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New Year must bring new resolve
28 December, 2013
We must shake off our complacency and overcome obstacles to put global forests on a different, sustainable trajectory, says Julia Young, WWF Global Forest & Trade Network UK manager

Grow more trees, use more wood
28 December, 2013
The UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Florian Steierer reports on a meeting of the organisations member states during European Forest Week

Research funds needed for timber
14 December, 2013
More timber research is needed to strengthen wood’s position among construction materials, says Richard Harris, professor of timber engineering at the University of Bath

Tiptoeing to recovery
14 December, 2013
The UK economy is showing signs of recovery but the government could still do more to help businesses, says Iain McIlwee, chief executive of the British Woodworking Federation

Positive talk turns to action
14 December, 2013
Economic upturns start with a feeling. It's a slow and initially barely discernible mood swing, but gradually you start to notice that not every business discussion is a gloom contest, as it seems to have been through the slump, where everyone tries to outdo each other with tales of corporate woe.

An environmental strategy
03 December, 2013
Accurate, verifiable data helps to differentiate green credentials from greenwash, says David Venables, European director of the American Hardwood Export Council.

Forest education gathers pace
03 December, 2013
It’s been a busy first year for the Forest Education Network. Co-ordinator Fiona Groves explains.

Getting into the shop window
02 December, 2013
Want to see the modern, forward thrusting face of timber use in the UK? Just pick up a copy of this year’s stunning Wood Awards results supplement – and you have your own personal one tucked into this edition of TTJ.

Canadian timber stymied by European regulations and 'operators'
16 November, 2013
The EUTR's requirement for due diligence is misunderstood by some operators, says John Park, manager of Canada Wood UK

EUTR enforcer goes to phase II
16 November, 2013
By all accounts, the timber trade has found Michael Kearney easy to do business with. Likewise his organisation.

The young ones
16 November, 2013
People are the lifeblood of our industry; but they are a resource that is all too often under-valued.

Growing the timber community
02 November, 2013
Timber is a solution for many building sectors, says David Hopkins, head of communications at the TTF and Wood for Good

Departing from convention
02 November, 2013
The prospect of attending two international timber conferences in 10 days prompted forebodings of information overload and PowerPoint fatigue. But zipping from the International Softwood Conference (ISC) in Edinburgh, to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) European Convention in Budapest, left a spring in the step that even the terror of landing at a gale-lashed Gatwick after the latter could not shake.

Solutions providers
02 November, 2013
The timber industry must listen to its customers’ needs, says Al Huber of LP Building Products

CPR confusion still exists
19 October, 2013
The Construction Products Regulation is a legal requirement in the UK but it is still misunderstood, says Nick Boulton, head of technical and trade policy at the Timber Trade Federation

Grown in Britain is go!
19 October, 2013
We are now poised to reap the societal benefits of British wood products, says Ed Suttie, director of sustainable materials at the BRE

Whether the weather be fine…
19 October, 2013
Timber garden product manufacturers have had more than the recession to contend with, writes Sally Spencer

Grown in Britain – a sustainable plan
05 October, 2013
Buying British-grown timber provides huge benefits, says Steve Cook, principal sustainable development manager at Willmott Dixon

Industry sum is greater than its parts
21 September, 2013
The industry should pull together to actively promote timber, says Liz Richards, marketing director at Timbmet

Why tulipwood CLT?
21 September, 2013
The Endless Stair sculpture outside Tate Modern is causing quite a stir. David Venables, AHEC’s European director, explains the aims behind it