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Kebony, a leader in the production of sustainable modified woods, has launched a competition with Brunel University London, which will give 140 students the opportunity to work with Kebony wood to create a design object.

The annual UK Softwood Conference will be supporting International Women’s Day this year and a record number of women have registered to attend the event. Organised by the Timber Trade Federation, it brings together hundreds of leading suppliers, importers and traders to present and discuss updates on the softwood market. This year, as part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, ...

A new publication focusing on collaboration in the design of innovative timber buildings is to be launched at Futurebuild. Pulling together the most successful partnerships in timber design ‘Timber Design Pioneers’ is published by TRADA (Timber Research and Development Association) and supported by the timber industry’s campaign, Wood for Good. “TRADA is honoured to collaborate with Wood for Good in ...

Six members of NYTimber’s management team have qualified as adult mental health first aiders.

The Scottish School of Forestry at Inverness College UHI has launched its first Modern Apprenticeship (MA) in Trees and Timber.

A new guide aimed at improving links between land managers and communities has been welcomed by Scottish Land & Estates. The community engagement protocol, the first of its kind to be published by the Scottish Land Commission, is intended to support greater collaboration and engagement between those who make decisions about land and those affected by them. The protocol summarises ...

Pasquill, one the UK’s largest manufacturers of roof trusses, celebrated the success of employees who have gone above and beyond operational excellence within the business, at its fourth annual awards ceremony.

WoodFest, organised by the UK timber industry’s campaign, Wood for Good, is heading to Sheffield in February with a focus on health and wellbeing, low carbon, circular economy, building performance, offsite construction and modular design.

Lead forester at Galbraith, Louise Alexander has completed her qualifications with the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) to become a full chartered forester, MICFor.

Importers and exporters must prepare to carry out due diligence checks on EU timber in event of no deal Brexit