Search Results: 'Wood Technology Society'

Interholco into the future
19 December, 2023
The leading tropical hardwood supplier acknowledges market challenges, but is building for exciting times ahead. Mike Jeffree reports

Södra targets building products leadership
25 October, 2023
The Swedish forest products giant is putting its money on increased low-carbon timber construction. Mike Jeffree reports

New chair for IOM3 wood technology group
28 June, 2023
Dr Morwenna Spear has been appointed as chair of the Wood Technology Group Andrew True reports

Carbon, climate and conifers
18 October, 2022
With emissions reduction efforts now unlikely to limit global warming to the critical 1.5⁰C, much focus is now on Natural Climate Solutions as part of efforts to capture and store carbon. Stuart Goodall, chief executive of the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) looks at how productive forestry can play a significant role in carbon capture and argues the case for large-scale and urgent productive planting

John Park retires
04 March, 2022
John Park, manager of Canada Wood UK and a board member and immediate past chairman of the Wood Technology Society (WTS) is retiring at the end of March.

Value propositions
04 February, 2022
The UK Forest Market Report highlights the new factors driving the underlying value of commercial forestry. Sally Spencer reports

What the future holds?
10 December, 2021
Cellulose and carbon – what can be done with this waste? HONEXT is one of the latest propositions of panelboard products made using alternative materials. Geoff Rhodes report

Words from wood
15 June, 2021
Wood-related terms have entered common parlance, say Andrew True and John Park

Science Fact
23 December, 2020
The WTS’s annual conference went online this year, providing plenty of technical information and room for discussion. Sally Spencer reports

Obituary – David Woodbridge
24 August, 2020
David Woodbridge passed away on August 6, aged 84.

Timber 2020 goes online
31 July, 2020
The Wood Technology Society (WTS) has announced that Timber 2020 will now be delivered as a virtual conference. This is due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and restrictions on travel and the need for social distancing. The date of the event September 9-10, remains the same.

Something in the air
12 June, 2020
Andrew True discusses the fine art of air drying timber

Don’t keep it to yourself!
21 April, 2020
The wonders of trees and timber should be promoted to all ages, says John Park

The Art and Science of the value of wood
30 March, 2020
Andrew True says technical knowledge of wood can aid negotiations

Don’t blame the wood
26 August, 2019
The performance of wood and wood products is entirely dependent on appropriate design, specification, manufacture, supply, installation and maintenance, says John Park

WTS to host Timber 2019 conference
25 June, 2019
Following the success of last year’s conference, the Wood Technology Society is staging Timber 2019 from July 3-4.

Burning bright
20 June, 2019
This piece by Andrew True continues the WTS’s occasional theme of ‘unsung heroes’, whose work in the past has an influence on trade today

Wood and Wellness
20 March, 2019
TTJ’s Wood and Wellness conference heard that timber has the perfect opportunity to benefi t from the growing well-being agenda. Sally Spencer reports

What has wood science done for us?
19 March, 2019
Martin Ansell highlights some of the developments made possible by advances in wood science

Exam success
19 March, 2019
Training provider TFT Woodexperts has successfully steered two sets of students through wood science exams, while the BMF launches a new online training programme