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Timber in Construction Conference and Awards Dinner 2008
This inaugural conference and awards dinner is being held on 20th November 2008, Evolution Suite, Old Trafford Football Ground, Manchester.
Cutting corners
Despite another damning report, huge strides are being made to cut out illegal logging
Bovis: a certified success?
Is Bovis as green as it claims when procuring timber? TiC reports.
Republic of Congo approves IFO forest management plan
The Republic of Congo has approved the forest management plan set up by Danzer Group’s subsidiary Industrie Forestière d’Ouesso (IFO).
Forest Stewardship Council certification reduces deforestation
Using Forest Stewardship Council certification standards to create economic incentives has helped reduce deforestation rates and forest fires at the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala, according to the Rainforest Alliance.
Arnold Laver Timber World wins major contract
Arnold Laver Timber World has secured a major contract with two Yorkshire and Humberside city councils.
Timber's Renaissance
TiC hears how certified timber products are becoming key to the construction industry's agenda, once again.
Juntas for goalposts
Who would have thought the standoff between Buddhist monks and the Burmese military would have affected UK flooring contractors? TiC looks at how opposition to an oppressive regime will affect timber specification.
Lost in translation
The tallest residential tower in Western Europe was revealed to contain illegally sourced hardwood earlier this year. But shouldn't the companies involved have known better? Ross MacMillan reports.
Malaysian timber marches towards 2020
Malaysia is in the tough position of developing a certification scheme to protect its rainforest while completing against its south east asian competitors. Richard Stirling reports from Malaysia on the state of the nations timber.
