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GiB presents Woodland Hero award to TTJ’s Sally Spencer
14 December, 2017
Grown in Britain (GiB) presented its annual Woodland Hero award to Sally Spencer, Contributing Editor on the Timber Trades Journal, at a gathering in London today (Dec 14).

Timber makes its case
22 November, 2017
The UKCW juggernaut drove in to Birmingham NEC in early October to present a comprehensive range of building products and solutions before a UK professional construction sector audience, reports Stephen Powney

Law’s Advocacy
20 October, 2017
Charlie Law believes innovation would help to secure timber’s place in construction and the circular economy. He talks to Keren Fallwell

Harvesting more than timber
20 September, 2017
Specifying British timber provides more than just a cost benefit, as Grown in Britain CEO Dougal Driver identifies

Price over patriotism
20 September, 2017
Processors of British-grown timber are keen to take advantage of currency exchange rates and to invest in capacity and value adding. Sally Spencer reports

Celebrating opportunity
20 July, 2017
The Grown in Britain campaign is celebrating its fourth anniversary and has made progress on its mission to promote British timber, says its CEO Dougal Driver

Celebrating opportunity
20 July, 2017
The Grown in Britain campaign is celebrating its fourth anniversary and has made progress on its mission to promote British timber, says its CEO Dougal Driver

Lonza gains Grown in Britain promotional licence
20 June, 2017
Lonza Wood Protection has gained a promotional licence from Grown in Britain, linking the latest Excalibur incising machines firmly into the British-grown timber supply chain.

Making the most of wood
22 May, 2017
With timber treatment currently being a hot topic in the timber trade, there was much expectation around this year’s Wood Protection Association Conference 2017, reports Stephen Powney

Arnold Laver backs British timber with GiB licence
15 May, 2017
Major timber merchant Arnold Laver said its decision to come on board with the Grown in Britain campaign (GiB) is “good timing” considering the current overarching focus on the UK’s place in Europe.

LHC turns 80
21 April, 2017
The monthly Face to Face feature takes on a different form this month as the focus is not on a person but on an institution in the timber trade – the long-established London Hardwood Club (LHC) which turns 80 this year. Stephen Powney reports

How does your garden grow?
20 March, 2017
The garden products sector is gearing up for the spring season and reports that demand is already good. Sally Spencer reports

From Pole to Pole
20 February, 2017
BRE director Ed Suttie’s long involvement with the timber industry has been bookended by expeditions to the top and bottom of the globe. Sally Spencer reports

WPA to hold most ambitious conference yet
03 February, 2017
“Making the most of Wood” is the theme for this year’s Wood Protection Association (WPA) Conference in Derby on April 6.

Political Progress
25 January, 2017
Margaret Ritchie is one of a number of MPs involved in the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Timber Industries and she believes the sector has big growth potential. Stephen Powney talks to her