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New timber guide from Build Center
1 July 2009

Build Center has launched a new and improved Timber and Joinery Product Guide following customer feedback on the format.

Wolseley CEO steps down
1 July 2009

Wolseley chief executive Chip Hornsby has resigned with immediate effect.

Timber frame chosen for Commonwealth Village
1 July 2009

The vast majority of houses for the £300 million Commonwealth Games village in Glasgow are to be timber frame.

Timber in architecture – a TRADA celebration
25 June 2009

To celebrate its 75th anniversary this year, TRADA has commissioned an inspirational publication entitled Timber in contemporary architecture - a designer's guide, written by leading experts in timber architecture and engineering Peter Ross, Giles Downes and Andrew Lawrence.

Forest returns outstrip equities
25 June 2009

Funds placed in British forests last year have seen returns outstrip other property assets as well as equities.

Jewson signs 12 year housing deal
9 June 2009

Jewson, the UK’s leading supplier of sustainable timber and building materials, has signed a groundbreaking 12-year contract with leading housing group and long-time partner, Whitefriars Housing Group, following its integration with West Mercia Housing Group.

Waste wood deal for Hadfield
9 June 2009

Hadfield Wood Recyclers has secured one of the UK’s largest waste wood contracts with Viridor which will see it handle all of the waste wood gathered across Greater Manchester for the next five years.

Green energy timber plan
5 June 2009

Tree planting has started at a farm in South Lincolnshire – the first site in a series of trials which will evaluate the potential for fast growing trees species to provide green energy and the impacts this has on the environment.

PEFC endorses Malaysian chain of custody scheme
2 June 2009

The Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) has become the first tropical timber certification scheme in the Asia Pacific region to be endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC).

Timber frame market withstands recession
21 May 2009

The market share for timber frame construction has continued to advance again and now stands at 25% of all new housing in the UK, despite the sever trading conditions, a new report has found.

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