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Top tips for training
23 December, 2020
Daltons Wadkin operator trainer Warren Handley has 36 years’ experience working and training in the woodworking industry and shares his insight into how manufacturers can deliver their expertise safely to customers, clients, and colleagues in the Covid era

Science Fact
23 December, 2020
The WTS’s annual conference went online this year, providing plenty of technical information and room for discussion. Sally Spencer reports

Connected by design
23 December, 2020
AHEC’s latest creative project was about sustainability, lockdown and stunning design in American hardwood, writes European director David Venables

On the virtual road
23 December, 2020
The TRA held four regional roadshow webinars in October. Sally Spencer attended the North of England and Scotland event

Art, craft and sustainability
16 December, 2020
This year’s TTJ Awards presentations may have been virtual, but thanks to SCM and AHEC, the trophies are an impressive physical reality. Mike Jeffree reports

The show must go on!
16 December, 2020
The TTJ Awards 2020 was a virtual event this year and also included lots of different content designed to be a gathering place for the timber trade during this time of the pandemic, writes Stephen Powney

On your marks
16 December, 2020
Timbermark has developed new inkjet marking systems for panels

In at the finish
16 December, 2020
Innovative cladding combines the best in high performance wood protection and style

Facing the challenges
16 December, 2020
Lars Schmidt, general manager at DeSH, the German sawmill and timber industry association, sums up the sector’s experiences this year, which range from coronavirus, drought and beetle infestation

Tracking trade
16 December, 2020
The updated open access IMM Data Dashboard and STIX websites allow users to tailor timber trade data presentation and analysis to their requirements. Mike Jeffree reports

CBG goes for Gombe
16 December, 2020
Compagnie des Bois du Gabon sees good prospects for developing the market for a versatile secondary tropical species. Mike Jeffree reports

Coping with the Covid challenge
16 December, 2020
Timber companies in Africa have stepped up healthcare provision in the face of the pandemic. Mike Jeffree reports

Flying the flag for FLEGT
16 December, 2020
FLEGT is seen as a template for legality assurance for the range of forest risk products, but it still needs more communication in the timber sector, according to speakers at a recent TTF seminar. Mike Jeffree reports

Growing ambition in value addition
11 December, 2020
Interholco is one company proving further processed timber production works in Africa. Mike Jeffree reports

UK tropical trade drops by a third
11 December, 2020
Like the wider economy, “volatile” is the word that best describes UK tropical timber imports over the first eight months of 2020. Mike Jeffree reports

Doubling up
11 December, 2020
SCA Wood UK has doubled its merchant distribution capacity thanks to investment at its Melton production and distribution site. Sally Spencer reports

Automatic systematic
11 December, 2020
OHRA has delivered a racking system for an automatic sheet material warehouse in the Czech Republic

Family values and innovation
11 December, 2020
An electric ELX sideloader from Baumann is easing the load at Galante Fratelli

Hyster rises to the challenge
11 December, 2020
Two of Hyster’s heavy duty lift trucks are in use at MM-Wood in Finland and the forklift manufacturer has launched new vehicles this year

Shining a light on space and safety
11 December, 2020
Business has resumed, but safety will be a top priority for a long time to come. This applies not only to coronavirus precautions, but also to the general use of forklifts and handling equipment when these operate in the proximity of staff and others on site. Martin McVicar, CEO and co-founder of forklift manufacturer Combilift, offers some advice