All articles by Rachakatla Srinivas
Rachakatla Srinivas
Rörvik Timber reduces production
Rörvik Timber is cutting production at all its sawmills and will also have a longer Christmas and New Year holiday shutdown.
Timber industry skills programme migrates to NSA
Many services offered by timber industry skills partner Proskills will now be offered under the brand of its sister operation The National Skills Academy (NSA).
ITW helps curvaceous remodelling
Thomas Armstrong (Construction) has remodelled one of its own 1970s builds for Derwent & Solway Housing Association with a curved trussed rafter roof, designed using ITW Industry Alpine’s View software.
Timber frame boost for housebuilder
Profits and sales fell for 2011/12 at building group Mactaggart & Mickel, but its timber frame arm increased turnover 45% and profits 12-fold.
Pasquill navigates history to deliver roof trusses
Elaborate logisitics requirements which included navigating past a medieval archway were required on a timber frame school project in Fife.
Bog oak drying process begins
The six-month drying process for 5,000-year-old Fenland black oak planks has begun in a special kiln built at London’s Building Crafts College.
Border firm’s big ambitions
Long-standing joinery manufacturer Allan Brothers is aiming to transform itself into the UK’s leading timber windows manufacturer. Stephen Powney reports
Weinig does a Rubik
Weinig gave a woodworking twist to the popular 1980s Rubik’s Cube puzzle by painting its Cube machine in multi-coloured squares.
Pivotal moment
ProTimber 2012, which immediately preceded last month’s Timber Expo, was billed as the timber industry summit and a pivotal staging post for the future of the timber sector. Gary Ramsay reports on the busy afternoon debate
Two-way trading street
The Global WoodMart in Malaysia underlined South-east Asia’s growing significance as a wood importer, as well as a supplier of timber and wood products worldwide. Mike Jeffree reports