All articles by Stephen Powney
Stephen Powney
Premier Forest Products’ Corporate Parenting Programme applauded by Work and Pensions Secretary in Commons
Leading UK timber supplier Premier Forest Products has been applauded by the Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden on its groundbreaking Corporate Parenting Programme.
National Timber Group England Ltd files notice to go into administration
One of the largest timber groups In the UK – the National Timber Group England Ltd – has filed its intention to go into administration.
Travis Perkins PLC and Selco invest in BMDS Data Yard
Building Materials Digital Services Ltd (BMDS), the joint venture between the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and NMBS, created to provide Data Yard, an industry-owned data pool, has gained support from two of the largest merchant groups in the industry, with Travis Perkins PLC and Selco Builders Warehouse joining BMDS as external shareholders.
Irish timber frame delegation descends on Hundegger
Leading wood machinery manufacturer Hundegger has hosted 16 visitors from Ireland, collectively representing over 7,000 timber frame house kits and thousands of timber roof trusses made this year.
Metsa Group to reduce staff numbers by 540
Metsä Group has announced plans to reduce permanent staff numbers by 540 as part of a €300m cost savings and profit improvement programme.
Hadleigh gunning for growth
The Hadleigh Timber Group is one of the leading timber product distributors in the UK.
Stephen Powney met up with its CEO, Chris Rudd, to be updated on the Group’s developments and ambitions.
EC imposes 5.4% anti-dumping duties on Brazilian softwood plywood imports
The European Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of 5.4% on softwood plywood imports from Brazil.
TDUK members gather in London for annual dinner
More than 400 timber industry representatives converged on central London for the annual Timber Development UK (TDUK) dinner, with chairman Chris Sutton giving a rousing message of how TDUK and the wider timber sector is making progress despite challenging markets.
New NHBC data shows housing registrations up in Q3 but completions down
New NHBC housebuilding data shows that Q3 new home registrations in the UK were up 8% on the same period in 2024.
Industry unites to educate home builders on sustainable timber construction
The Structural Timber Association (STA) has launched a new initiative in partnership with Future Homes Hub – the Timber Frame Learning Journey – which aims to show developers how to deliver faster, greener homes.