All articles by Venugopal Immadi
Venugopal Immadi
Robertson joins IBC Buying Group
The IBC Buying Group has appointed Dave Robertson as commercial director.
Norbord appoints new national sales manager
Norbord has appointed Sanjit Dosanjh as national sales manager for the UK and Ireland. Formerly national product manager and then national sales manager at Kingspan Insulation UK, Mr Dosanjh is well versed in the needs of housebuilders and builders’ merchants.
Södra to invest in second CLT plant
Södra has decided to invest in an additional cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility at Värö, Sweden and aims to become a leader in CLT within the Nordic region.
Construction sector reports show optimism
Latest surveys from the Construction Products Association (CPA) and Federation of Master Builders (FMB) reveal a broadly optimistic picture in the construction materials and building sector.
Report on CLT
A new report on the cross-laminated timber (CLT) industry says the global CLT market reached a value of £510.3m in 2018.
Low volumes knock Setra’s Q1 profits
Wood products company Setra has reported an operating profit of SKr83m for the first quarter of 2019. Net sales totalled SKr1.12bn.
Paralympian to speak at BMF conference
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, Britain’s best known Paralympic athlete, joins the line-up of speakers from the worlds of business, politics and sport at the BMF All Industry Conference in Dubrovnik from June 13-16.
Stora Enso hails promising start
Stora Enso says it has had a promising start to the year, supported by the profit protection programme.
James Jones offers stairwell protection
JJI-Joist manufacturer James Jones & Sons’ Timber Systems Division, has entered into a partnership with specialist building and protection materials manufacturer Ockwells, which will see it recommending Ockwells’ stairwell hatch system to all JJI-Joist customers in the future.
Kebony and Brunel university announce competition shortlist
Kebony has confirmed the shortlist of five successful candidates for its product design competition, held in partnership with Brunel University London.