New News information at Timber Trade Journal Online New and updated information from News listed on http://www.ttjonline.com http://www.ttjonline.com/ en-us http://www.ttjonline.com/ New News information at Timber Trade Journal Online http://http//www.ttjonline.com/content/images/logo_big.gif NMITE set to launch TED 2 course http://www.ttjonline.com/news/nmite-set-to-launch-ted-2-course-10888668 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/nmite-set-to-launch-ted-2-course-10888668 <img height='60px' width='60px' src= ' /Uploads/NewsArticle/10888668/thumbnail.jpg'/></a>NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering) is set to welcome a new cohort onto its new Timber Technology Engineering Design 2 (TED 2) CPD course, following the success of its TED 1 courses. Starting from June 5, 2023, the new course is once again delivered in partnership with Timber Development UK (TDUK) and Edinburgh Napier University (ENU). Fri, 26 May 2023 06:09:43 GMT European wood-based panel production dips 5% in 2022, provisional stats suggest http://www.ttjonline.com/news/european-wood-based-panel-production-dips-5-in-2022-provisional-stats-suggest-10886704 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/european-wood-based-panel-production-dips-5-in-2022-provisional-stats-suggest-10886704 European wood-based panels production fell by more than 6% in 2022 according to provisional figures released by the European Panel Federation (EPF) at the Interzum fair in Cologne. Thu, 25 May 2023 15:21:21 GMT Marley shingles showcased at Chelsea Flower Show http://www.ttjonline.com/news/marley-shingles-showcased-at-chelsea-flower-show-10885399 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/marley-shingles-showcased-at-chelsea-flower-show-10885399 <img height='60px' width='60px' src= ' /Uploads/NewsArticle/10885399/thumbnail.jpg'/></a>Marley’s western red cedar shingles have been specified on an eye-catching garden design project at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which is taking place this week (until May 27). Thu, 25 May 2023 11:22:53 GMT Donaldson Group launches dedicated MGM Kitchens brand http://www.ttjonline.com/news/donaldson-group-launches-dedicated-mgm-kitchens-brand-10885268 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/donaldson-group-launches-dedicated-mgm-kitchens-brand-10885268 <img height='60px' width='60px' src= ' /Uploads/NewsArticle/10885268/thumbnail.jpg'/></a>Scotland’s largest independent specialist timber merchant, MGM Timber, has increased its interiors offering with its dedicated kitchen brand, MGM Kitchens. Thu, 25 May 2023 11:22:49 GMT Latvijas Finieris reports strong 2022 financial results http://www.ttjonline.com/news/latvijas-finieris-reports-strong-2022-financial-results-10881094 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/latvijas-finieris-reports-strong-2022-financial-results-10881094 Latvijas Finieris Group has announced that its turnover reached €350m in 2022, which is 36% higher than the previous year, while EBITDA increased by 54% to €55.5m. Wed, 24 May 2023 11:25:00 GMT Ligna wows again after four year absence http://www.ttjonline.com/news/ligna-wows-again-after-four-year-absence-10878714 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/ligna-wows-again-after-four-year-absence-10878714 <img height='60px' width='60px' src= ' /Uploads/NewsArticle/10878714/thumbnail.jpg'/></a>The Ligna woodworking technology fair has ended in Hannover after 700 world premieres of machinery/technology and 80,000 visitors from across the world. Tue, 23 May 2023 17:20:00 GMT Vote and enter TTJ Awards 2023! http://www.ttjonline.com/news/vote-and-enter-ttj-awards-2023-10876843 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/vote-and-enter-ttj-awards-2023-10876843 Voting for this year’s TTJ Awards is firmly underway and the votes are rolling in across the wood product industry categories. Tue, 23 May 2023 12:07:29 GMT Neil Donaldson announced as next captain of The R&A http://www.ttjonline.com/news/neil-donaldson-announced-as-next-captain-of-the-ra-10875293 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/neil-donaldson-announced-as-next-captain-of-the-ra-10875293 <img height='60px' width='60px' src= ' /Uploads/NewsArticle/10875293/thumbnail.jpg'/></a>President of the Donaldson Group and 2020 TTJ Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Neil Donaldson, has been announced as the next captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Tue, 23 May 2023 07:20:24 GMT L&G offsite factory accumulated huge losses since opening in 2016 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/lg-offsite-factory-accumulated-huge-losses-since-opening-in-2016-10873851 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/lg-offsite-factory-accumulated-huge-losses-since-opening-in-2016-10873851 <img height='60px' width='60px' src= ' /Uploads/NewsArticle/10873851/thumbnail.jpg'/></a>L&G Modular Homes, the landmark off-site homes factory in Leeds which announced earlier this month that it was stopping production, has reported total combined losses after tax of around £140m since it was first incorporated in 2015. Mon, 22 May 2023 16:27:00 GMT Forest in focus at Biennale Architettura 2023 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/forest-in-focus-at-biennale-architettura-2023-10863030 http://www.ttjonline.com/news/forest-in-focus-at-biennale-architettura-2023-10863030 <img height='60px' width='60px' src= ' /Uploads/NewsArticle/10863030/thumbnail.jpg'/></a>This weekend the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens. Earlier this spring, it was announced that White Arkitekter has been invited by this year's curator Lesley Lokko to exhibit in the main exhibition The Laboratory of the Future. Thu, 18 May 2023 12:31:44 GMT