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Contents JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2025
PHOTO OF THE MONTH 5 ―Endless Orbit won the Sculptured Object category in the Wood Awards 2024
NEWS 6 ― Clifford Jones Timber sold out of administration; BSW to invest in and expand Melton business; Edmund A Stephens adds additional site; HS Timber Group acquires Vika Wood; and WPA issues statement on flame retardant treatments
STATISTICS 12 ―BMBI stats show a year-on-year lag in timber and joinery sales for builders’ merchants 13 ―TDUK figures note similarities between the first three quarters of 2024 and 2023
SKILLS & EDUCATION 14 ―Donaldson Timber Systems is awarded Skillmaker status by West Herts College
OPINION 16 ―TTJ’s Mike Jeffree on the postponement of EUDR; and the IOC’s Geoff Rhodes on making training connections
MARKETS 18 ―The UK softwood trade has mixed feelings going into 2025, from optimism to extreme caution
2025 PREDICTIONS 20 ―TTJ asked representatives of the timber trade what they thought 2025 would bring
SECTOR FOCUS: CLADDING & SHINGLES 27 - 37 ―Abodo looks to develop its markets; PiveteauBois is on track to increase exports of its WPC cladding range; Lathams has big plans for LTM; flagship cladding projects boost prospects for Accoya
SECTOR FOCUS: COATINGS & FINISHES 39 - 43 ―The British Coatings Federation shines a light on the challenges and opportunities ahead; manufacturers look forward to a market rebound
FEATURES 44 - 59 ―The UK Forest Market Report 2024; Acorn Timber Engineering’s ambitious trussed rafter roof project for Welton Extra Care; Wood Awards 2024 winners; WJ Group’s TTJ Award-winning timber chassis; Brazilian plywood producer Lavrasul; Arxada updates
TALKING TIMBER 61 ―The role of tree bark in neutralising methane emissions
PEOPLE 62 ―Appointment news
Cover photo: Timber industry predicitions pp20.
THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY January/February 2025
The TTJ Awards TTJ magazine
LOOKING AHEAD MARKET PREDICTIONS
Also in this issue
NEWS Clifford Jones Timber sold out of administration; BSW to expand Melton site / MARKET UPDATE Softwood / SECTOR FOCUS Cladding & shingles; Coatings & finishes / FEATURES 2025 market predictions; UK Forest Market Report, WJ Group timber chassis; Lavrasul; Arxada
TTJ Buyer’s Guide & Address Book
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