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Archwood Group achieves King’s Award for Enterprise
14 May, 2024
Archwood Group has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development 2024.

Atkinson & Kirby and Richard Burbidge partner with design house
18 January, 2024
Leading manufacturers, Atkinson & Kirby and Richard Burbidge have partnered with Manchester design house, BOBO1325, to launch a trend-led styling collection to promote timeless maximalism, sustainability and eco-conscious living spaces.

Cautious positivity
24 October, 2023
British-grown timber remains competitive and sawmills are continuing to invest. Sally Spencer reports

NMITE's Sarah Peers elected president of INWES for 2024-26
12 October, 2023
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has announced that Dr Sarah Peers, head of academic skills at NMITE, who has been an integral member of the team at NMITE since the pioneer cohort joined in 2021, has been elected as the president of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) for the term 2024-26.

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

Circular By Design
28 June, 2023
Cellulose and carbon – two highly important components for industry and society to work with and to understand, as globally, we continue to look for ways to mitigate climate change and to protect the planet. Geoff Rhodes reports

Vandecasteele receives VCDO certificate for 22nd consecutive year
19 June, 2023
On June 15, Vandecasteele Houtimport received the Voka Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship (VCDO) 2023 certificate. The certificate was awarded by Voka - Chamber of Commerce West Flanders and POM West Flanders and is a recognition for the extra sustainability efforts of the recipients .

Vandecasteele receives the SDG Champion certificate
09 November, 2022
Vandecasteele Houtimport has received an SDG Champion certificate during an award ceremony on October 25 2022. Six other Flemish SDG Champions also received their certificates.

Vandecasteele receives 21st consecutive VCDO certificate
06 July, 2022
Vandecasteele Houtimport attended the inspirational award ceremony of the Voka Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship on June 29 and received its certificate for the 21st consecutive year. The award is a recognition of the sustainability efforts of the participating companies and was granted to Vandecasteele along with 38 other west Flemish companies.

Traders hope for a more balanced market ahead
04 February, 2022
The surge in softwood imports into the UK has been followed by a quieter trading period, which traders hope will have stemmed imports enough to bring supply and demand back into balance during the first quarter of 2022, reports Jerry Wilson

Stora Enso announces regenerative goals
26 October, 2021
Stora Enso has declared its ambition to offer 100% regenerative products and solutions by 2050.

BMF commits to zero carbon operations
11 August, 2021
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has signed up to the SME Climate Commitment and pledged to take action to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2040.

Unleashing design opportunities
21 July, 2021
TTJ sister publication Wood Based Panels International’s (WBPI) Beyond Covid virtual conference in May attracted a large audience debating how the global wood-based panels sector has adapted to the pandemic. Opening keynote speaker Giulio Masotti, CEO of Wood-Skin, showed delegates how his company is combining digitalisation, CNC machining, the latest design software and use of composite materials to give new applications and possibilities for wood-based panels

Forestry rises up the agenda
24 February, 2021
The annual Forestry Conference, held during Grown in Britain week and chaired by the organisation’s chief executive, Dougal Driver, heard how forestry is rising up the agenda for politicians and investors alike. Sally Spencer reports

Vandecasteele awarded SDG Pioneer certificate
09 November, 2020
Vandecasteele Houtimport has received the “SDG Pioneer certificate” from UNITAR CIFAL. It is the first timber company to obtain this award.

Vandecasteele receives sustainable building award for 19th time
25 September, 2020
After a year of intensive work, Vandecasteele Houtimport has received the 2020 annual certificate from the Voka Sustainable Business Charter, for the 19th consecutive year.

Panel discussions
17 December, 2018
Sally Spencer reports from the TTF’s first UK Wood Panels Conference, which took place in London last month

Forests in fashion
25 September, 2018
The demand for clothing is growing, and there is increasing pressure on the fashion industry to produce sustainable and recyclable items as an alternative to traditional textiles. A clear way forward, maintains the PEFC, is to increase the use of fibres from sustainably managed forests. Hannah Price, PEFC international communications officer reports

Forests in fashion
25 September, 2018
The demand for clothing is growing, and there is increasing pressure on the fashion industry to produce sustainable and recyclable items as an alternative to traditional textiles. A clear way forward, maintains the PEFC, is to increase the use of fibres from sustainably managed forests. Hannah Price, PEFC international communications officer reports

Ligna delivers ideas for innovation
20 June, 2017
The biennial Ligna show in Germany was the place to go to check out new technology in the timber industries. Stephen Powney reports from the Hannover Messe