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Wood and Wellness
We are being bombarded these days by media messages about the need to get fit and eat healthily.
Solid wood that can be book matched
James Latham is now offering the Horizon range of North American sawn lumber products which, due to the family-run Pennsylvanian producer’s unique LOG-INTACT process, effectively book-matches solid wood.
Swedish Design Pavilion in the pink at London Design Fair
The Swedish Design Pavilion at this year’s London Design Fair caused something of a stir. Sponsored for the first time by Swedish Wood and designed by Karin Sundberg of KarIN architects, the pavilion was constructed entirely of high quality Swedish solid pine, with plywood plinths, all finished in a deep pink translucent stain, which proved to have a considerable wow factor and made the pavilion a central attraction of the Fair.
US red oak features in Stirling Prize winner
The European headquarters of Bloomberg has won the prestigious Riba Stirling prize for architecture.
Snows Timber opens new National Sales Office
Snows Timber has opened a new national sales office in Towcester, Northamptonshire.
Rowlinson Timber expands its operations to the south-east
Rowlinson Timber Ltd has announced that due to large/sustained and successful growth over the last few years, it has seen the need to open a main distribution hub in the south-east of the country. As a result, from January 1, 2019 its main operations will be based from the Port of Sheerness, working in collaboration with Peel Ports.
Premier strengthens its Welsh presence with West Wales acquisition
Premier Forest Group, one of the UK’s fastest growing timber groups, continues to strengthen its distribution and processing capacity with the acquisition of West Wales based timber importer Merlwood Timber Ltd.
Softwood exports grow, says latest report
Exports of softwood lumber from Russia, Germany and the Nordic countries have increased due to high demand for wood in Asia and Europe in early 2018, while Canadian exports fell to the lowest levels in five years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ).
Council homes building boost is a victory, says FMB
The Prime Minister’s announcement that the Government will lift the borrowing cap on councils to allow them to build many more homes is a victory for bold thinking and common sense, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Leitz Tooling achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification
Leitz Tooling UK has achieved ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Standard Certification following its audit last year.