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Contents MAY/JUNE 2025
PHOTO OF THE MONTH 5 ―AHEC has challenged three designers to develop furniture using No.1 Common grade
NEWS 6 ― The Scottish First Minister praises ATD’s new £18m timber frame facility; TTJ Awards voting is entering its final phase; A&J Scott to increase capacity
SKILLS & EDUCATION 11 ―The latest IOC Timber Industry College Hub was attended by its Royal Patron
STATISTICS 12 ―Latest BMBI figures show timber and joinery value sales were down for merchants 13 ―TDUK stats show the UK’s timber imports finished on a high
OPINION 14 ―Fort Builders’ Merchant’s Keith Fryer on tariffs; and TTJ’s Mike Jeffree on sustainability
MARKETS 16 - 23 ―Fencing & Pallets; Plywood & OSB; and Ireland
LIGNA PREVIEW 24 ―The world’s largest woodworking technology fair, LIGNA, returns to Hannover
SECTOR FOCUS: JOINERY 30 - 39 ―The BWF offers guidance on new standards; S Taylor & Sons invests in new tech; Premier Forest Products on its new specialist joinery operation; AJ&D Chapelhow on its new SCM ‘windorflex’ CNC machine; and bespoke joinery manufacturer James Wilding Joinery
SECTOR FOCUS: NORTH AMERICA 40 - 49 ―AHEC promotes the use of No.1 Common timber; Forested Future, a new documentary film; US hardwoods gain European share; latest developments from the Sustainable Hardwood Coalition; opportunities for American softwoods; and Canada’s forest products sector responds to US tariffs
SECTOR FOCUS: PANEL PRODUCTS 51 - 61 ―Dr Mark Irle on the latest research into waste fibreboard use; Paged Plywood introduces RockPly product; and Richmond Plywood plans to grow the business
SECTOR FOCUS: PRESERVATIVES & FIRE RETARDANTS 62 - 68 ―The WPA on the Benchmark scheme and fire regulation updates; Arxada on the circular economy; Koppers on building trust; WJ Group on its latest investments; and Woodsafe’s research laboratory
FEATURES 71 - 78 ―Grown in Britain; Kallfass; Staircraft; and Talking Timber
Cover photo: LIGNA returns to Hannover, pp24.
THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY May/June 2025
The TTJ Awards TTJ magazine
TIMBER TECH TIME LIGNA TURNS 50
SHOW PREVIEW Ligna 2025 Also in this issue
NEWS ATD £18m facility praised by minister, TTJ Awards voting heats up MARKET UPDATE Fencing & Pallets, Plywood & OSB, Ireland SECTOR FOCUS Joinery, North America, Panel products, Preservatives and treatments FEATURES Grown in Britain, Kallfass
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