Forestry & British Timber articles from February 2004

Forestry & British Timber archives from February 2004

Time to decommission the multi-taskforce?
February 4, 2004... Almost 100 hundred years ago, Winston Churchill conceived the original concept of the Forestry Commission. Since then (writes Barry Gamble, chairman of fountains plc) it has served the country well working to a remit to build up the nation's...

UK partnership in talks.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... The first conference of the UK Forest Partnership for Action organisation highlighted the environmental challenges facing the forestry, timber and forest products sectors. The event in London was addressed by foreign office minister Bill...

Pallets going to waste.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... Multi-trip timber pallets are being destroyed prematurely due to users' over-enthusiastic interpretation of European waste disposal rules. According to the National Association of Pallet Distributors, since new EU packaging and waste...

For green advice.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... The government has given the green light for a new body which will provide advice on forest products certification and sustainability issues. The Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (CPET) will evaluate the credibility of the...

Green horizons.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... The UK timber and forest products sector is unveiling its new environmental sustainability strategy this month (February). The project involves the Timber Trade Federation, Forest Industries Development Council, Confederation of Paper...

Tsar trades again.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... The Tsar Timber agency has been acquired by a Russian investment bank with interests in sawmilling and logging. The company went into receivership at the end of 2003, citing undercapitalisation as its principal problem. Just before the...

Report welcomed.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... A report on the state of the UK housing market from the Bank of England has been welcomed by the UK Timber Frame Association. The study, 'Securing Our Future Housing Needs', says the UK needs to build up to 145,000 new houses a year to keep...

Timber training.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... An initiative to improve the level of training in the UK wood sector has been launched by the Timber Trade Federation. Following the demise of the Timber Trades Training Association in the 1990s, the timber industry has not had a specific body...

Info needed.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... UK buyers and specifiers need more information about the latest timber products, according to an industry promotion network. The Innovative Timber Engineering in the Countryside organisation (InTEC) says that to encourage greater application of...

Guinea pigs sought.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... The UK Timber Trade Federation is looking for guinea pigs to try out its new environmental timber purchasing rules. A small TTF working group has been developing the new Forests Forever Responsible Purchasing Policy (RPP) and it is now being...

Frame boost.(Stewart Milne Group increased its production capacity)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... Timber frame specialist Stewart Milne has increased production capacity at its Aberdeen factory by over a third. The Scottish-based company, which two years ago expanded south of the border with the construction of a #10m factory near Oxford,...

WoodWISE: The view from the sharp end.
February 4, 2004... In which our monthly contracting contributor Nick Hilton of Woodwise Forestry* graces us with his presence once more after a well-deserved, extended Christmas break. Yes, I know it's the February edition and you all desperately missed my...

APF DIARY 2004.
February 4, 2004... A happy and, I hope, prosperous New Year to all of you. The year has started with some good news - Husqvarna has become a main sponsor and agreed to host the European Lumberjack Sports Competition. This will be an exciting event staged over the...

'Sudden' impact.
February 4, 2004... Recent announcements by the Forestry Commission that 'Sudden oak death', previously found on trees only in North America, has moved from rhododendron bushes onto native and introduced tree species must be taken seriously. From bitter...

Britain's biomass business burns brighter.
February 4, 2004... `On a good day, it can tackle ten hectares'. South Yorkshire farmer Russell Toothill was describing the performance of a monster machine that was charging through his 40ha plantation of short-rotation willow coppice converting it into...