Search Results: 'Timbmet'

Timbmet’s chief purchasing director retires after 45 years’ service
13 December, 2013
Timbmet has announced the retirement of its chief purchasing director, Jim Chambers.

Timber company fined £24,000 for saw injuries
29 November, 2013
Timbmet Ltd has been fined £24,000 for safety failings at its Glasgow distribution centre after one of its workers was injured by flying splinters from a rip saw.

Shining design wins Timbmet pavilion competition
25 November, 2013
A design that harnesses the power of the sun has won this year’s Timbmet Dan Kemp Memorial Pavilion competition.

Oakwrights Bath makes clean sweep of BWF Awards
22 November, 2013
Joinery manufacturer Oakwrights Bath Ltd made a clean sweep at the British Woodworking Federation’s (BWF) Awards in central London last Friday.

Geared for growth
16 November, 2013
Timbmet has opted for a flexible banking package that will adapt and develop with the business. Mike Jeffree reports.

Passport to trade
02 November, 2013
Helveta says its new online traceability platform will support importers’ due diligence. Keren Fallwell reports.

Back to the future
19 October, 2013
Tough decisions have been taken at Timbmet, but its turnaround specialist CEO says one of the big names of UK timber is back on track. Mike Jeffree reports.

Industry sum is greater than its parts
21 September, 2013
The industry should pull together to actively promote timber, says Liz Richards, marketing director at Timbmet

Industry sum is greater than its parts
21 September, 2013
The industry should pull together to actively promote timber, says Liz Richards, marketing director at Timbmet

The essential selection
07 September, 2013
As Timber Expo gears up for its third show, event director Loretta Sales picks out some of this year’s highlights.

Hot tropical topics
24 August, 2013
TTJ asked suppliers, major buyers and an NGO for their views on tropical timber and wood product procurement and use and found they were topics under scrutiny as never before.

Yield and Value Added
24 August, 2013
There is potential for value-added tropical timber products. Mike Jeffree reports.

Making the sapele switch
24 August, 2013
Increasing demand and environmental pressures are combining to force the market to look to an ever wider range of tropical species. Mike Jeffree reports

Sun shines for TTBS golf day
10 August, 2013
The TTBS’s national golf day at the Northumberland Golf Club was a huge success.

Timbmet trials timber digital passport
10 August, 2013
Timbmet is working with UK tracking software specialist Helveta on a timber ‘Digital Passport’ system to enhance chain of custody monitoring and its ability to meet the due diligence risk assessment requirements of the EU Timber Regulation.

Timber Expo’s top 10
13 July, 2013
This year’s Timber Expo will be a showcase for latest developments in the timber industry

OSB highlights natural refuge
11 July, 2013
The dramatic curving timber form of the Embassy for Refugees Pavilion illustrates the natural refuge that tree canopies provide – but in OSB.

Disassociation of Danzer by FSC is widely criticised
15 June, 2013
The Forest Stewardship Council’s decision to suspend Danzer’s FSC certification over alleged breaches of its rules in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is drawing widespread criticism from the rest of the industry.

A jewel of a winning design
23 March, 2013
The winner of this year’s TRADA and Timbmet-sponsored contest for students to design a timber pavilion looks complex, but it’s made from just a single piece of beech.

Timbmet secures £20m new funding
15 March, 2013
Timbmet Group Ltd has secured a new £20m funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to support its growth plans.