Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

Building on solid foundations
22 December, 2014
Wood for Good executive director Dave Hopkins looks back at a year of real progress and forwards to exciting times ahead for the communications campaign

Climate talks yield new opportunities
19 November, 2014
Dave Hopkins, executive director of Wood for Good, says the EU’s targets for emissions reduction and energy efficiency should be welcomed by the timber industry.

Permit to Treat
19 November, 2014
Promoting product quality and the impending Industrial Emissions Directive are two important issues for the timber treatment sector. Steve Young, director of the Wood Protection Association, explains

The message is clear: Build with carbon
15 October, 2014
Dave Hopkins, executive director of Wood for Good, says the UK’s housing needs could be met at the same time as capturing more carbon.

Investment and Involvement
14 October, 2014
Dougal Driver, chief executive of the Grown in Britain campaign, explains the benefits of investing in British woodlands and forest businesses

TTJ Awards reflect buoyant timber industry
14 October, 2014
This year’s TTJ Awards revealed the timber industry is in positive mood, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

Clear view imperatives
26 September, 2014
Dave Hopkins, executive director of Wood for Good, says transparency within supply chains is essential if consumers are to have faith that products are ethically sourced.

Certification adds value
24 September, 2014
T Brewer director Keith Fryer comments on the value certification brings to forests and on the importance of representing timber with one voice

Future growth relies on unity
18 August, 2014
Dave Hopkins, director, Wood for Good, says timber’s LCA benefits must be articulated to customers.

Market transformation required
18 August, 2014
Iris Tzur, communications manager of the newly-formed Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition reports on the roots and aims of the initiative

The Wood Awards and the timber trade
18 August, 2014
Michael Buckley, chairman of the Wood Awards judges, says more engagement with the competition by the timber trade would be welcome

Time to push at an opening door
17 May, 2014
Industry initiatives are raising timber's profile, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

Wood Window Alliance builds on success
17 May, 2014
The WWA is stepping up a gear this year, with advertising campaigns aimed at homeowners and specifiers. Chairman Sean Parnaby explains

LCA highlights timber's sustainability
05 May, 2014
Wood for Good's LCA database shows timber's potential to be the primary material for sustainable manufacture and construction, says David Hopkins, Wood for Good's campaign director

A call to arms and architects
19 April, 2014
Timber is grabbing headlines, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree.

Wood Awards benefit timber industry
19 April, 2014
The Wood Awards are an opportunity for the timber industry to celebrate the best in wood, says Michael Buckley, chairman of the Wood Awards judges.

Knowledge key to unlock sales
05 April, 2014
Three new initiatives will help timber’s profile but the industry must use them, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree

The golden age of timber dawns
22 March, 2014
The industry’s concerted and collaborative efforts to raise timber’s profile are paying off, says TTF chief executive John White

A gateway to innovation
22 March, 2014
At least 20 products made from Scottish-grown timber have resulted from a three-year research project. Peter Wilson from Edinburgh Napier University explains

Agglomeration is the answer
22 March, 2014
A new federation of federations addresses the UK timber industry’s fragmentation, says TTJ editor Mike Jeffree