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Travis Perkins backs Grown in Britain with boost to home-grown timber stocks
01 December, 2013
Travis Perkins is increasing the profile and volume of UK timber and wood products in its outlets as part of its support for the Grown in Britain campaign.

Grown in Britain Week becomes annual event
01 November, 2013
The success of the inaugural Grown in Britain (GiB) week has prompted organisers to plan a bigger and even better event next year.

Grown in Britain gains momentum
19 October, 2013
Even before Grown in Britain (GiB) Week kicked off with a central London launch at Heal’s department store in Tottenham Court Road on Monday, the event was creating a buzz on social media.

Grown in Britain sows seeds for bigger wood economy
19 October, 2013
The connection the Grown in Britain campaign (GiB) is creating between sustainable forest management and commercial timber production will make the “sound of chainsaws in British woodland a positive thing”, environment secretary Owen Paterson said this week.

Contractors get behind GiB
17 October, 2013
Some 18 building contractors representing more than £22bn worth of turnover have so far got behind the Grown in Britain (GiB) campaign.

STA launches and calls for increase in timber construction
25 September, 2013
The Structural Timber Association (STA), launched at Timber Expo in Birmingham yesterday, has called on the UK housebuilding industry to increase timber construction to 30% of all new homes.

ISPM 15 extension “unlikely” in near future
10 June, 2013
An extension of the European phytosanitary ISPM 15 regulation no longer looks likely in the near future, according to UK timber pallet and packaging body TIMCON.

TIMCON package to battle tough times
21 May, 2013
The timber packaging and pallet trade industry group is pushing ahead with a number of projects against a backdrop of depressed prices and low demand.

Obituary - Hon JME Bruce CBE
16 May, 2013
The Honourable JME Bruce, who was instrumental in creating Scottish Woodlands Ltd and who made a tremendous contribution to forestry, died on April 22. He was 85.

Timber processors and customers enthused about Grown in Britain
29 April, 2013
Sawmillers, wood product manufacturers and customers gathered in London last Friday to hear about the new Grown in Britain timber industry action plan.

Outgoing president praises TTF progress
11 March, 2013
In his final address to the Timber Trade Federation annual dinner, outgoing president Martin Gale praised the achievements and progress made by the organisation in recent years.

Industry action plan focuses on market demand
09 February, 2013
The government has promised to back the development of a new timber industry action plan to grow the UK wood market.

Government backs plans to grow UK wood market
31 January, 2013
The government has promised to back the development of a new timber industry action plan to grow the UK wood market.