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Plinth specialist supports Medite

Medite Premier MDF is being used by a leading plinth maker to supply museums, exhibitions, sporting events, galleries and retail.

Devon estate on course for storm damage clear-up

Clinton Devon Estates has incorporated its thinning programme into the effort to clear trees felled across the county in the February storms.

Obituary – Peter Silk

Peter Silk, a former Ridgeons director, died on March 15. He was 90.

Closure threat reprieve for merchant

A timber merchant has been reprieved from the threat of closure after a planning application for a new Lidl supermarket was rejected by the local council.

UK apprentice takes on the Americas

An apprentice at GS Haydon & Son and the 2012 British Woodworking Federation Apprentice of the Year was the sole UK representative at the WorldSkills Americas in Columbia this month.

Solvay to open Accoya plant in 2016

Plans for the production of Accoya modified wood from plants across Europe are progressing well, according to Windsor-based Accsys Technologies.

Construction outlook brightest since 2007

Construction firms have reported the brightest outlook for activity in the UK since January 2007, according to a new report on the building industry.

Queuing for Cube at Blumsoms

Over 40 people attended the recent Saturday open event at importer merchant C Blumsom to see its new Weinig Cube planer in action and hear about the one-hour milling service it enabled the company to introduce.

UK import growth continues

The UK’s timber and panel products import volumes in January were 26% higher than in January 2013.

Timber construction training

Italian fastenings solutions provider Rotho Blaas is hosting a course on timber construction in June.