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Blatha
Symphony on song
Symphony Coatings is working with its suppliers to bring new coatings to the market. Sally Spencer reports
Hello Helios
International Applications has lived up to its name by becoming the UK distributor of products made in Slovenia by Japanese-owned Helios Industrial Coatings. Sally Spencer reports
Keeping it covered
Coatings and finishes manufacturers continue to rise to the challenge of protecting and enhancing timber products. Sally Spencer reports
Let the wind blow
2018 was not a stellar year for volume fencing demand. Wider market certainties remain for the early part of 2019, though timber price stability is predicted initially. Stephen Powney reports
2019 Predictions
The New Year is here but what will it bring? The big current issue is, of course, the nature of the UK’s exit from the EU on March 29. We are likely to find out very soon whether we are heading for deal or no deal. Trading and customs arrangements, currency, housebuilding, investment decisions and general business confidence could all be affected in the coming months. But there is some optimism in timber sectors, with the UK sawmilling sector seeing opportunities to grow its share of the UK timber market and others predicting some stability. Here we ask several industry figures for their 2019 expectations
Panto is over, but political farce continues
Continued lack of clarity over Brexit is causing inevitable economic uncertainty and stress, but the timber sector and Timber Trade Federation is focused on business development regardless, writes TTF managing director David Hopkins
Building on market momentum
The EU timber trade faces challenges in 2019, not least the potential impacts of Brexit, but the woodworking industries federation CEI-Bois is determined to help it maintain market impetus, writes secretary-general Patrizio Antonicoli
UK import trends
The Timber Trade Federation’s (TTF) monthly UK timber statistics bulletin gives a good indication of trends in the UK’s main timber and panel product imports and exports. In a new monthly column, we summarise key points in the TTF’s latest available bulletin
Timber helps lift merchant sales
A new monthly column in partnership with the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) starts this issue, giving the latest available data on sales at builders merchants – a key sector for the timber trade