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Firedoor producer Sentry named one of UK’s fastest growing businesses
17 April, 2024
Fire safety and security doorsets manufacturer Sentry Fire Safety Group has been named as one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses.

New report says Belarusian timber entering EU via Poland to beat sanctions
03 April, 2024
A multi-agency investigative report has outlined how Belarus is allegedly circumventing EU timber sanctions by exporting wood via other countries.

London Softwood Club goes from strength to strength
08 March, 2024
The president of popular London timber trade body the London Softwood Club has told the annual AGM that the club is going “from strength to strength”.

Slow but still sure
29 February, 2024
The UK Forest Market Report 2023 reveals a sector that’s slowed over the last year but that remains an attractive investment opportunity. Sally Spencer reports

Lasting legacy of lockdown
29 February, 2024
Market correction following the lockdown period boom time is still ongoing. Jerry Wilson reports

TTJ Softwood update: UK softwood trade remains in a lull, but other markets show signs of movement ahead
30 January, 2024
As the New Year began, many areas of the UK were deluged with incessant rain and flooding, leaving building sites both large and small virtually abandoned. With footings underwater and high winds making scaffold working dangerous to work at any height, little progress was being made in either the housing or construction sectors. Due to this situation, the demand for timber has been weak and most timber merchants have refrained from buying stock except for occasional ex-landed top-ups. This subdued activity has inevitably affected prices, and intense competition among traders has kept levels unrealistically low. The current market trend is also reflective of a longer period, with low demand running through Q4 of last year.

Timber industry predictions: 2024
30 January, 2024
TTJ asks a broad section of the trade for their opinions about trade prospects, issues and developments in the year ahead

TIMCON highlights collaboration and data as key to success
25 January, 2024
Collaboration between different sector organisations is increasingly important to achieving shared targets for the timber industry, according to John Dye, president of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON).

Lavers’ Labours Last
20 December, 2023
Dan Ridley-Ellis looks back at the work of Gwendoline M Lavers

Forestry values fall in increasingly cautious market
22 November, 2023
Commercial forestry values fell for the first time in almost a decade with a 10%-20% drop in the past year, according to a new industry report launched in London on November 21.

Timber imports saw steady growth heading into Q3, TDUK reports
02 November, 2023
July was the second consecutive month that timber imports were higher than in 2022, according to the latest Timber Development UK (TDUK) statistics.

UK Forest Market Report launches November 21-22
01 November, 2023
The UK Forest Market Report, the UK’s most authoritative resource on forestry investment activity, will be launched on November 21 and 22 in London and Edinburgh respectively.

Building steady support
24 October, 2023
Confor repeats its call for government to put words into action and plant more trees

Cultivating a sustainable future
24 October, 2023
Grown in Britain, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, fills TTJ in on its latest endeavours. GiB business manager Rachel Lawrence reports

Imports down but trading stabilizing
23 October, 2023
Latest statistics from the TDUK reveal imports are still down but recovered slightly in May

Housebuilding decline takes toll
23 October, 2023
The chipboard sector may not feel the full extent of the fall in housing starts until next year. Keren Fallwell reports

Imports down, prices steady
28 August, 2023
Latest TDUK figures show imports still down but prices stabilised

A steamroller of reform
28 August, 2023
A Structural Timber Association roundtable discussion at Future Build addressed the Building Safety Act, described as the biggest regulatory change for UK construction in 40 years. Mike Jeffree reports

Ebbs and flows for French
28 August, 2023
France’s timber sector has felt the impact of global economic volatility since 2019, although one thing remains constant, the UK remains its biggest oak export market. Thibaud Le Moign of the industry’s international marketing body French Timber reports

Importers act to correct the market
28 August, 2023
As the trade reached the end of the half year, all markets are generally quiet leading some softwood importers to focus on the products that perform the best while reducing their commitment to those that are yielding the lowest returns. Jerry Wilson reports