All articles by prameela vegi
Harvesting Manager – Scottish Woodlands
We are currently inviting applications for the following position: Harvesting Manager – Scottish Woodlands – Dumfries – SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND
Celebrating excellence and innovation
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
Super-charged carbon guzzlers
Genetically modified trees could be a global warming game changer, writes Mike Jeffree
Timber Trader – KDM Timber & Forest Products
KDM International Ltd, established in 1975, is one of the UK’s leading softwood timber importers. Based in Ipswich, Suffolk, the…
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
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
Positive political difference for forest industry
The UK forestry minister is working closely with the industry to support its development and now a sector deal with government is in prospect, reports Confor chief executive Stuart Goodall
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
Stepping up to safety act
The Building Safety Act is billed as the biggest overhaul of UK construction regulation in 40 years. Chief executive Andrew Carpenter shares the Structural Timber Association’s response and its view on implications for wood-based building
End to end joinery experience
Keys to success for joinery businesses large and small are pricing, marketing and taking the consumers’ product perspective, writes industry veteran Roy Wakeman