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Acimall signs two-year deal for Milan
Xylexpo organisers have stuck to an earlier pledge to keep Italy’s largest woodworking technology exhibition in Milan and signed a deal to hold the next two shows at the FieraMilano-Rho Fairgrounds.
US hardwoods on designers’ radar
US hardwoods have further raised their performance and aesthetic profile among UK architects and designers by taking centre stage at an event organised by top design magazine Wallpaper, and featuring in a chair nominated for a prestigious Design Museum Design of the Year Award.
New push into mass market housing
The UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) has launched a new offensive aimed at capturing a larger share of the mass housebuilding market in England.
Sun shines on Accoya beach project
One of the most sustainable homes under construction in the US is being built with Accoya modified wood as a primary material.
Combilift looks forward to growth
Combilift, the Irish manufacturer of the 4-way forklift, is celebrating 15 years in business this year on the back of ground-breaking developments in long load handling.
Soaring US market boosts export prices
Surging domestic demand has led North American softwood producers to turn their attention away from export markets to cash in on soaring returns at home, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths.
Buildbase Timber Champions celebrate in Sweden
Buildbase is celebrating the 10th year of its Timber Champions programme organised by SCA Timber Supply.
Timber lobbies to save FCE
Confor and the Woodland Trust have combined to co-ordinate a new push to save Forestry Commission England from a merger with Natural England and the Environment Agency.
NWTTA raises cash for TTBS
A raffle was held at the North West Timber Trade Association (NWTTA) dinner on March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool which raised a total of £1,650 in aid of the Timber Trades Benevolent Society.