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Travis Perkins results reflect mixed market backdrop
Travis Perkins plc has announced it is to focus capital investment behind its “key priorities” and that it will slow investments elsewhere.
UK sawmills seek supply solutions
Continuing high log prices and a lack of log availability have reached dangerous proportions in the UK, with mills cutting their production as a result. But an industry crunch meeting with the Scottish government has provided hope of a solution, reports Stephen Powney
Communicating FLEGT is key
Indonesian FLEGT-licensed timber has been available for over a year, but still more has to be done to communicate what lies behind the licence, writes TTF head of sustainability Mike Worrell.
Communicating FLEGT is key
Indonesian FLEGT-licensed timber has been available for over a year, but still more has to be done to communicate what lies behind the licence, writes TTF head of sustainability Mike Worrell.
Wood – but not as we know it
Species, specification and application – all need to be rethought to ensure timber fulfill its promise as the material of the future, writes Dan Ridley-Ellis, head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology
Wood – but not as we know it
Species, specification and application – all need to be rethought to ensure timber fulfill its promise as the material of the future, writes Dan Ridley-Ellis, head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology
Supply remains big issue
When there is an issue in the timber trade that keeps dominating trade talk it’s hard to focus on other things. This is what is happening with the supply and pricing challenge currently facing the sector.
Supply remains big issue
When there is an issue in the timber trade that keeps dominating trade talk it’s hard to focus on other things. This is what is happening with the supply and pricing challenge currently facing the sector.
Sourcing central to success
The hardwood sector is confident of demand, but says supply is the key focus for 2018. Mike Jeffree reports
Industry Shapes Ecobuild
Ecobuild is under new ownership this year and there is a renewed focus on timber