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TTJ Awards 2025 approaches deadline for voting in trader voted categories
feedback from their customers, with voting spread across 10 categories, including the key product areas of softwoods, hardwoods, panel products, structural timber systems, joinery and timber garden products.
Above: Voting is open for the TTJ Awards 2025
Voting in the TTJ Awards 2025 is in full swing, with the May 30 deadline rapidly approaching, The TTJ Awards allows timber product buyers to vote for their best-performing suppliers in the largest exercise of its kind in the UK wood industries. The Timber Trades Journal (TTJ) Awards – established in 1997 – is an opportunity for the UK and Ireland timber products industries to receive recognition and
As well as nominating their best- performing suppliers, buyers can rate timber companies across five criteria: customer service, deliveries, value for money, product quality and range of products.
The voting exercise commonly sees up to 2,000 voters recorded on the online voting platform. Voting started in March and will end on May 30, with a shortlist being made public by June 9. “Voting in the TTJ Awards is a unique opportunity for buyers of wood products to rate their suppliers, giving valuable feedback on the industry’s performance and rewarding companies for excellent service,” said TTJ editor Stephen Powney. “With the voting window open to the end of May, I want to encourage buyers and
A&J Scott to boost sawmill output with Mill 10 project at Alnwick site
high-speed edging line, cross-cut, stacking, and sorting lines for both centre and side- board products. Complementing this will be a fully integrated co-product handling system, ensuring optimal efficiency, sustainability, and resource utilisation. By incorporating state-of-the-art systems, the company aims to boost productivity, enhance efficiency, and maintain a reputation for delivering high-quality timber products.
Above: The Alnwick production facility of A&J Scott will increase its output by 40%
UK home-grown sawmiller A&J Scott has announced it is to begin its Mill 10 project, a transformative venture that will result in production output growing from 120,000m3
to 170,000m3 . The Mill 10 project, set to be
commissioned at the Alnwick site in spring 2027, will feature the installation of a brand-new cutting-edge sawmill, designed to increase sawn timber output by an impressive 40%.
The new sawmill will feature a fully integrated system, including a log infeed, a high-performance sawline, an automated
“This project represents a major step forward for A&J Scott,” said Robert Scott, managing director at A&J Scott. “Mill 10 will enable us to meet growing customer demand while improving our operational efficiency and sustainability. It’s an exciting new chapter in our history, and we look forward to seeing the first log processed in Q1 2027.”
The company says it is now well positioned for sustained growth in its main markets for fencing products, railway sleepers and other outdoor timbers in the years ahead.
The company has also extended its product offer, adding NHSS4 highways standard fencing to its existing range.
specifiers of wood products to make their votes count and leave comments about the service they receive.”
The online voting survey can be accessed at
https://awards-ttj.ttjonline.com. The TTJ Awards is supported by lead sponsors Timber Development UK (TDUK), sponsor of the Gold Award – The Timber Trader of the Year – and Epicor, which is headline sponsor for the 2025 event. Other sponsors include: Combilift, Glennon Brothers, Hubtex, SCM UK, Cavaion Baumann UK, Koppers, W Howard, Bulmor, Builders Merchant Federation, Wilson Brook Consulting Ltd and West Fraser, while the Structural Timber Systems Supplier of the Year Award is held in association with the Structural Timber Association. The TTJ Awards Judged Categories are also open for entries covering a wide array of subjects. For more details on these and to obtain tickets for the September 19 TTJ Awards ceremony in London, head to the TTJ Awards website.
GB forestry market steadies after two- year dip
The commercial forestry market in Great Britain appears to be stabilising, with high- quality plantations maintaining strong values and cautious optimism within the sector, according to forestry and woodland specialists John Clegg & Co. Its annual Forest Market Review shows that while there was a further softening of average values in 2024 – average plantation prices dropped by about 10% to £18,900/stocked hectare – there is a much more nuanced picture behind the figures. “We continue to see strong prices paid for well-located, quality plantations – typically second-rotation spruce in southern Scotland,” said Simon Hart, head of forestry in Scotland. “Values of over £20,000/ha remain common, with peaks of £30,000/ha still being occasionally achieved.
“The average yield class for forestry sold last year also changed significantly, dropping from 19.1 in 2023 to 16.2 in 2024. Lower-yielding crops are inevitably worth less, so this alone accounts for the apparent drop in average values.”
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