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Timber Development UK launches Wood Campus: a new online school for timber products
Timber Development UK (TDUK) has today launched Wood Campus, a brand-new online school designed to provide flexible, accessible training for timber traders across the UK. Developed in partnership with Swedish Wood, the platform offers more than 60 courses and hundreds…
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Sonae Arauco has started operating its fibreboard recycling line
Sonae Arauco, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of wood-based panels for furniture, construction and interior design, has started operating the first industrial-scale fibreboard recycling line at its Mangualde factory. The project, the result of an investment of €8 million,…
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Louisiana-Pacific Corporation reports second quarter 2025 financial results
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE: LPX) has announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Second Quarter 2025 Highlights (vs. Second Quarter 2024): Siding net sales rose by $45 million (11%) to $460 million. Oriented…
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Win Combilift’s Landmark 100,000th Multidirectional Forklift and support UNICEF
Irish-based manufacturer Combilift, a global leader in multi-directional and customised handling solutions, has reached yet another remarkable milestone with the production of its 100,000th Combilift! To celebrate this historic achievement, the company is offering the chance to win this exclusive…
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Howarth Timber & Building Supplies launches Season 2 of their industry-first podcast
The 1840 Podcast returns to showcase the people and values shaping one of the UK’s longest-standing family-run builders merchants. A leading UK builders merchant, Howarth Timber & Building Supplies, which supplies building materials and services, is launching Season 2 of…
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Cambridgeshire Mayor Paul Bristow tours St Ives timber company
The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough visited a long-established timber firm, operating for 65 years, to hear about its role in the construction sector. On August 29, Paul Bristow visited David Smith in St Ives to learn how the company…
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Heritage School Roof Specifies With Premium Gold® Timber Batten
A total of 4750 linear metres of SR Timber’s quality-graded roofing battens has been used in a new roof, completed with over 30,000 Welsh slates, for the Thomas Rotherham College. Their Woodhurst building required extensive work to remove and replace…
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Push for Greater Community Control of Scotland’s Woodlands to Counter Forestry Giants
New research highlights concern from across Scotland about the role of industrial forestry corporations and asset management organisations who increasingly dominate the ownership and management of Scotland’s forests. The research concludes that more community ownership and management of woodlands, and…
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Tanasote®: Driving Sustainable Growth in Wood Preservation
As Europe phases out creosote, Tanasote® – an advanced oil-based wood preservative developed by Arxada – is rapidly gaining traction across agriculture, rail, and utility sectors. With the possibility that the UK will restrict creosote in Agricultural use in 2026,…
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Murdock Group and SDG Form Strategic Alliance to Drive Growth in the Irish Market
Two Family Businesses, One Shared Vision: Murdock Group and SDG Join Forces for Market Growth In a move set to strengthen its footprint across the island of Ireland, Murdock Group has announced a strategic partnership with specialist construction supplier SDG, marking…
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