TTJ UK Forest Industry News

A veneer made from banana plant fibre and promoted strongly on its environmental benefits will make its UK debut at the Surfaces Design Show in London in February.

The Thanet branch of independent merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has trebled its stock of timber products to entice builders to purchase wood, as well as heavyside products

Training provider Didac has issued an urgent message to the timber industry – it must use a new tranche of government money for training, or risk losing more in the future.

Travis Perkins says there is “no basis” for the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) decision to review the company’s recent acquisition of the remaining 70% of Toolstation.

GBS Joinery has celebrated running its apprenticeship scheme continuously in association with Stockport College for 25 years.

East Sussex-based European oak importer and sawmiller EC Forest Products has gone into administration.

German specialist glulam supplier Wiehag is pulling out all the stops to reduce delays on the UK’s largest glulam project.

Major UK timber agency UCM Timber plc has been confirmed as going into administration, although parts of the business are continuing.

One of the original architects of the Buildbase chain has joined south-east builders merchants Buttle plc as joint managing director.

Finsa UK has signed a multi-million finance facility with Barclays Corporate that will open up extra funds to support the company medium and...

Steico UK is widening its product offering to include a new wood fibre insulation board for loft floors and a hinged roof system using its I-joists.

Sonae’s chipboard plant at Knowsley has suffered yet another fire, just weeks after resuming raw chipboard production following a serious blaze last summer.

The UK hardwood must stress even more strongly that it is providing a valuable, quality product, said president Andy Lodowski at the London Hardwood Club’s 75th anniversary New Year lunch.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has terminated the licence of Asia Plywood, a supplier of...

Earnshaws Fencing Centre’s focus on the whole outdoor living package and a redesign of one of its branches boosted sales last year by 22%, says the Wakefield-based company.

Timber windows and doors manufacturer Allan Brothers is embarking on a major campaign to sell more products to the consumer sector.

Rembrand Timber has launched a luxury collection of internal and external doors called Advance-line from Jeld-Wen.

The UK’s largest stockholder of reclaimed timber for flooring has gone into administration.

Gang-Nail's business and its roof truss and timber engineering software products will benefit from becoming part of the ITW (Illinois Tool Works), says its sales and marketing manager, Jason...

The construction sector contracted by 0.5% in the last quarter of 2011 and a further fall of 5.2% is expected over the course of 2012, according to the Construction Products Association...