Timber industry must work faster and smarter
July 24 2010
Timber has “fantastic potential”, but the industry must make it easier to specify and buy wood, writes BSW chairman and TTF president Martin Gale
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Timber industry must work faster and smarter
Battles won in war on illegal logging
July 24 2010
There’s a long way to go before it’s eradicated, but a new report says illegal logging is on the decline
Africa sets its sights on sustainability
July 24 2010
RACEWOOD 2010, organised by the Interafrican Forest Industries Association, took place recently in Douala in Cameroon. TTF head of sustainability Rachel Butler spoke to IFIA president Hervé Bourguignon about the event
I-joists take to high seas
July 10 2010
The I-joist-based Fair Isle Bird Observatory put its construction team to the test and took them to sea
Judgement day approaches
July 10 2010
The Wood Awards shortlist has just been announced and 27 very different projects are now in the frame for a trophy. TTJ takes a look at just a handful of the shortlisted entries
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Ireland focus
24 July 2010
Ireland’s economy may be in the doldrums, but Irish sawmills and secondary processors are committed to serving the UK market. Edited by Sally Spencer
Renewed energy
24 July 2010
Coillte is emerging from tough times with big plans for the future on a range of business fronts
Investment oils the wheels of product innovation
24 July 2010
Product innovation has helped Coillte Panel Products gain market share
Supplying the answer
24 July 2010
Forest industry development is a vital part of COFORD’s work and at its heart is a project to forecast roundwood supply and demand to 2028. COFORD chairman Michael Lynn explains some of the findings
Keeping the faith
24 July 2010
Irish sawmills remain committed to supplying their UK customers
Balcas' broader outlook
24 July 2010
Balcas Kildare has maintained its position as a leading exporter of mouldings to the UK by investing in production technology and increasing its product portfolio.
Creating opportunities
24 July 2010
Galtee has built a multi-faceted business, spreading its net from veneered MDF panels to hardwood kitchens
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Ports & logistics focus
10 July 2010
Importers have had to face increasing freight costs, a shortage of vessels and backdated ports rates, but these difficulties can be mitigated by good logistics – even freight derivatives to hedge container transport price rises. Meanwhile,...
Ports provide safe haven for timber
10 July 2010
The recession hit imports but now UK ports are investing in timber handling, ready for the upturn
The full treatment
10 July 2010
PTG Treatments has opened a new treatment facility
Boxing clever
10 July 2010
Freight derivatives can help shippers manage the risks of increasing volatility in the container shipping market. Alex Gray, CEO of Clarkson Securities Ltd, explains
Driving efficiencies
10 July 2010
Good logistics planning can cut costs and carbon. Richard Faint, commercial manager of the Logistics Institute at Hull University Business School, explains
Port movements
10 July 2010
Port centric logistics eliminates the costs of double handling. Chris Browne of PD Ports reports
