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Staff Writer
Life Enhancing
Andy Hodge, marketing director EMEA, wood protection, at Arxada, looks at the benefits of treated wood: sustainability, service life, and the role of modern preservatives
Adding value to construction
An innovative housing development in Leeds is using value-added OSB panels to further energy-efficiency and sustainability
Re-Balancing Europe’s Wood Resources
Secure wood raw material supply is vital for the wood-based panels and wider wood industries. But with resources under strain and demand predicted to increase substantially, the EPF is calling for a re-balancing of policy priorities.
Timber and joinery product value sales in October increase +1.7% year-on-year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in December, shows total builders’ merchants’ value sales in October 2025 were up +0.2% compared to the same month a year before. Year-on-year volumes were up +0.8% but prices were down -0.6%. There was no difference in trading days.
Upholding the law
Flame retardant treated wood: Are you meeting your legal responsibilities, asks the Wood Protection Association.
The future of formaldehyde
Tuomo Heikkinen, vice-president, head of biochemicals and lignin applications at Stora Enso, makes the case for formaldehyde-free materials for health and environmental reasons, and how that can be achieved through a bio-based binder in panel boards
An FSC first in suriname
The forest community of Big Poika has become the first in Suriname to gain FSC certification, creating new opportunities to trade in sustainable forest products
XLAM supplies timber to largest free spanning timber arch
One of James Jones & Sons Ltd’s Australian subsidiaries, XLam, has been recognised as the CLT supplier to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services North Coast Region headquarters and Maryborough Fire and Rescue Station, following the announcement that the project has won the international Built by Nature “Public Infrastructure” award.
Environment Agency launches new waste wood RPS following successful advocacy by waste wood sector
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has welcomed the publication of a new Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) in England specifically for waste wood, following successful calls from the WRA on behalf of the waste wood industry.
EUDR – the tale continues
The EUDR has been back in the news again, with a proposal initially to push it back a further year, followed by another to stagger and phase its introduction and at the same time to simplify the obligations of those affected. Mike Jeffree looks at latest developments