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Ghana timber export volumes rise 21%
Latest export statistics from Ghana show the country’s timber product shipments rose 21% in the first nine months of 2014, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation. (ITTO).
Timber needs strong voice
This year brings two significant news events, both of which represent debates in which timber needs to have a strong voice, explains Dave Hopkins.
Something old, something new
Last year’s Wood Awards Gold winner was a clever mix of traditional and contemporary timber construction. Sally Spencer reports.
Timber stars in act two
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is a faithful recreation of a Jacobean performance space. Sally Spencer reports.
Pamir cracks the Eurocode
MiTek’s TTJ Award winning Pamir software was developed not just to provide state of the art roof truss design capability, but help users make the transition to Eurocode working. Sales and marketing director Roy Troman reports.
The sawn supremacy
German panel sawing technology specialist Holzma has been developing new technologies to boost sawing efficiencies. Stephen Powney stopped off at its headquarters.
Ideas for innovation
Representatives of the global wood panel industry converged on Hannover to hear market reports and technical papers on research and innovation. Stephen Powney was there to bring this report.
New group editor at TTJ
Stephen Powney has been appointed as group editor of TTJ and sister magazine Wood Based Panels International (WBPI).
OSB campaign calls time
OSB industry promotional campaign JOSB Done is calling time after nine years of championing the use of the wood based panel.
Grafton boosted by £2.08bn turnover in 2014
Builders merchanting and DIY group Grafton has issued a trading update showing a 9.5% rise in revenue fto £2.08bn for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013: £1.9bn).