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Industry interrogates wood building obstacles and opportunities
28 June, 2023
Further validating engineered wood fire safety and using home-grown timber were topics covered at a wide-ranging CTI roundtable on prospects for boosting timber-based construction Mike Jeffree reports

Joined up joinery thinking
28 June, 2023
Soaring costs and changing consumption patterns have posed challenges for joinery businesses, but leading producers say new strategies and investment leave them well-placed to prosper Mike Jeffree reports

Weather dampens fencing demand
28 June, 2023
The weather, the economy and a post-lockdown lull are conspiring to make the fencing market quieter than usual. Keren Fallwell reports

Double trouble
28 June, 2023
Ireland’s sawmilling sector is suffering the twin pains of low demand and high costs, but it remains resilient. Sally Spencer reports

Imports down at start of year
28 June, 2023
Latest TDUK stats show the disparity between softwood imports and other timber product type

Ligna's return a bellwether for investment sentiment
28 June, 2023
As this issue was going to press I was preparing to travel to the Ligna exhibition in Hannover – the world’s largest woodworking technology fair.

Ligna's return a bellwether for investment sentiment
28 June, 2023
As this issue was going to press I was preparing to travel to the Ligna exhibition in Hannover – the world’s largest woodworking technology fair.

European panel production drops by 7.8% in 2022
27 June, 2023
European wood-based panel production reduced by 7.8% in 2022, according to figures just released by the European Panel Federation (EPF).

Softwood imports resilient in first two months of 2023, says TDUK
07 June, 2023
Latest stats from Timber Development UK show softwood imports in the first two months of 2023 were up 2.4% compared to last year, with totals standing at 462,000m3 in February.

Blending brains, brawn and versatility
26 April, 2023
Weinig and SCM report a buoyant couple of years in the moulder market – while machines have got ever smarter, faster, more flexible and efficient. Mike Jeffree reports

Competitive times, sustainable prospects
26 April, 2023
The UK kitchen market is facing a challenging couple of years, say commentators. But the outlook beyond is brighter – and environmental performance will be in the recipe for supplier success. Mike Jeffree reports

Maintaining momentum in mouldings
26 April, 2023
While some report a changing dynamic in the mouldings market, manufacturers remain upbeat about prospects and are pushing on with product and production development. Mike Jeffree reports

Builders’ merchants’ timber and joinery January sales drop -14.6% year-on-year
04 April, 2023
The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in March, reveal that total value sales by builders’ merchants across Great Britain were up +0.2% in January 2023 compared to the same month in 2022. This nominal growth came from inflation as volume sales were down -16.5% while prices rose +19.9%. With an extra trading day this January, like-for-like sales were -4.6% lower.

Accsys appoints group manufacturing and projects director
09 March, 2023
Stephen Cox has joined Accsys as group manufacturing and projects director. The new role supports and reinforces Accsys’ global expansion plans as well as the company’s commitment to, and drive for, achieving operational and project excellence.

Good for looks and the planet
15 February, 2023
Timber cladding may not yet have the beating of brick in the UK. But increasing choice in aesthetics and technical spec plus, and perhaps most importantly, the product’s environmental credentials continue to drive sales. Mike Jeffree reports

All in the report
15 February, 2023
The UK Forest Market Report reveals a sector that continues to be ripe for investment. Sally Spencer reports

Imports continue to tumble
13 February, 2023
Latest TDUK stats reveal the impact of good stock levels and weaker market demand on import volumes

From tropical surge to slowdown?
22 December, 2022
After a strong start to 2022, deteriorating market conditions threaten to slow the UK tropical timber trade. That’s according to latest reports from Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence (www.forestindustries.info) for the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s market information service (www.itto.int), of which the following is a summary

Clouds on hardwood horizon
20 December, 2022
The outlook in the UK hardwood market is darkening, but the last two profitable years should help insulate businesses from a downturn, say importers. Mike Jeffree reports

Down but not out
20 December, 2022
It’s certainly been a year of two halves for Ireland’s timber sector, with the gains of early 2022 being eroded by falling demand. Sally Spencer reports