All articles by Amit Thadani
Amit Thadani
Back to business
Some of Luke Hughes Furniture’s projects have been on hold during the pandemic, but commissions are flowing again. Sally Spencer reports
British Furniture bounces back
Raw materials supply and rising costs are a cause for concern in UK furniture making, but the sector is in positive mood, according to trade body British Furniture Manufacturers
Accsys team walks 16,346km for well-being and charity
Accsys recently completed a charitable employee initiative called ‘Step out, to help out!’. This saw colleagues across the organisation collectively walk over 16,000km over two months in the summer to promote well-being throughout the company and in wider society.
Obituary – Nigel Defrates
Nigel Defrates, formerly of Balfour Timber, has died at the age of 76.
From cuts to super-hot demand
It’s been a time of uncertainty and market stress, but the Swedish sawn timber sector has come through robustly and its outlook is positive, writes Swedish Forest Industries market expert, wood products Christian Nielsen
Haulage and terminal space remain hot ports topics
Many timber ports have been at maximum capacity during a period of high demand for timber, with haulage availability proving a big issue for onward distribution of goods. Stephen Powney speaks to Scotline managing director Peter Millatt
Taking the factory to the forest
Architect and managing director of Timber Design Initiatives Ltd, Peter Wilson, looks at taking offsite manufacture onsite in order to ‘Build Back Rural’
Coppice construction
George Fereday, associate teaching professor and technology co-ordinator for materials for manufacture and fabrication at the School of Art, Architecture and Design at the London Metropolitan University, describes the HomeGrownHouse project
Look, think and support local
Grown in Britain continues to explore new and innovative ways to add value to home-grown timber
Demanding times
British-grown timber is in great demand and sawmills are rising to the challenge. Sally Spencer reports