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Prameela vegi
Accord strengthens industry representation
Wider co-operation gives industry better value from its trade associations, says TTJ chief executive John White
Engineering a healthy future
After I and the hole where my appendix had been had spent a month there, the nurses at Pembury hospital knew far more than before about engineered wood and the buildings built with it. To be honest, perhaps, more than they needed.
Industry gears up for W12
This year’s W12 includes the new Working with Design show. W12 exhibition director Angela McGowan explains
Helping builders merchant customers
Strengthening the supply chain is essential to growth, says Stuart McKill, managing director of Pasquill
NFP Europe identifies potential UK market
Over the past six years NFP Europe Ltd has invested in the development of engineered wood products in the UK to create a product portfolio covering joinery, decking and structural timber.
Helping builders merchant customers
Construction output continues to be fragile, and competition for orders is as fierce as ever. It’s as yet unclear whether recent changes in planning laws will result in increased house building, and whether RMI projects will give the industry a much needed boost thanks to nitiatives such
as the Green Deal.
Baltic shippers reaffirm their supply role with UK
The wider market may still be slow but Baltic mills are maintaining a constant level of business with the UK
Don’t forget the feel good factor
Ido appreciate the fact that the governor of the Bank of England has a lot on his plate at the moment and that his job is considerably more taxing than mine but sometimes I wish he’d cheer up a bit.
Further price rises in question
Recent chipboard prices rises have held but distributors are now facing zero margins. Meanwhile uncertainty over the future of Sonae Industria UK’s Knowsley plant is causing ripples in the sector. Ian Martin reports
Ivan Savage is general manager of the Timber Trades Benevolent Society
The UKTFA’s recent 10th anniversary dinner, which produced a generous donation of £1,020 for the Timber Trades Benevolent Society, is an indication of the ongoing commitment from
the industry to support the valuable assistance that the TTBS gives to the retired, sick and less fortunate from our industry.