All articles by Amit Thadani
Amit Thadani
Carbon takes centre stage
The issue of carbon has been extremely prominent in the media these last few weeks.
Wood Awards 2021 winners announced
Six structures and two product designs have been announced as the Wood Awards 2021 winners at a ceremony on November 25 held at The Building Centre in London.
Second best quarter on record but signs of a slowdown
The latest total value sales data from Britain’s builders’ merchants show a continuation of the strong growth seen throughout 2021, as Q3 recorded the second-highest quarterly BMBI sales ever, just 2.4% behind Q2’s record breaking figures. However, there are signs of a slowdown as volume growth gives way to value growth, driven by price increases.
Green expansion for James Jones pallets and packaging arm
James Jones & Sons, one of the UK’s largest pallet manufacturing businesses, is expanding facilities at its Hetton site following planning permission approval for a 55,000ft2 site redevelopment. The business will expand and redevelop its premises into a green facility that will include the installation of a biomass boiler.
TIMCON warns of ‘severe’ challenges
The packaging and pallet sector is battling major ongoing pressure as the result of Covid, Brexit and other factors, according to the Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation (TIMCON).
Timber and joinery stay strong
The latest BMBI stats show that timber and joinery fuelled builders’ merchants’ sales growth in July
AAG appoints new UK-based managing director for EMEA
Global supplier of tailored CNC routing and cutting solutions, AAG has announced the appointment of Chris Arend as managing director of its AXYZ router, WARDJet waterjet and CNCShop.com operations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA). The appointment marks an important phase in AAG’s continuing global influence, product innovation and market diversification.
Buttle tees up charity donation for Frank Bruno Foundation
Customers and suppliers of Buttle plc builders merchants are being urged to putt their money where their mouth is for a charity crazy golf event to raise money for the Frank Bruno Foundation.
AAG expands range of special-purpose routing/cutting tools
Two new additions to the range of special-purpose routing/cutting tools supplied by AAG via its CNCShop e-commerce division comprise different versions of the latest solid carbide ‘0’ series of single-flute spiral tools manufactured by Amana. As with other special-purpose tools, they have been designed to accommodate applications for which standard spiral tools would be less effective in terms of cut quality and tool life expectancy.
Leadership needed at home, says Confor, in COP26 response
Confor has welcomed the global leaders’ declaration to protect global forests at COP26 – and urged the UK to take greater responsibility for its own future wood supply.