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DVD warns of wildfire risk

A hard hitting DVD will be played in visitor centres across the region this summer to help prevent more of Northumberland’s scenery going up in flames.

 
Victoria Sawmills expands

Devon based Victoria Sawmills is investing £250,000 in new machinery and a computerised wood treatment facility.

 
Russia plans timber tracking

Russia plans to have a sophisticated timber tracking system in operation by 2011 in an ambitious bid to stop illegal logging.

 
Cumbria forest to be trimmed

Spadeadam Forest, Cumbria, is being returned to its ancient character as work begins to restore more of the Border Mires.

 
Waste wood - a resource for Biomass fuel

The huge potential of reusing waste wood as fuel is being wasted, Environment Minister Joan Ruddock has warned. The significant carbon and energy benefits of recovering energy from waste wood are detailed in a new information report on the sector that surveys the activities of producers, aggregators and users of waste wood.

 

Timber takes to the sky

Famed for its mention in the Domesday Book, Birmingham suburb Sheldon will soon be reaching for another high. TiC reports.

Defending timber's urban renaissance

If timber is to be the new face of urban design, then the industry must address its misuse. TiC reports on two initiatives designed to carve its credentials into the mindsets of 21st century designers.

Top marks for Welsh schools

Can a clutch of timber frame schools spur sleepy Welsh county Monmouthshire into a green future? TiC visits the valleys to find out

Increase the pressure

When Bullock Construction specified timber frame for the first time on a housebuilding project in Coventry, the client suddenly demanded more apartments to the same deadline. TiC goes onsite to find out how Bullock coped with the extra work.

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