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LATEST NEWS

Confor Awards celebrate leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry
14 March, 2024 Confor announced the winners of the Confor Awards 2024 as part of a ceremony at Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh on March 12.
  • Paul Sales retires
    After 42 years of service, the team at Crendon Timber Engineering’s East Harling (EH) branch bade a fond farewell to Paul Sales who has taken early retirement.
  • BMF expands learning and development team
    The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has further enhanced its training and development team with two key appointments. Jason Huddlestone has joined as training, learning and development manager and Marianna Peet is the BMF’s new apprenticeship manager.

LATEST FEATURES

The "re-emergent" properties of wood
29 February, 2024 Parvez Alam explores the growth in metamaterials research in recent years
  • Developing careers
    Glennon Brothers hosted a tour of the Irish forestry and timber industries for finalists of the TTJ Awards’ Career Development Award. Stephen Powney joined the trip
  • Slow but still sure
    The UK Forest Market Report 2023 reveals a sector that’s slowed over the last year but that remains an attractive investment opportunity. Sally Spencer reports
  • Timber on top form
    The Wood Awards celebrate the use of timber in standout architecture and product design – and 2023 provided a bumper crop

BLOGS

Celebrating excellence and innovation
29 February, 2024 An inspirational Wood Awards showcased even greater daring and diversity in wood building and product design, writes Timber Development UK sustainability and project manager Lucy Bedry
  • Softwood sector seeks glimmers of light
    The International Softwood Conference convened in challenging times for the industry looking for prospects of market improvement. Keith Fryer of Fort Builders Merchants, who moderated the event, reports