All articles by Rachakatla Srinivas
Rachakatla Srinivas
Making a splash
The Hurlingham Club’s new outdoor pool won the top prize at this year’s Wood Awards. Lucy Kamall reports
Councils sign the pledge
WWF-UK Global Forest & Trade Network co-ordinator James Horne reports on a campaign to improve local authorities’ timber procurement policies
Legality schemes still working on EUTR compliance
A report from the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) concludes that no leading third-party legality verification or certification body currently fully complies with the upcoming EU Timber Regulation on illegal timber “risk mitigation”.
Modified wood to star in Kevin’s house
Westgate Joinery is to supply timber windows made with modified wood for the UK’s first sustainable building to be built largely from waste and surplus materials.
Sonae to close Spanish mill
Sonae is seeking to close its Tableros Tradema subsidiary particleboard mill in Solsona in Spain.
LP wins beam CE approval
LP Building Products has received CE marking approval for its construction materials in the EU for four grades of LP SolidStart LVL.
Bumper Christmas tree harvest
British Christmas trees are in bountiful supply and good saleable condition thanks to the wet weather, the British Christmas Trees Growers association said.
Dire outlook forces SCA to shut mills
SCA Timber is to close two of its seven sawmills with the loss of 98 jobs citing the worst economic conditions for Swedish sawmilling in 40 years.
Easi-timbers cause a shiver
BSW easi-timber has been used in a community arts project to recreate historic buildings from the Glasgow waterfront.
The cutting edge
German timber processing machinery specialist Paul Maschinenfabrik GmbH has shown off its latest kit at its Optimising Days 2012. Stephen Powney joined sawmillers from around the world at Paul’s southern Germany HQ