Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

Kennedy supports Wood for Gold
18 December, 2006
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy is one of the latest MPs to add his name to an early day motion supporting the aims of the Wood for Gold campaign.

Wood for good set for funding boost
09 December, 2006
Timber promotional organisation wood for good is set to receive a “significant increase” in funding next year to spend on six different industry projects.

Wood for good challenges Stern findings
29 November, 2006
Wood for good has challenged headline figures widely reported in the Stern Review on how the government could reduce the UK's carbon emissions.

MPs back Wood for Gold
28 November, 2006
More than 30 MPs have so far signed a House of Commons motion applauding the aims of the newly-launched Wood for Gold campaign.

Wood for Gold out of the blocks
25 November, 2006
The Wood for Gold initiative to boost timber use in the 2012 London Olympics developments has had its official launch in Westminster.

Film to raise awareness of wood packaging benefits
16 November, 2006
A promotional film showing the benefits of wooden packaging is being sent to 100 key decision makers throughout various sectors of UK industry.

US profits drop
11 November, 2006
A drop in OSB prices contributed to a sharp drop in Louisiana-Pacific's (LP) third-quarter net profits.

Lumber price decline hits US company results
31 October, 2006
A drop in OSB prices contributed to a sharp drop in Louisiana-Pacific's (LP) third quarter net profits.

Bath students win TRADA prize
11 October, 2006
A team from the University of Bath has won TRADA's Timber in Construction Student Prize for a new stand design at Bath Rugby Club.

Wood for good boosts online learning
09 October, 2006
Seven further topics are to be added to wood for good's Online Learning programme.

Briefing notes launched
29 September, 2006
The first in a series of briefing notes designed to give the construction industry an authoritative view on a number of key issues have been launched by wood for good.

Wood for good launches members' pack
23 September, 2006
A comprehensive pack designed to give new and existing members a snapshot summary of the wood for good campaign has been launched.

Finland bites back at Greenpeace
22 September, 2006
Finnish forest industry companies have reacted strongly to Greenpeace allegations that illegally logged timber from Russia is being imported into the country.

Timber communications businesses merge
11 September, 2006
Two communications specialists have joined forces to create a “centre of marketing excellence” for the forest products sector.

JELD-WEN sees resurgence in timber windows
09 September, 2006
JELD-WEN is celebrating a recent resurgence in sales of its timber windows.

Morgan Sindall signs up for wood for good training
02 September, 2006
One hundred key purchasing staff at construction group Morgan Sindall have been enrolled on wood for good's Online Learning programme.

100% Detail features wood focus
29 August, 2006
A new feature area at this September's 100% Detail 2006 at Earls Cout will focus on traditional and contemporary wood products.

Wood to get special showing
17 August, 2006
A feature area dedicated to wood is being planned for the 100% Detail exhibition.

UK shows innovation in timber design
16 August, 2006
A three-man team from Oregon Timber Frame and Napier University gave two presentations at the 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) in Portland, Oregon last week.

TTF welcomes ODA sustainability report
14 August, 2006
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has welcomed the publication of the Olympic Delivery Authority's (ODA) draft sustainability principles and progress report.