick out unaccredited plywood
21 June, 2016
The TTF’s Plywood Summit is aiming for third party accreditation for all hardwood plywood. Without it, writes president Keith Fryer, the consequences could be dire

Europe can sustain sustainable tropical timber
20 April, 2016
The European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition is taking its efforts to support the tropical timber trade and sustainable forest management to the next level, says European Timber Trade Federation Secretary General André de Boer

Big investments
24 February, 2016
Investments don't get a lot bigger in the timber trade than the £95m Norbord has just committed to with its Inverness plant.