Press Releases
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Understanding how packaging regulations apply to the timber trade
Packaging is an important component for the safe transport of products, including timber, yet it is also a major contributor to waste production in the UK.To tackle this problem, and incentivise better, more efficient use of packaging, including reuse and…
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Vandecasteele a great success at Carrefour International du Bois
The Carrefour International Du Bois exhibition in Nantes, June 1st to 3rd was a great success for Vandecasteele. The visitor numbers to our stand was amazing and the quality was second to none, and with exhibitors coming from near and far,…
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West Fraser’s SterlingOSB Zero provides vital foundations for new lifeboat centre in Dornoch
For the past six years, West Fraser has partnered with RIBA Journal to hold an annual competition that challenges architects to use the industry’s most popular OSB brand...
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New Handbook provides insight into timber decking
A new Timber Decking Handbook is now available free to all builders’ merchants, specifiers, landscapers and builders. The Handbook was developed by Timber Development UK and the Timber Decking & Cladding Association, and aims to provide definitive guidance for all…
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Timber crucial to carbon reduction, says Environmental Audit Committee
The EAC has called on the government to complete a policy roadmap to scale up the use of timber in construction by the end of 2022 – at the latest – warning the UK is already falling behind their EU…
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West Fraser’s SterlingOSB Zero set the standard for OSB3
For the past six years, West Fraser has partnered with RIBA Journal to hold an annual competition that challenges architects to use the industry’s most popular OSB brand...
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Woodsafe’s sustainability work is rewarded with Gold level by EcoVadis
EcoVadis is the most comprehensive evaluation that Woodsafe’s sustainability work goes through. We are very proud to announce that we have reached the Gold level in EcoVadi’s annual sustainability evaluation, during our first year of evaluation, says CEO Thomas Bengtsson.…
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From the Sawmill: May Newsletter from Vastern Timber
Welcome to our May newsletter. We’ve got plenty of news and projects to share with you again this month. If you’ve wondered why the cost of timber has been rising lately, our MD Tom has the answers for you. Take a…
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Landguard are proud to be nominated at the TTJ Awards
Irish manufacturer Combilift recently marked a further milestone when its 60,000th unit came off the production lines at the company HQ in Monaghan
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Five reasons why timber is so expensive right now
If you’ve been looking at buying wood lately, you may have been surprised. The price of many of the popular wood species has doubled over the last couple of years. And, while standard building softwood seems to have levelled off…
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