Press Releases
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VGZ Screw and JIG VGZ 45 Template
For over 30 years, Rothoblaas, an Italian multinational company based in the heart of the Alps, has been the reference point for carpenters all over the world. This is achieved through the continuous improvement of its products, in a continuous…
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TTF Market Statement on the timber supply situation
As you know, we have a very tight supply situation in the UK for timber. To help shed greater light on the state of the current market, for this weeks business news we have produced a special focus on this…
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Vandecasteele – Nepcon Certified
We have successfully performed our Nepcon generic Chain of Custody audit. From now on we can sell Nepcon LegalSourceTM Timber with a chain of custody certificate from Vandecasteele Houtimport and Vandecasteele Timber. This brings us one step closer towards our…
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Trade Partner of the Year 2021 is…
The motivation: Woodsafe Timber Protection is a leading manufacturer of fire-impregnated wood in Europe with the whole of Europe as its market. In recent years, dream project after dream project has been checked off, now only one dream remains: to…
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Strength of construction market places pressure on supply
The Builders Merchant Building Index yesterday revealed an 18.2% increase in sales of timber and joinery products in February 2021 as compared to February 2020. This is far ahead of all other products, with Total Builders Merchants’ February value sales 2.3% higher…
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New ROTHOBLAAS “Tapes, sealants and membranes” catalogue
Rothoblaas, the Alpine timber construction multinational that has taught us never to believe that the maximum level of innovation has been reached, continues to offer important new products. This time, it does so with a declared aim: to provide useful,…
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Calling for Net Zero Now in the Future Buildings Standard consultation
At the beginning of this year, the Government set out their response to the Future Homes Standard consultation. While it was positive that the new Future Homes Standard aims to ensure that all new homes built from 2025 will produce 75-80% less…
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Global partnerships, COP26, and our new stats dashboard
Timber is a global industry. We are acutely aware of this in the UK as the second largest importer of timber in the world after China, and our exposure to global influences has been under the spotlight in recent months,…
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Looking at the future of construction products
Our UK Softwood Conference 2021 tomorrow will be a chance to discuss major trade issues after a year of COVID, and, while going forward the market seems to have more certainty on its direction, there remains an undercurrent of uncertainty. We can…
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Treated timber and the future of product information
On Wednesday this week, we hosted a joint webinar with the Wood Protection Association and Timber Decking and Cladding Association to support our Treated Timber campaign. The webinar gave details of how we are promoting the correct level of timber treatment to end-user markets, from…
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