Search Results: 'Trade Mouldings'

MGM Timber launches online service for trade customers
10 April, 2024
Scotland’s largest independent specialist timber merchant, MGM Timber, continues to invest in its growth with the launch of a new online service for trade customers, giving them access to their agreed rates, invoicing, and full product range 24 hours a day.

UK tropical wood imports down
19 December, 2023
After a buoyant couple of years, UK tropical timber imports have trended lower this year, reports Sustainable Wood

US softwood keeps up powerful run
28 August, 2023
The US softwood industry remains in robust good health, with continuing near record exports and southern pine shipments at an all-time high. American Softwoods consultant Charles Trevor reports

Importers act to correct the market
28 August, 2023
As the trade reached the end of the half year, all markets are generally quiet leading some softwood importers to focus on the products that perform the best while reducing their commitment to those that are yielding the lowest returns. Jerry Wilson reports

Tropical wood imports to Europe reduce in first five months of 2023
22 August, 2023
Tropical wood product imports to the EU27 have reduced to normal levels, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s (ITTO) latest bulletin.

Maintaining momentum in mouldings
26 April, 2023
While some report a changing dynamic in the mouldings market, manufacturers remain upbeat about prospects and are pushing on with product and production development. Mike Jeffree reports

Woodland Owners
25 April, 2023
Third-generation Leeds-based family business, Woodlands Home & Garden Group, has agreed a deal to become an employee-owned business, via the creation of an employee owned trust

From tropical surge to slowdown?
22 December, 2022
After a strong start to 2022, deteriorating market conditions threaten to slow the UK tropical timber trade. That’s according to latest reports from Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence (www.forestindustries.info) for the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s market information service (www.itto.int), of which the following is a summary

SAM invests £1m in new primed finish
29 November, 2022
MDF mouldings manufacturer, SAM, has announced the 2023 launch of its new primed finish. As a commitment to bringing the best in market products and setting the bar on quality and standard, and as part of an overall project to improve its service package, SAM has invested more than £1m in developing its latest primed mouldings solution.

Well worth the wait
24 August, 2022
Stuart Devoil, group head of marketing at James Latham plc explains how a pent-up demand for training and education is now being addressed

Richard Burbidge chosen for Howdens’ first branded stairparts line
28 June, 2022
Howdens, the UK’s leading trade kitchen and joinery supplier, has chosen Richard Burbidge for its first ever offering of branded stairparts. From mid-June, tradespeople have been able to buy products from Richard Burbidge’s popular Elements stair system at all 778 Howdens depots across the UK.

Strategy for growth
10 June, 2022
The Archwood Group has initiated a new three-year strategy for growth for its leading Richard Burbidge, Atkinson & Kirby and Masons Timber brands. Stephen Powney reports from the Group’s base in North Wales

US builds on UK imports lead
10 June, 2022
US hardwoods have put in a muscular performance in the UK market over the last 18 months. Mike Jeffree reports

Mouldings on the march
11 April, 2022
At times in 2021 the mouldings market was “manic” and continued growth is forecast. Mike Jeffree reports

Cheshire Mouldings launches trade app
10 February, 2022
Timber stairparts, mouldings and decking accessories manufacturer Cheshire Mouldings has launched an online app and desktop ordering to streamline the ordering process for its trade partners.

Cladding rides the RMI wave
04 February, 2022
Despite raw material supply issues and rising prices, it’s been a buoyant year in the cladding business. Mike Jeffree reports

James Latham sees business rebound strongly, but supply chain issues persist
29 November, 2021
UK timber products distributor James Latham has seen business rebound strongly in 2021 following an uncertain period of trading impacted by the pandemic in 2020.

Archwood webinar describes perfect storm of Covid and Brexit
02 August, 2021
Archwood Group met with the Timber Trade Federation (TTF)  and CBI Wales for an in-depth webinar discussing two of the biggest issues facing the timber sector right now: Covid-19 and Brexit.

Technology makes millworks work
21 July, 2021
The Cambridge-based cladding, decking and fencing specialist, Millworks, has successfully navigated pandemic and emerged equipped for growth. Mike Jeffree reports

Obituary - David McDonnell
13 July, 2021
David Graham McDonnell passed away on Sunday June 27 at the age of 55, after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer.