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TTF issues new Brexit Guide
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has updated and republished advice to help firms prepare for the end of the transition period when the UK leaves the EU Customs Union on January 1, 2021.
Plywood dinner postponed
The Plywood Club of London annual dinner, which was due to take place at The Brewery in London in January has been postponed.
BWF and NOCN partner on fire door training
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has partnered with an Ofqual Regulated Awarding Organisation the National Open College Network (NOCN), one of the UK’s largest quality assurance providers, to develop a two-day Fire Door Installation Awareness course.
Taylor Lane completes landmark Somerset development
Taylor Lane Timber Frame has supplied and erected its 140mm pre-insulated timber frame kits for the first phase of Acorn Property Group’s landmark development, Cubis Bruton in Somerset, comprising three and four-bedroom houses and two-storey apartment blocks.
Homag acquires System TM
The Homag Group has intensified its activities in the new market division Construction Elements Solutions by acquiring 80% of the shares of the Danish engineering and manufacturing company System TM A/S.
CEI-Bois and EOS appoint former MEP
CEI-Bois and EOS have appointed Paul Brannen, a former UK Member of the European Parliament, to the newly created role of director of public affairs.
Accurate aim
The WPA, TTF and TDCA have extended their co-ordinated campaign to promote the accurate description of preservative treated wood. WPA chief executive officer Gordon Ewbank reports.
WPA Awards go online
The annual WPA awards will be a virtual event this year, as the organisation’s chairman Steve Young explains
Woodsafe and sound
Woodsafe Timber Protection has turned its attention to the UK market for fire retardant timber treatments. Sally Spencer reports
Passing the baton
James Donaldson & Sons patriarch Neil Donaldson looks back over his 45 years with the family business. Sally Spencer reports