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W Exhibition registration now open
Registration for the UK’s only woodworking machinery and materials exhibition, the W Exhibition, has now opened.
New UK machined timber products supplier set up
A new player has entered the UK and Ireland market to supply machined timber – Timber Focus Ltd.
TTJ Regular Softwood Update
UK softwood sales volumes quietened through June, but most traders found increased price levels cushioned the blow and their monthly results turned out to be an acceptable compromise between turnover and margin.
TTF sets timetable for preservative treatment action
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has launched a new action plan to improve treated wood quality which includes asking its members to demonstrate compliance with several key principles.
Premier announces first Group CEO and records record growth
Newport-based Premier Forest Group Ltd has posted another successive year of record growth as it marks its 25th anniversary and announces its first CEO.
BWF CEO set to move after seven years
Iain McIlwee is to stand down as chief executive of the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) after almost seven years.
Bergs Timber conducts organisational changes
Swedish sawmiller Bergs Timber has announced organisational changes following its acquisition of Norvik Timber Industries’ Baltics and UK operations earlier this year.
Investors’ UK timber sector expansion continues with Rembrand Timber acquisition
Private investment group Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP’s timber industry portfolio has taken another leap forward with addition of Rembrand Timber, which is merging with its Thornbridge Sawmills business.
Over 500 delegates attend NMBS All-Industry Conference
NMBS, the UK’s largest buying society for independent builders’, plumbing and heating, timber, and hardware merchants, attracted more than 500 delegates to its All-Industry Conference in Italy on June 14-17.
Clifford Jones Timber wins major business prize
Clifford Jones Timber has been crowned Wales’s top family business at an awards ceremony in London.