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Kebony shows clean pair of heels
Modified wood producer Kebony has been listed in the Global Cleantech 100 list of the world’s most promising private clean technology companies,
UK focus for Tanzanian fair trade hardwoods
A campaign to develop markets for sustainable and fairtrade Tanzanian hardwoods is expanding to include four new species.
Powermat gives coffin manufacturer the edge
Growing orders for coffins and caskets has led Suffolk-based Bradnam Joinery to invest in a Weinig Powermat Classic 600 moulder.
ABP’s forest product volume grows in first half
The UK’s largest ports company Associated British Ports (ABP) has reported an increase in forest products trade for the first half 2013 and a 10.2% growth in underlying operating profits to £123.5m (2012: £112.1m).
Best forestry student named
The 2013 UPM Tilhill award for Best Student on the Harper Adams University Sustainable Forestry and Forest Products module was awarded to Matthew Bevan who graduated with a first-class BSc Honours degree in Countryside Management.
Westbridge in double machinery investment
Westbridge Furniture has returned to Daltons Wadkin to purchase more machinery – just a few months after another investment.
Willow Joinery makes CNC first step
The business benefits of CNC machining are being reaped for the first time by Daventry-based Willow Joinery.
DLH to sell Antwerp inventory
Hardwood specialist DLH is continuing its cost-cutting programme by restructuring its western European sales region, which includes winding up the Antwerp inventory sales based business.
Certification impact questions asked following new EC study
A European Commission study which shows EU wood consumption had a “negligible” impact on tropical deforestation has “profound implications” for forest certification, according to a UK-based forest industry consultant.
Glenalmond reaches 25-year milestone
Scottish timber importer and sawmiller Glenalmond Timber Company Ltd has marked its 25th anniversary with a stated ambition to emerge from the shadows and take a higher profile in the timber trade.