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Vorsprung durch training

The timber industry could learn from Germany’s enthusiasm for training

Vorsprung durch training

The timber industry could learn from Germany’s enthusiasm for training

New dynamics in dust

New technology, environmental issues, economics and the prospect of new legislation are combining to make dust extraction worth a closer look for wood processors

UK chipboard traders encouraged by healthier order books

Early new year trading has been a pleasant surprise for the chipboard sector but producers warn that prices will rise soon

Explosive performance

Indusvent makes big claims for its Super-Blower system – and backs them with installations at big timber sector names

New institute aims to improve air quality

Wally Gilder, a committee member of the Institute of Local Exhaust Ventilation Engineers, explains the new organisation’s objectives

Cash and carbon

SAM Mouldings’ strategy for handling the 2.5 tons of MDF dust it generates every hour has two objectives – cutting its costs and its environmental impact

Winds boost fencing demand

2012 has started with a bang for the fencing trade, but new pallet demand remains depressed

Hot prospects

A new extraction system at a leading outdoor hardwood furniture maker has been designed for later connection with a biomass boiler

Cheaper option can be a false economy

The industry must ensure that the correct timber is supplied for the job, says Alexander Goldsworthy, managing director of Timberpride