Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

Levelling the EUTR playing field a priority
26 November, 2019
Only with uniform enforcement and due diligence support for importers can the EUTR keep illegal timber off the EU market, says Indra Van Gisbergen, forest and development campaigner at NGO, Fern

Saving the planet
21 August, 2019
When I was 16 I was sleeping in until midday, waiting for my GCSE results and wondering how I could get out of finding a holiday job – I certainly wasn’t contemplating sailing in an emission-free yacht across the Atlantic to attend a climate conference in the US.

You'll never work alone
17 June, 2019
The excitement approaching a Champions League final involving two English teams was getting to fever pitch at the time of writing this column.

Driving Up Standards, Attracting Talent
22 April, 2019
The year ahead looks challenging, but the BWF is not about to relax its efforts supporting the woodworking sector to further improve performance and recruit and hone the skills of its next generation of employees, says chief executive Helen Hewitt

Making the most of wood in healthy buildings
19 March, 2019
Treated and modified timber have a key role to play in helping construction capitalise fully on the wellness benefits of wood, writes Wood Protection Association chief executive Gordon Ewbank

WPC is now PC for timber sector
19 March, 2019
New product and market opportunities should be high on every company’s priorities.

Building on market momentum
16 January, 2019
The EU timber trade faces challenges in 2019, not least the potential impacts of Brexit, but the woodworking industries federation CEI-Bois is determined to help it maintain market impetus, writes secretary-general Patrizio Antonicoli