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Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)
TTJ would like to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her remarkable service extending 70 years on the British throne.
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Wood Awards announces shortlist for 2022
UK softwood trading has continued its subdued trend into August with supply far in excess of demand.
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TTJ update: softwood market remains subdued
The Wood Awards 2022 shortlist has been announced, revealing a stunning array of British architecture and product design using wood.
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TTJ Awards 2022 ready for launch on Friday
Winners of prominent trader prizes in the longstanding UK wood products industry event the TTJ Awards 2022 will be unveiled shortly after 2pm on Friday.
Winners of prominent trader prizes in the longstanding UK wood products industry event the TTJ Awards 2022 will be unveiled shortly after 2pm on Friday.
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National Timber Group acquires SV Timber
National Timber Group (NTG) has acquired SV Timber. This is the latest big step forward in NTG’s drive to be the largest independent specialist timber processing and distribution group in the UK, with a focus on value-added products and solutions.
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Illingworth Ingham branches out with HSBC UK funding
Illingworth Ingham has utilised a six-figure funding package provided by HSBC UK to acquire a new 20,051ft2 site in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
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Forestry leadership programme to help meet skills crisis
As a forestry skills shortage threatens to impede the UK’s ability to meet net zero targets, the sector’s professional body has launched a leadership programme in a bid to drive the industry forward – but says far more needs to be done if the UK is to deliver modern sustainable forestry on a large scale.
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BMF welcomes government support on energy bills
The BMF has welcomed the announcement from business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg MP on support for energy bills, which it says will help tackle a real concern for the industry.
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Tabitha Binding explains why we need to be embracing natural carbon capture mechanisms to help tackle climate change
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Magnificent seven
An independent scientific study carried out by WPA and BRE confirms treated wood performance
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An inspiring vision
The American hardwood sector demonstrates how sustainable use of this type of forest helps to conserve biodiversity, forest carbon stocks and other environmental values, while also providing a reliable supplementary source of income for non-industrial forest owners. Timber market analyst and environmental specialist, Rupert Oliver, reports
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Sharing a common vision
James Latham’s managing director, Andrew Wright, talks to TTJ about his tenure thus far and how the company has survived and thrived during the last few years
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Optimum short log handling
Kallfass recently supplied a tailored short log handling solution for one of Juodeliai Group’s sawmills in Lithuania. Günther Jauk of Holzkurier reports
BLOGS
The demountable Abba Arena in London is a masterpiece of hybrid engineered timber and steel construction and a building for our increasingly over-heated times, writes TTJ consultant editor Mike Jeffree
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Figuring out the new normal
Today’s combination of supply, price and cost issues facing the European timber sector is unprecedented. The solution, after 20 years of price stagnation, must be market appreciation of the true value of wood, writes Jean-François Guilbert, managing director of France’s international marketing organisation French Timber
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Resilience in the face of swings in trading dynamics
These days we seem to be beset by extremes all round – temperature, conflicts, inflation and big swings in trading dynamics.
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Fog of war obscures outlook
Prospects for the softwood market have never been more difficult to read, writes Sampsa Auvinen, chairman of the board of the Confederation of the European Woodworking Industries (CEI Bois) and board professional
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Species diversity key for climate resilience
We must widen our timber diet to ensure future supply, writes Dan Ridley-Ellis, head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology at Edinburgh Napier University
