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Book your tickets for Wood and Wellness!
19 December, 2018
Tickets for TTJ’s Wood and Wellness conference are on sale with members of timber industry organisations able to qualify for a discount.

BWF sponsors Wood and Wellness conference
13 December, 2018
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has come on board TTJ’s Wood and Wellness Conference as a Silver Sponsor.

Panel Agency Ltd acquires Grafton Boards Ltd
12 November, 2018
Kent timber and sheet materials agent Panel Agency Ltd has acquired the goodwill, trading name and assets of Grafton Boards Ltd.

Highest new home registrations in 11 years, reports NHBC
02 November, 2018
UK builders registered more than 43,500 new homes during the third quarter of 2018, according to NHBC’s latest new home registration statistics ­ making it the highest quarter since 2007.

Confor organises Superwood conference
01 November, 2018
The huge opportunity to plant more trees and use more timber in construction in the North of England will be the focus of a major conference organised by Confor.

Swedish Design Pavilion in the pink at London Design Fair
12 October, 2018
The Swedish Design Pavilion at this year’s London Design Fair caused something of a stir. Sponsored for the first time by Swedish Wood and designed by Karin Sundberg of KarIN architects, the pavilion was constructed entirely of high quality Swedish solid pine, with plywood plinths, all finished in a deep pink translucent stain, which proved to have a considerable wow factor and made the pavilion a central attraction of the Fair.

Wood for Good holds health and wellbeing marketing summit
14 September, 2018
A Wood for Good Marketing Summit will update the timber industry on the current trend towards health and wellbeing.

Swedish Wood sponsors Swedish Design Pavilion at LDF
30 August, 2018
This year’s London Design Fair (LDF) features a Swedish Design Pavilion sponsored by Swedish Wood, who are providing timber walls, floors, roof and plinths.

Golden Houses joinery workshop officially open
29 August, 2018
London construction company Golden Houses Developments, which specialises in the high-end residential market has opened its new 30,000ft2 joinery workshop in Harlow, Essex.

Setra reports H1 growth in profit
23 July, 2018
Swedish wood products producer Setra has reported an operating profit of SKr233m (2017 H1: Skr90m) for the first half of 2018.

Building as tall as trees at Timber Expo
12 July, 2018
Timber merchants, joinery manufacturers and their architectural clients will benefit from a powerful opportunity to boost their knowledge and network with their industry colleagues at Timber Expo.

Proposed merger between UKFPA and Confor
05 July, 2018
Following discussions between the two leading trade associations in the UK forestry and forest products sectors, the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) and the UK Forest Products Association (UKFPA), proposals for a merger of the two organisations have been announced. Discussions about the proposed merger are now at an advanced stage and are being considered by members of both organisations.

BSW invests €40m in Slovenian sawmill
25 May, 2018
BSW Timber has announced its latest investment of €40m in Slovenia, constructing a new sawmill, CHP plant and pellet manufacturing facility.

UK homegrown timber prices surge 30% in a year
18 May, 2018
Timber prices in the UK have soared by almost 30% in a year, according to newly-released figures.

Desperately seeking softwood
25 April, 2018
The TTF’s Softwood Conference came at a key time for the European softwood sector, with delegates keen to hear about latest market developments and forecasts for 2018 and beyond. Stephen Powney reports.

Timber treaters urged to unlock “creative freedom”
17 April, 2018
The timber treatment sector has been urged to unlock its “creative freedom” and better communicate the benefits of treated wood during the annual Wood Protection Association (WPA) Conference in Derby.

Sodra records solid annual results
27 February, 2018
Sodra’s annual pre-tax profits in 2017 soared to SKr1.83bn (2016: SKr913m) thanks to higher volumes and increased prices for sawn timber and paper.

South-east traders highlight treatment and supply issues
06 February, 2018
Timber availability and the need to improve treated timber specification were two of the hot issues under discussion at the first official meeting of the newly re-formed London and Southeast Timber Trade Association (L&SETTA).

UK homegrown sector lobbies minister on log supply/pricing crisis
06 February, 2018
About 30 representatives across the UK homegrown timber industry met in Edinburgh with Scottish minister Fergus Ewing on Monday to discuss the current log supply/price crisis gripping the sector.