Press Releases
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Vandecasteele Houtimport has obtained the “SDG Pioneer certificate” from UNITAR CIFAL. This makes Vandecasteele Houtimport the first timber company to obtain this award.
Today, Tuesday 27 October, 88 Belgian companies received the SDG Pioneer certificate from UNITAR, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. The companies were guided by Voka (Chamber of Commerce) for the last three years to focus intensively on…
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In conversation with Tom Wilson, Curio Studio
Tom Wilson, designer of ‘Forest Dwellers’ – everyone’s forever, eye-catching, loveable African animals – talks to the Timber Trade Federation on his design idea and wider sustainability inspirations. Tom Wilson started Curio Studio in 2013, as a practicing architect “born…
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EUFLEGT Resources
Our Conversations about Climate Change competition, exhibition and event series has communicating the FLEGT message at its heart – but what is FLEGT? Forests and their importance for our survival and the planets cannot be underestimated. Over two billion people…
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Everything you wanted to know about FLEGT
Answering questions generated through our Conversations about Climate Change competition, exhibition and event series, David Hopkins divulges into ‘Everything you wanted to know about FLEGT but were afraid to ask’. Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) is the EU’s Action…
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Tropical forests & misconceptions
Forests have incredible importance for the future of our planets health and climate change mitigation – at the TTF we are trying to tackle misconceptions of tropical timbers. Tropical forests have an incredible importance for climate and emissions reductions, which…
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Building in wet weather? Use CaberShieldPlus and you can “fit and forget” says Cartwood UK.
When Horsham-based construction, renovation and oak framing company Cartwood UK was ordering materials for its latest project, merchant D W Nye Ltd of Kingsfold, Horsham suggested trying Norbord’s CaberShieldPlus. Peter Woodley, co-owner of Cartwood, certainly wasn’t disappointed with the results! …
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Woodafe Timber Protection wins WPA:s Project of the Year
For the sixth year, the award has become a popular annual event in the UK as a relevant and important part of the wood industry. https://www.thewpa.org.uk/ Mjöstornet in Brummundal Morway is with 85,4 m above the sea level the worlds…
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New addition to our range: Certified Steamed Beech and Wide European Oak for flooring
In addition to our range of Tropical Hardwoods, we now stock certified steamed European Beech and certified European Oak planks for flooring. The steamed beech is available in the qualities Superior and Superior Color, in several thicknesses 27mm – 40…
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Smart work from Norbord
Sanjit Dosanjh, Norbord’s National Sales Manager for UK & Ireland, on helping the builders’ merchants sector through current challenges and beyond It’s obvious, and well-documented, that the nature of lockdown, Furlough, safe distance protocol and new remote ways of working have meant…
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Where quality matters, Bishopstone Homes can rely on CaberDek flooring
Devon-based luxury housebuilder, Bishopstone Homes, is currently creating Amberley Gardens, in Kingsteignton, Devon. When completed, the development will consist of seven Georgian-style five-bedroom, top-end detached houses. Creating high quality homes demands high quality, reliable materials and Bishopstone has once again…
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