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TIMCON welcomes new ISPM15 measure
Heat-treated wooden components will be temporarily allowed for the repair of wooden pallets and packaging, increasing options for businesses who want to grow their capacity of ISPM15-compliant wooden packaging material (WPM) before the final Brexit deadline on December 31, 2020.
BMF All Industry Conference 2021 sold out
The 2021 Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) All Industry Conference, the first to take place in the UK for almost 30 years, has sold out just eight weeks after its launch.
Made for Manufacturing offers 2021 kickstart
Manufacturers in Greater Manchester are being invited to start 2021 with a fully-funded programme aimed at enhancing manufacturing excellence and enabling growth.
Power Sheds wins business award
Bradford-based Power Sheds was announced winner of the ‘Best New Business’ at the 2020 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards, which took place in an online ceremony on November 10.
TIMCON welcomes new packaging recycling targets
The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has welcomed Defra’s interim packaging recycling targets for business, which have been released for 2021 and 2022.
BSW acquires Dick Brothers Forestry
The BSW Group has acquired Dick Brothers Forestry Ltd, the UK’s largest timber harvesting company.
Obituary – Ross Bellamy
Ross Bellamy TD AIWSc, who was national president of the Timber Trades’ Benevolent Society (TTBS) in 1986 and Midlands region president in 1997, 2003 and 2004, died on November 11, aged 86.
Environment Agency chooses Accoya
Accoya wood is being used to replace hardwood fenders in the Thames Estuary as part of the Environment Agency’s aim to use products that support biodiversity.
BoKlok achieves new NHBC scheme approval
BoKlok UK Ltd, the sustainable, quality, and low-cost home provider jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has been approved by the NHBC Accepts scheme.
OPSS issues notice on timber imports and exports from January 1
The Office of Product Safety and Standards has issued guidance staring that from January 1, 2021, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will have its own Timber Regulations and Northern Ireland will remain subject to the European Timber Regulations, as set out in the Withdrawal Act and Northern Ireland Protocol.