Search Results: 'Wood for Gold'

Timber on top form
29 February, 2024
The Wood Awards celebrate the use of timber in standout architecture and product design – and 2023 provided a bumper crop

WPC market bouncing back
26 April, 2023
After a 2022 which saw sales of WPC decking stall, the new year brought with it signs of increased enquiry levels and more positivity in the landscaping market. Stephen Powney reports

Timber triumphs
16 February, 2023
The Wood Awards 2022 revealed timber at the top of its game in British architecture and product design

Your waste could be treasure to schools
22 December, 2022
Gervais Sawyer says schools are crying out for wood materials

WPCS gain more market share
11 April, 2022
Recent years have been a story of wood plastic composites gaining increasing market share in the UK decking market and also tapping the cladding and fencing sectors. The pandemic has accelerated their use further, according to players in the market. Stephen Powney reports

Wood Awards wow
04 February, 2022
The Wood Awards 2021 revealed timber triumphing in British architecture and product design

The whole sustainable picture
10 December, 2021
Carbon, communities and clean water are all on the agenda of one tropical timber supplier. Mike Jeffree interviews Precious Woods

US dip eases supply pressure
01 October, 2021
Pressure has eased slightly on plywood and OSB but the trade will have to wait until the autumn to see whether it’s a seasonal blip or a more sustained change. Keren Fallwell reports

Composites continue growth
30 April, 2021
Wood-plastic composite decking is continuing its rapid growth in the UK, with most suppliers predicting buoyant sales in 2021, writes Stephen Powney

Chipboard market heats up as demand accelerates
30 April, 2021
A sudden surge in demand for chipboard means the sector is chasing product rather than orders. Keren Fallwell reports

Timber triumphs
24 February, 2021
The Wood Awards 2020 recognised six structures and three furniture products that represent the best of British architecture and product design in timber

Art, craft and sustainability
16 December, 2020
This year’s TTJ Awards presentations may have been virtual, but thanks to SCM and AHEC, the trophies are an impressive physical reality. Mike Jeffree reports

Corking winners
28 January, 2020
Last year’s Wood Awards winners showcased timber in all its forms

Standards life
26 November, 2019
Vic Kearley looks at the career of another of wood science’s ‘unsung heroes’, John Dinwoodie

Florian in its Prime
24 October, 2019
Hardwood timber products giant Florian has expanded greatly in the past two decades. Stephen Powney went to see first hand its facilities in Italy and Croatia

Accoya deck wonder
29 July, 2019
A stunning new building in Montpellier is a big application for Accoya modified wood. Stephen Powney reports

CNC music in the mindsphere
17 June, 2019
Joinery CNC machining centres are hitting new heights of hi-tech. Mike Jeffree reports

Think Southern Yellow
24 May, 2019
America’s southern yellow pine industry is continuing to build a worldwide following, including in Europe, writes Charles Trevor.

The price is right
23 April, 2019
One of the strongest brand names in the timber trade – Price & Pierce – has turned 150 years old. Stephen Powney travelled to Woking to see the company about its historic milestone.

What’s hot in the kitchen
20 March, 2019
The UK kitchen market is a competitive, fast-moving place, made more so as online influencers increasingly shape consumer choice. Mike Jeffree reports