Timber Trades Journal Online
Plywood showcase held at Tilbury
Timber traders were invited to the Port of Tilbury last week for a Malaysian rubberwood plywood showcase held by Plaut International and its manufacturing supplier Hok Lai.
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Homag and Luli Wood strike strategic agreement
Chinese panel product giant Luli Wood Industry has a new strategic partnership agreement with German woodworking manufacturer Homag Group.
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TTJ Awards 2024 voting to go live
The annual nationwide search for the best-performing timber product companies in the UK & Ireland – the TTJ Awards – gets underway on Friday, April 5.
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Woodsafe Research & Development AB (WRD) has appointed Lazaros Tsantaridis as head of research for the WRD Fire Impregnated Wood Research Centre in Västerås, Sweden.
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DTE appoints new business systems director
Donaldson Timber Engineering Ltd (DTE) has promoted Anya Mayor to business systems director, as the business continues to invest in developing talent from within.
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SDL Solutions to double wood pellet production
SDL Solutions has started work on the installation of a high-capacity wood pellet production line and press at its facility in the Cotswolds. Manufactured by Rudnick and Enners, the new line will mirror the SDL Pellets existing line, effectively doubling production capacity to enable production of over 60,000 tons of En Plus A1 wood pellets annually. Construction of the pellet line and press is expected to be operational by July this year.
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Timber to make a splash at Paris Olympics
The Aquatics Centre at the Paris Olympics is the only permanent new building for the games, promising a lasting legacy for the neighbourhood and beyond.
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TIMCON says government reuse incentive is a must
The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) says discussions with Defra on the implementation of a reuse incentive scheme for wooden packaging have been “extremely positive”.
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Parvez Alam explores the growth in metamaterials research in recent years
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Essential evidence
The BWF continues its call for third-party accreditation of fire doors
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Developing careers
Glennon Brothers hosted a tour of the Irish forestry and timber industries for finalists of the TTJ Awards’ Career Development Award. Stephen Powney joined the trip
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Slow but still sure
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
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Timber on top form
The Wood Awards celebrate the use of timber in standout architecture and product design – and 2023 provided a bumper crop
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An inspirational Wood Awards showcased even greater daring and diversity in wood building and product design, writes Timber Development UK sustainability and project manager Lucy Bedry
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Super-charged carbon guzzlers
Genetically modified trees could be a global warming game changer, writes Mike Jeffree
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Global forests need global governance and market recognition
The new Broader Market Recognition Coalition is a key practical development to incentivise and deliver strong tropical forest governance, writes David Hopkins, Timber Development UK chief executive
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Softwood sector seeks glimmers of light
The International Softwood Conference convened in challenging times for the industry looking for prospects of market improvement. Keith Fryer of Fort Builders Merchants, who moderated the event, reports
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Women in timber engineering an award winning strategy
Nick Boulton, chief executive of the Trussed Rafter Association, shares his views on how diversity in the workforce is changing for the better
