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Increased focus on skills and training at UKCW
08 February, 2024
As employers across the construction sector celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (February 5-11), UK Construction Week (UKCW) London has revealed its biggest ever focus on skills, training, apprenticeships and recruitment for the upcoming three-day show in May at ExCeL.

Forestry Conference to focus on ‘Next generation’
09 August, 2023
‘Next generation: Securing our future’ is the theme of the 2023 Forestry Conference, run by the CLA, Grown in Britain and the Forestry Commission.

Forestry conference to focus on building resilience
01 August, 2022
‘Building resilience together’ is the theme of the 2022 Forestry Conference, run by the CLA, Grown in Britain and the Forestry Commission.

HomeGrownCabin takes shape
24 May, 2022
The HomeGrownCabin, the latest in the Grown in Britain research and development programme has been taking shape at the Birling Estate.

BSW supports Britain's future architects with timber donation
20 March, 2020
BSW Timber has donated Grown-in-Britain-certified products from its construction timber range to an innovative architectural student exercise in London.

Taylor Maxwell hosts PEFC to present Responsible Timber Sourcing CPD
20 February, 2020
Taylor Maxwell made their London Bridge architects showroom available to PEFC to present their CPD session to a gathering of architects on the benefits of using certified timber in construction.

Grown in Britain promotes a home-grown Christmas
03 December, 2019
Grown in Britain is urging consumers and retailers to choose certified British-grown Christmas trees this winter, for an independent assurance they are grown in the UK, high on quality and freshness and low on tree miles.

Grown in Britain issues Christmas tree advice
22 August, 2019
A new report published by Grown in Britain is warning that Christmas trees imported from mainland Europe could be providing a pathway for new pests and diseases to enter the UK.

Grown in Britain’s net zero contribution
27 May, 2019
The recent Committee on Climate Change report has updated its advice on the role that sustainable biomass and timber in construction can play in reducing carbon emissions and achieving ŒNet Zero by 2050.

Grown in Britain Hero
06 March, 2019

Homegrown hardwood timber on the up
07 January, 2019
Grown in Britain’s latest pricing data for UK grown hardwood is showing across the board value increases for 2018.

Desperately seeking softwood
25 April, 2018
The TTF’s Softwood Conference came at a key time for the European softwood sector, with delegates keen to hear about latest market developments and forecasts for 2018 and beyond. Stephen Powney reports.

GiB presents Woodland Hero award to TTJ’s Sally Spencer
14 December, 2017
Grown in Britain (GiB) presented its annual Woodland Hero award to Sally Spencer, Contributing Editor on the Timber Trades Journal, at a gathering in London today (Dec 14).

Lonza gains Grown in Britain promotional licence
20 June, 2017
Lonza Wood Protection has gained a promotional licence from Grown in Britain, linking the latest Excalibur incising machines firmly into the British-grown timber supply chain.

Arnold Laver backs British timber with GiB licence
15 May, 2017
Major timber merchant Arnold Laver said its decision to come on board with the Grown in Britain campaign (GiB) is “good timing” considering the current overarching focus on the UK’s place in Europe.

WPA to hold most ambitious conference yet
03 February, 2017
“Making the most of Wood” is the theme for this year’s Wood Protection Association (WPA) Conference in Derby on April 6.

UK facing timber resource crunch - WWF
15 August, 2016
Environmental group WWF says the UK is facing a timber resource crunch unless it moves to sustainable supply practices.

Dr Peter Bonfield is guest speaker at CTI launch
26 May, 2015
BRE chief executive Dr Peter Bonfield OBE will be guest speaker at the launch of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) on June 10.

Prime Minister’s election campaign stops at BSW Timber
22 April, 2015
BSW Timber’s sawmill in Newbridge-on-Wye, Powys, became the latest stop on the election trail when it hosted a visit from Prime Minister David Cameron.

Grown in Britain Week grows in stature
08 November, 2014
The second annual Grown in Britain Week has been hailed a great success, with a range of “stimulating events that captured the imagination of government, industry and society”.