Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

Ireland bound
19 December, 2023
Geoff Rhodes, independent consultant and former long-serving marketing and sales director at MEDITE looks back 40 years to Medford Corporation’s multi-million dollar investment in the Clonmel factory

Interholco into the future
19 December, 2023
The leading tropical hardwood supplier acknowledges market challenges, but is building for exciting times ahead. Mike Jeffree reports

Sustainable tropical forestry
19 December, 2023
The BMRC has been formed to underpin international market access and boost the investability of tropical timber producing countries with independently endorsed sustainable forestry systems. Mike Jeffree reports

The world will need tropical timber
19 December, 2023
There are challenges for the tropical timber sector, but the future is one of opportunity, says Precious Woods. Mike Jeffree reports

Testing for a safer future
19 December, 2023
As part of the extensive series of regulatory, service and market reviews in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, an Independent Review of the Construction Products Testing Regime was published this summer. In this article, Gordon Ewbank of the Wood Protection Association summarises the key conclusions and implications for the timber sector

Winning ways
26 October, 2023
A retrofit project from a multi-university student team has won the TDUK University Design Challenge

Swedish mills Buck the market
25 October, 2023
The international sawn softwood sector may be struggling, but Sweden’s producers have gained European market share, although weaker construction activity may pose challenges ahead, reports Skogsindustrierna wood products analyst Christian Nielsen

Cautious positivity
24 October, 2023
British-grown timber remains competitive and sawmills are continuing to invest. Sally Spencer reports

Service and sustainability
23 October, 2023
Through challenging times, Shoreham Port continues to diversify its service and broaden its customer base, while reducing its environmental impact

Ligna returns
29 August, 2023
The Ligna exhibition returned to Hanover for the first time in four years and the result was a welcome coming together for the international wood-based panel sector. Stephen Powney attended the show

Weather dependable
29 August, 2023
Nick Glaves reports on racking modifications to protect timber from the great British weather

Hardwood hiatus can’t halt investment
28 August, 2023
After a buoyant 2021/2022, French hardwood mills are seeing the heat going out of the market in 2023, but remain upbeat about prospects. Mike Jeffree reports

Ebbs and flows for French
28 August, 2023
France’s timber sector has felt the impact of global economic volatility since 2019, although one thing remains constant, the UK remains its biggest oak export market. Thibaud Le Moign of the industry’s international marketing body French Timber reports

Europe sets mood for UK MDF market
28 August, 2023
UK demand for MDF is holding up but Europe’s situation is the bigger influence on the market. Keren Fallwell reports

Dusting off health and safety
28 June, 2023
Kevin Underwood, technical director of the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) explores best practice when keeping employees safe from wood dust exposure

Ransford adds two lines
28 June, 2023
Charles Ransford & Son has been pursuing its consistent investment strategy for years. However, the primary goals of modernisation are not an increase in production but an increase in production efficiency as well as the degree of automation This article was originally published in Holzkurier, written by Martina Nöstler

Keeping under control
28 June, 2023
Paul Cave, UK sales director at Koppers, explains the motivation behind the company’s PROtreat system

Forest to fence
28 June, 2023
The Wood Protection Association provided technical input on a recent workshop in Scotland on treated wood quality

ESP gives plywood the edge
28 June, 2023
TTJ talks to Phil McCormack at Nicks Timber about the development of ESP, an edge sealant for panel products

Woodfibre insulation trend
28 June, 2023
Wood fibre insulation boards remain a growth product area in the international wood-based panels industry, with several projects ongoing to increase production capacity. Stephen Powney reports