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Contents SUMMER2026


PHOTO OF THE MONTH 5 ― Mass timber at Limberlost Place, on Toronto’s waterfront


NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FROM TTJONLINE 6 ―King Charles gets to grips with Accoya at CFS; Universal Wood Products (UWP) has been sold to an Employee Ownership Trust; WOMA to revive wood industry occupations


OPINIONS 12 ― AHEC’s David Venables and TDUK’s David Hopkins


MARKETS 14 ― Hardwood, Plywood/OSB, and Fencing/Pallets latest market reports


TTJ AWARDS PREVIEW 22 ―Stephen Powney looks forward to the 30th anniversary TTJ Awards


SECTOR FOCUS: PRESERVATIVES & FIRE RETARDANTS 24 ―The WPA Benchmark scheme is being revised 25 ― The timber sector’s approach to fi re protection will see some developments soon 26 ― Andrew Hodge, of ARXADA, brings the spotlight on wood preservation 28 ― Walford Timber has invested heavily in its treatment facilities 29 ― Stephen Powney speaks to Richard Gulland of Wolman 30 ― The role of treatment technology has become more critical than ever, says TTS


REGION FOCUS: NORTH AMERICA 32 ― Ruper Oliver gives a detailed look at the market for American hardwoods 35 ― American Softwoods looks at opportunities for US softwood products


SECTOR FOCUS: PANEL PRODUCTS 36 ― TTJ met with expanding global plywood producer Nankai Plywood 40 ― Michael Egger Jr talks about recent Egger plant investments and market dynamics


SECTOR FOCUS: JOINERY PRODUCTS 42 ― The BWF and West Port bring updates from the joinery industry


SECTOR FOCUS: HANDLING & STORAGE 44 ― Combilift, Baumann and Hubtex share latest news on materials handling


SHOW PREVIEWS 48 ― Carrefour International du Bois & Xylexpo are two shows coming up


FEATURES 52 ― Kitchen manufacturer spotlight, Rowlinson Group celebrates 100 years, and Kallfass secures fourth installation at French sawmiller


Cover photo: Efforts to improve treated wood specification continue, pp26


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