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TDUK market conference paints gloomy trade picture into 2023

The Timber Development UK (TDUK) annual market conference in central London was unequivocal in its message – falling demand and prices coupled with rising costs will cause increasingly difficult and uncertain market conditions going into 2023.

TDUK dinner held on November 2

About 350 people attended Timber Development UK’s (TDUK) annual dinner on November 2 at 8 Northumberland Avenue, just a stone’s throw from Trafalgar Square in central London.

Setra posts interim results

Wood products company Setra has reported an operating profit of SEK231m (2021 Q3: SEK600m) for the third quarter of 2022. Net sales totalled SEK1.343bn (2021 Q3 1.56bn).

TDUK Annual Dinner and Conference ready for kickoff on Nov 2

Members of Timber Development UK (TDUK) will be descending en masse to central London for the organisation’s Annual Dinner in central London on November 2.

Xylexpo attracts 16,000 visitors in Milan

The international woodworking technology exhibition Xylexpo attracted 16,000 unique visitors in Milan during the October 12-15 event, according to organisers.

TDUK responds to UK prime minister resignation

Timber Development UK (TDUK) has issued a statement following the resignation of UK prime minister Liz Truss.

View the TTJ Awards 2022 video highlights

The video and photo highlights of this year’s TTJ Awards 2022 are now available online.

Wood-based panels manufacturers facing perfect storm this winter

Wood-based panel producers in Europe are likely to face a complicated winter due to the multiple challenges of reduced demand and increased energy and raw material/supply costs, a top industry executive told a 300-strong panel sector audience in Hamburg on October 13.

European panels sector gathers in Hamburg to hear latest on wood-based panels market movements

Hundreds of representatives from the international wood-based panels industry and technology suppliers to the sector gathered in Hamburg on Tuesday evening for the opening of the European Wood-based Panel Symposium.

Arnold Laver crowned Timber Trader of the Year at 2022 TTJ Awards

Arnold Laver was named the TTJ Timber Trader of the Year at last Friday’s 2022 TTJ Awards.