All articles by Venugopal Immadi
Venugopal Immadi
Teknos opens new UK HQ
Industrial wood and joinery paint supplier Teknos GBI held an opening party on April 12 to celebrate its move to a large new facility in Bicester.
Canadia mills cut production
Two major sawmills in British Columbia have announced temporary production cuts, citing low prices and high costs.
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.
Timberwolf extends dealer network
Professional wood chipper manufacturer Timberwolf has strengthened its customer support network with the addition of two new dealers.
Forestry Commission England appoints Peter Latham
Defra has announced the appointment of Peter Latham as one of three new non-executive commissioners to Forestry Commission England. The appointment, which is for a three-year term, commenced on April 1.
SCA Wood strengthens quality and production teams
SCA has announced the appointment of two production managers and a quality assurance manager to strengthen its operations.
Travis Perkins appoints COO
Travis Perkins has appointed Frank Elkins as new chief operating officer for the group’s trade merchant businesses. These include Travis Perkins builders merchants, BSS, Benchmarx, Keyline and CCF, which combined generate more than £3.6bn in annual revenue and have a nationwide branch network of more than 1,000.