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Confor campaigns for energy rebate for sawmills
Confor is demanding that a proposed relief payment from the indirect cost or renewables for energy intensive industries be applied to the sawmilling sector.
North West TTBS dances to tune of £6,000
The North West Region TTBS’s James Bond themed dinner and dance on November 8 is expected to have raised more than £6,000 for the charity.
UK imports continue upward trend
The UK’s imports of timber and panel products have continued to rise, according to the Timber Trade Federation’s latest statistics.
BMF launches Timber Forum
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) held its first dedicated Timber Forum last week.
University ready to rebuild showpiece timber building
The University of Nottingham is set to announce plans for rebuilding the £20m timber frame laboratory reduced to ashes by a fire during the fitting out stage in September.
US waits for housing uplift
A slower than forecast recovery in the North American housing sector continued to dampen earnings among some of the continent’s largest forestry and timber products companies.
ECC welcomes Irish forestry minister to mill
Ireland’s forestry minister, Tom Hayes, has visited ECC’s sawmill and company headquarters in Corr na Mona, Co Galway.
Fence supplier boosts production
Forest Garden and subsidiary M&M Timber have both invested in extra facilities for fence panel and fence post production.
NPPD dinner raises record funds for TTBS
This year’s TTF National Panel Products Division annual dinner raised a record £2,765 for the Timber Trades’ Benevolent Society (TTBS).
North American softwood exports slow in Q3
North American softwood lumber exports to offshore destinations fell in the third quarter as Chinese demand waned and domestic demand strengthened.