All articles by Rachakatla Srinivas
Rachakatla Srinivas
Alan Wildsmith is business development manager at B&K Structures
Advances in architectural and engineering techniques, as well as in the variety of materials used, mean that in today’s industry ambitious building designs that would previously have been impossible are easily realised. Focusing on engineered timber, B&K Structures stresses the significance of this sustainable product and why it is important to champion it down the supply chain.
Primed for protection
Coillte Panel Products’ SmartPly SiteProtect provides time and cost savings on site. Lucy Kamall reports
Euro business award accolade
Glennon Brothers has been named as a national finalist in the European Business Awards.
Scottish sawn timber output grows by 7%
Scotland’s sawmilling industry has posted a 7% increase in sawn timber output for 2011, according to the latest statistics released by the Forestry Commission.
Fire protection and lightweight boards in focus at panels conference
The fire protection ability of wood-based panels, lightweight boards and thermally-modified plywood are just some of the topics being covered at the European Panel Federation’s (EPF) 2012 Symposium.
Södra ramps up biofuel
Södra Cell is to develop a wood pelleting plant alongside a new lime kiln at its Värö pulp mill in Sweden.
BSW incised post in Benchmark certificate first
BSW Timber’s newly launched incised fence post – easipost15 – has become the first spruce post to be awarded a Wood Protection Association Benchmark (WPA) quality assurance certificate.
Posi-Joists solve design challenge
Posi-Joists solved a design challenge for a new stable block near Dunfermline.
Ainslie raises £5,000 for Cancer Research UK
Just over five months – and 746 training miles – after announcing his intention to run the Edinburgh marathon to raise funds for Cancer Research UK, in memory of Steve Jones and other colleagues in the timber trade, Sunday May 27 saw Keith Ainslie, sales manager with James Jones & Sons, take up position on the start line with around 12,000 fellow runners.
Triple choice for Striebig
A chain of independent sheet material suppliers is now running Striebig Compact vertical panel saws at all three of its branches in the north-west.