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CTI Woos Policymakers
28 December, 2016
Politicians joined with the timber trade at a Westminster conference that underlined the Confederation of Timber Industries’ (CTI) ambition to infl uence policymakers in favour of wood. Stephen Powney reports

Business as usual?
28 December, 2016
The Brexit vote shocked the Irish timber industry but the fundamentals of trade remain the same, it says. Sally Spencer reports

Going for Growth
28 December, 2016
We asked two mouldings sector executives – John Carney, MD of Cheshire Mouldings and Paul Martin, Archwood group product marketing manager (Richard Burbidge), about market developments in the mouldings sector

Softwood Market stability
28 December, 2016
The European softwood industry converged on Paris to discuss sector market developments for the International Softwood Conference. Stephen Powney reports

Sights trained on new heights
28 December, 2016
Austria is not just constructing the world’s tallest timber building; it has high expectations for its wood sector generally. Mike Jeffree reports

Maggie’s wins Wood Awards’ Gold Award
23 November, 2016
Eminent architect Foster + Partners’ Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett Building in Manchester has been crowned the Arnold Laver Gold Award winner at the Wood Awards 2016.

Market progress Dampened for African mills
21 November, 2016
The encouraging trading prospects for West and Central African exporters that were expected toconsolidate the first half of 2016’s good progress through into the summer months have tended to fizzle out as we enter the fourth quarter, report’s TTJ’s Africa market specialist

German Mill Output Powers On
21 November, 2016
Germany’s domestic market is keeping its sawmills busy, but it is also busy on the export scene, reports Stephen Powney

Education, Education, Education
21 November, 2016
It seems to me that people often mix up the terms “Education” and “Training” – and they will often put them together, as though they are more or less one and the same thing.

Getting To The Root Of Due Diligence
21 November, 2016
The RADIX Tree platform has branched into a one-stop online solution for timber due diligence, sustainable sourcing and traceability management. Mike Jeffree reports

Quality Control
21 November, 2016
Issues around marine plywood quality have existed for a long time but the Timber Trade Federation has now said enough is enough. Keren Fallwell reports

Positive Signs
21 November, 2016
In spite of uncertainty in the market since the June referendum, demand has remained steady for most traders whose immediate concerns relate to supply gaps rather than order shortages, reports Jerry Wilson

Serious Business
21 November, 2016
The high level of serious machinery buyers present at the W16 woodworking technology showis further evidence of underlying health in the industry, reports Stephen Powney

Building Timber’s Profile
21 November, 2016
Timber Expo recently had its second outing as part of UK Construction Week, reports Stephen Powney

Brimstone Heats Up
21 November, 2016
UK sawmiller Vastern Timber’s Brimstone product represents the first commercial thermal modification of UK-grown hardwoods. The product was the winner of the TTJ Awards’ Timber Innovation Award: Product Development category this year. Sally Spencer spoke to Vastern’s Tom Barnes

Helping wood Last longer
24 October, 2016
Timber preservative manufacturer BASF Wolman once again invited sawmillers and treaters to an engaging conference in Sweden and opportunity for a mill visit. Stephen Powney joined delegates on the trip

ECC Timber Shining Bright
24 October, 2016
Irish sawmiller ECC Timber is looking ambitiously to the future after company founder PJ Fahy and family acquire the full shareholding in the company

A position of influence
24 October, 2016
Confor’s chief executive Stuart Goodall turned his childhood love of forests and open spaces into a lifetime career. Sally Spencer reports

A rewarding time
24 October, 2016
Well, that’s it for another year for the TTJ Awards.

Taking The Heat
24 October, 2016
Sales of thermally modified timber are increasing and while most product hails from Nordic countries, there are other producers, including one from the UK. Sally Spencer reports