All articles by Prameela vegi
Prameela vegi
A new united force
I spent some of my Easter this year digging post holes in the garden for a new run of closeboard panel fencing. It’s a difficult task at the best of times, made even harder by the need to dig through more than 1ft of concrete. The steady thunk of my 17lb digging bar hitting the concrete left me nursing copious blister wounds and must have been lovely for the neighbours. One neighbour took pity and gave me a glass of beer for my troubles.
A new united force
I spent some of my Easter this year digging post holes in the garden for a new run of closeboard panel fencing. It’s a difficult task at the best of times, made even harder by the need to dig through more than 1ft of concrete. The steady thunk of my 17lb digging bar hitting the concrete left me nursing copious blister wounds and must have been lovely for the neighbours. One neighbour took pity and gave me a glass of beer for my troubles.
High ambitions
Engineered timber construction techniques are rewriting what was previously thought possible with wood building, says Peter Wilson, director of the Wood Studio research centre within Edinburgh Napier University’s Institute for Sustainable Construction
Housing futures
For this month’s Face-to-Face interview TTJ group editor Stephen Powney talks to Oliver Novakovic, technical and innovation director at the UK’s largest housebuilder Barratt Developments
Better together
Stuart Goodall, chief executive of Confor, argues that the broad church and clear messages behind the campaign for Scottish independence could provide a lesson for the timber sector
Politicians need to boost building
Ross Baxter, the general manager of UK roof truss manufacturing giant Pasquill, comments on what the company hopes to see announced as part of the election results in May
Whitewood market oversupply dominates sector
Since last autumn, whitewood carcassing production in southern Sweden has continued to flow, and sawmills with growing inventories began to place as much volume as possible anywhere prepared to take it. But trying to ram more volume into an overflowing market has depressed prices, reports Jerry Wilson
Supply surge and currency caution
Finnish mills are facing the dual challenges of a weakening euro and a supply-driven market. Keren Fallwell reports
British Bullish in spite of price pain
The exchange rate moving in favour of imports has dented British producers’ margins but they say they’ll stay firm on retaining market share. Sally Spencer reports
Investing in innovation
Market conditions have improved for panel producers who are demonstrating their confidence by increasing capacity and stepping up product development. Sally Spencer reports