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SUMMARY * One shed manufacturer has seen a 300% increase in demand * Severn Valley Woodworks' decking sales have increased 58% year-onyear * Picnic tables and outdoor dining sets have [...]

SUMMARY * Manufacturers saw a dip then a surge in demand in 2020 * Teknos launched a coatings portfolio for interior wood * RHS Garden Bridgewater showcases Anker Stuy wood [...]

SUMMARY * There is strong demand across all products * British-grown timber is competitively priced against imports * Sawmills are committed to planting programmes * Investments and acquisitions have continued [...]

SUMARY * Ten-25 has taken on more staff * Border Merchant Systems celebrated its 30th anniversary * Epicor has seen more interest in cloud systems * Third party relationship are [...]

SUMMARY * Prof Robert Hairstons is CATT's founding director * CATT has a memorandum of understanding with Edinburgh Napier University * The building is set for completion in June 2022 [...]

SUMMARY The TTF's annual softwood conference was held virtually for the first time * Speakers provided global supply and demand perspectives * Private housing is a key driver of growth [...]

SUMMARY * The felling licence appeal rate has fallen from 80% to about 5% * Coillte had 600,000[m.sup.3]-700,000[m.sup.3] of volume tied up in March * Planting is at a very [...]

SUMMARY * The health and well-being market was worth 26bn [euro] in 2018 * WHO research shows stress accounts for 44% of all work-related ill health cases * The BRE [...]

TRADA's Better Timber Buildings conference attracted around 200 delegates including many architects, structural engineers, academics involved in timber engineering research and development, plus some suppliers. The November 15 conference was [...]

SUMMARY * The government has set a planting target of 30,000ha per year by 2025 * The 640m [pounds sterling] nature recovery fund will support planting * The FC is [...]

SUMMARY * Timber 2020 was an online event in September * Pre-recorded presentations were complemented by live sessions * Subjects included structures, education, applications and the circular economy ********** The [...]

SUMMARY * Felling licence delays are a major problem * Coillte has supplied 15% less volume this year * The sector has coped well with Covid restrictions * Demand is [...]

July 31 marked the start of a new chapter for Neil Donaldson who, after 45 years with the family business, 35 of which were at the helm, has retired from [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all walks of life and business and the British timber sector has been no exception. However, when lockdown restrictions eased, the [...]

SUMMARY * Andrew Donaldson became CEO on April 1 * The group's operations were temporarily closed during lockdown * Rowan Manufacturing and Smith & Fraterwere acquired earlier this year * [...]

SUMMARY * Software providers have switched to remote implementation * Some software developments have been brought forward * Ecommerce platforms have been invaluable during lockdown * AI is increasingly being [...]

Writing a market report during the moveable feast that was Brexit was challenging enough but compared to trying to gauge the impact of COVID-19 on the timber industry--or any business, [...]

SUMMARY * February's storms have boosted fencing demand * Sales of Hutton products were 30% up last year * Zest 4 Leisure has launched a new range of jatoba furniture [...]

The success of last year's Better Timber Buildings conference even took its organiser by surprise, according to TRADA chairman Nick Milestone, as he introduced this year's event to around 150 [...]

While Brexit might have dampened some companies' enthusiasm for setting up shop in the UK, the same cannot be said for Dutch coatings company Anker Stuy. The family-owned company, which [...]

SUMMARY * The global market for tropical timber has grown over the last 15 years * Vietnam's timber exports are growing by US$1bn a year * Gabon has committed to [...]

SUMMARY * Irish mills think Brexit could be unresolved for months * Spot selling is back on the sales agenda * Sawn prices have dropped by up to 25% * [...]

They may all have the same goal of making beautiful furniture that will stand the test of time but bespoke manufacturers have many different modus operandii and spheres of activity. [...]

Seismic events in the last 12 months, such as the Grenfell Tower fire and the collapse of Carillion have rocked the construction industry and the joinery sector has not been [...]

As previously reported by TTJ's softwood specialist, the big story in the Baltics region is the impact that a protracted spell of extremely wet weather has had on harvesting in [...]

Coatings and finishes manufacturers may have different routes to market but all are united in the fact that supplying products for the timber sector is a crucial part of their [...]

Ireland's economy is continuing on its upward trajectory, boosting business and consumer confidence as it goes. The country's Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) puts growth at 5% this year [...]

In a world where business is dominated by multi-national, multi-ownership conglomerates, Kronospan is something of a rarity. It may be a global enterprise, with 45 sites across 29 countries and [...]

SUMMARY * The gardening sector grew by 4.8% last year * 2018 started slowly but accelerated rapidly after Easter * Consumers are investing in premium products * MBM Forest Products [...]

SUMMARY * The TTF, FC and Defra ran Brexit planning workshops in February * Guidance on a no deal Brexit scenario was offered * The workshops covered plant health, EUTR, [...]

SUMMARY * Bradfords was established in 1770 * It currently has 43 branches in the south-west of England * Snows Timber supplies the majority of its wood products * The [...]

We may be living in uncertain times but there is still plenty of certainty among coatings and finishes manufacturers, who are more dedicated than ever to serving the timber sector. [...]

The Timber Trade Federation's (TTF) inaugural UK Wood Panels conference took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on November 7. The half-day conference, which the TTF hopes to [...]

The expression 'making hay while the sun shines' could well be applied to the structural timber sector at the moment. Companies are reporting full order books and they are working [...]

SUMMARY * The public estate now accounts for 40% of log supply and private growers, 60% * There is growing concern over the lack of replanting, particularly in England and [...]

THE TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND Construction Academy (TUCA) was set up by Crossrail Limited to bridge the skills gaps it knew it would encounter along the way. But while the Crossrail [...]

SUMMARY * Thirty per cent of BWF members saw their market increase by more than 5% in the last 12 months * The PVC industry remains aggressive * Manufacturers saw [...]