Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

On trend
17 December, 2012
While the neutral palette experienced strong performance in previous years, we have seen colour making a play this year, as interior designers have breathed life and verve into their myriad designs in 2012.

Surface solutions
17 December, 2012
A comprehensive investment by Balcas in Eastman’s Cerfis coating technology is expected to open up big opportunities in the prefinished mouldings market. Stephen Powney reports

Coat of many colours
17 December, 2012
New products and coating systems are coming on the UK market. Stephen Powney reports

The elephant in the room
17 December, 2012
Building Information Modelling will be compulsory for public-funded construction in just three years time but, as Peter Wilson asks, is it the elephant in the timber industry’s boardroom?

Flying the flag
17 December, 2012
Supplying the Olympic Park with anti-slip decking and getting the industry talking about roof batten quality have been major features of John Brash’s year. Stephen Powney reports

Committing to development
10 December, 2012
The joinery industry’s first CPD scheme has got off to a strong start, reports the BWF’s WITForum manager, Dave Campbell

Onwards and upwards
10 December, 2012
Howden Joinery has defied recession and is continuing to grow at a rate of knots. Sally Spencer reports

Better by design
10 December, 2012
The joinery sector has been hit by recession but pent-up demand is now feeding through to the survivors who are adding value to their offering. Robin Meade reports

Making a splash
10 December, 2012
The Hurlingham Club’s new outdoor pool won the top prize at this year’s Wood Awards. Lucy Kamall reports

Councils sign the pledge
10 December, 2012
WWF-UK Global Forest & Trade Network co-ordinator James Horne reports on a campaign to improve local authorities’ timber procurement policies

Cultivating business
29 November, 2012
Ideas dreamt up on holiday often evaporate on the homeward journey but not so for an Austrian man who put his into establishing teak plantations in Costa Rica. Robin Meade reports

Rethinking the future
29 November, 2012
Stora Enso is a company with an ancient history but a very 21st century future. Eve Dennehy reports

At the crossroads
29 November, 2012
As Confor’s recent conference highlighted, 2012 was a landmark year for England’s forests and all eyes are on Defra as we await its response to the Independent Panel on Forestry. Sally Spencer reports

Framing the future
29 November, 2012
Stewart Milne Timber Systems sees a bright future for timber frame despite the UK’s economic woes. TTJ news editor Steve Powney joined construction press on a visit to the Witney timber frame factory

Certification plus
12 November, 2012
Scott Poynton of global not-for-profit organisation The Forest Trust says the tropical timber trade needs to do more to convince consumers of its environmental commitment

Suitable substitutes
12 November, 2012
The timber trade needs to explore the potential of alternative tropical species, and the WWF has produced a new guide to help, reports James Horne of the environmental organisation’s Global Forest & Trade Network

Preserving quality
12 November, 2012
BASF Wolman’s conference in Sweden gave UK traders a closer look at the Nordic NTR quality scheme for treated timber. Keren Fallwell reports

Testing tropical times
12 November, 2012
According to one supplier, OK is good enough for business in a tropical timber sector facing continuing tough market conditions and major new anti-illegal logging legislation. Mike Jeffree reports

Daltons Wadkin widens its reach
27 October, 2012
An increasingly international flavour can be detected at Daltons Wadkin these days, with Polish and Greek machines now on board as the company diversifies into different areas of machinery.

Homag demonstrates quality and quantity
27 October, 2012
Homag Group was W12’s biggest exhibitor by some margin, with six stands incorporated into “Homag City”.