Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

Wood fuel debate heats up
29 December, 2017
The approaching festive season puts Graham Ormondroyd in the mood to sit by a DEFRA-approved log-burning stove

Golden opportunity
29 December, 2017
A social enterprise in west London is making use of waste materials and teaching valuable woodworking skills. Keren Fallwell reports

Prize Projects
29 December, 2017
The winning projects in this year’s Wood Awards illustrate timber’s versatility and aesthetics for structural, interior and exterior applications

Train gain
29 December, 2017
TFT Woodexperts has a new southern venue for its wood science courses; the Timber Trade Federation has kicked off its Skills Development Programme; and Travis Perkins used Silverstone for a recent training day

New year prospects
18 December, 2017
Soon, most of us will be on Christmas holidays – which often seem like a few days of calm wedged between the busyness of life.

New year prospects
18 December, 2017
Soon, most of us will be on Christmas holidays – which often seem like a few days of calm wedged between the busyness of life.

GiB presents Woodland Hero award to TTJ’s Sally Spencer
14 December, 2017
Grown in Britain (GiB) presented its annual Woodland Hero award to Sally Spencer, Contributing Editor on the Timber Trades Journal, at a gathering in London today (Dec 14).

Area Sales Manager for South East UK
06 December, 2017
Are you an experienced field sales manager with good commercial appreciation and understanding of the Timber and Builders merchant sector? We are looking for a driven, sales professional with proven ability to develop new accounts and build successful long term relationships who likes to own and succeed in their work and who can cover the South East of England. We offer an environment in which to develop plus excellent package of benefits to successful candidates.

Timber makes its case
22 November, 2017
The UKCW juggernaut drove in to Birmingham NEC in early October to present a comprehensive range of building products and solutions before a UK professional construction sector audience, reports Stephen Powney

Softwood in tune and on trend
22 November, 2017
The International Softwood Conference highlighted primarily positive trends for the softwood sector around the globe, with demand growing and new applications taking root. Mike Jeffree reports

Austria’s advantage
22 November, 2017
Peter Franklin, sector manager at Advantage Austria, gives an overview of the Austrian timber market and its relationship with the UK

IS WOOD “FIREPROOF”?
22 November, 2017
Jim Coulson looks at the subject of timber and combustivity, with some surprising results

Putting timber on the map
19 November, 2017
On the front cover of this issue is the timber-resplendent Hastings Pier, a worthy winner of this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize – UK architecture’s highest award. It really is a fantastic project and is great advert for the use of timber.

Putting timber on the map
18 November, 2017
On the front cover of this issue is the timber-resplendent Hastings Pier, a worthy winner of this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize – UK architecture’s highest award. It really is a fantastic project and is great advert for the use of timber.

Wood for Good timber industry campaign appoints new ambassador
03 November, 2017
Design for Homes’ chief executive David Birkbeck has been appointed as new ambassador and committee chairman for timber industry promotional campaign Wood for Good.

Setra reports increased earnings and invests in the future
26 October, 2017
Swedish wood products manufacturer Setra has reported an operating profit of SEK107m for January to September, up from SEK86m a year ago.

Law’s Advocacy
20 October, 2017
Charlie Law believes innovation would help to secure timber’s place in construction and the circular economy. He talks to Keren Fallwell

Demand solid but supply tightens
20 October, 2017
Chipboard business is keeping traders busy but supply issues are such that even European producers are selling P1 and P2 in the UK. Keren Fallwell reports

Binderholz to acquire Klenk Holz in major European sawmilling move
05 October, 2017
The Austrian Binderholz Group has reached a binding agreement with The Carlyle Group to acquire the German sawmill and timber processing company Klenk Holz AG based in Oberrot.

Setra set to sell Rolfs mill operation
05 October, 2017
Setra is set to sell its sawmill operation in Rolfs, Kalix which supplies Scandinavian and European markets.