All articles by Prameela vegi
Prameela vegi
Innovation and communication
Christiane Lellig, the newly appointed campaign director for Wood for Good, discusses how timber innovation will underpin the organisation’s efforts
A mission to protect
The prospects of the timber treatment sector are good, but it needs to be ever more proactive to achieve its potential, the Wood Protection Association conference heard. Mike Jeffree reports
Timber treatment’s case in the round
The emergence of the circular economy concept and the rise of timber in construction pose
opportunities and challenges for the timber treatment sector. Mike Jeffree reports
Fit for Purpose
Both the preservatives sector and timber fastener industry have worked hard to make sure fixing into preservative treated wood is as trouble-free as possible, Stephen Powney reports
FLEGT licensing a step nearer
It’s been a long time waiting but finally it looks like we will be shortly seeing the first FLEGT licensed timber exports coming to the UK.
Pressure on creosote
Creosote has long been a high performance method of preserving timber, but ever-tightening
regulation on its use is causing some to look at alternatives, reports Stephen Powney
What goes around, comes around
Business and governments are driving the adoption of the circular economy concept and, with effective strategies, the timber sector can capitalise, says Charlie Law of Sustainable Construction Solutions
Carrefour – a creative global trade hub
France’s premier timber trade exhibition is now also a window on the international wood sector. Mike Jeffree reports
Innovation and communication
Christiane Lellig, the newly appointed campaign director for Wood for Good, discusses how timber innovation will underpin the organisation’s efforts
Looking ahead
As UK timber prices continue to struggle, Paul Trigg, assistant head of risk underwriting and timber specialist at global credit insurer Euler Hermes, examines the growing fi nancial risk in the sector’s supply chain