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Merchanting qualification launches
This January, Wood Campus launches its biggest project since the UK wood industry’s online learning and information resource first began in 2012.
Mining a green seam
Julia Young is a passionate environmentalist, but not an ivory tower one, bringing an industry background to her role heading the WWF UK Global Forest Trade Network. Mike Jeffree talked to the former miner and GB rowing medalist about her life, career and love of the great outdoors.
Tree of anti-illegal timber knowledge
Enforcement agencies and others engaged with anti-illegal timber regulation worldwide now convene regularly in an exchange workshop to discuss and swap best practice for strengthening implementation. Its acronym is TREE and its roots are spreading. Facilitator Jade Saunders reports.
A pause for thought
As I write this comment at the start of December, Christmas is literally just around the corner.
Sales talk
Forest Garden is one of the big names in the UK timber garden products and fencing markets. Keren Fallwell speaks to one of the company’s key figures John Gomersall.
Taking the helm at a time of change
Change is required to the structure of the timber trade’s main representative body the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) in order to reflect what its members need in a changing world, says its new president Keith Fryer.
Timber frame grows market share
An important new timber frame industry report published by the Structural Timber Association gives a positive picture of the sector’s growth potential in the next few years.
Tree of anti-illegal timber knowledge
Enforcement agencies and others engaged with anti-illegal timber regulation worldwide now convene regularly in an exchange workshop to discuss and swap best practice for strengthening implementation. Its acronym is TREE and its roots are spreading. Facilitator Jade Saunders reports.
Joinery sector jubilant
The woodworking industry gathered in London on November 20 for the British Woodworking Federation’s Annual Dinner and Awards event.
Irish Growth
Following on from our coverage on the recent FEFPEB pallet congress in Ireland, we ask pallet entrepreneur Sean Lehane, owner of Mid Cork Pallets, about the development of his business and how he sees the wider market situation in Ireland.