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Accoya modified wood sales rising
Accoya modified wood producer Accsys Technologies plc has reported a 125% boost in adjusted EBITDA to €10.8m for the year ended March 31, 2025.
The results show a 13% increase in total
Accoya sales volumes against a backdrop of challenging macroeconomic conditions, demonstrating strong product demand with double digit growth across all regions. Group revenues of €136.6m were in line with the previous year, driven by strong growth in European sales volumes that fully replaced the sales volumes transferred to Accoya USA JV.
Group sales volumes totalled 57,104m3 for the period, a 0.9% growth on the previous year, with the US Joint Venture delivering an additional 6,760m3
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Accsys intends to have a run rate sales volume of 100,000m3 by the end of FY27. The Group says it has significantly simplified and de-risked with the completion of major CapEx projects and the closure of the Hull site and voluntary liquidation of Tricoya UK (the factory operation which had been designed to produce Tricoya modified wood fibre). Current manufacturers of Tricoya
Broadcaster Justin Webb – Today radio 4 presenter – to host TTJ Awards 2025
Justin also presents the hugely successful Americast podcast, having served as the BBC’s chief Washington correspondent for the best part of a decade.
Above: Broadcaster Justin Webb will host the TTJ Awards 2025
Heavyweight broadcaster Justin Webb, who presents on the Today programme, will be this year’s TTJ Awards 2025 host and guest speaker.
Justin, the longest serving presenter of
the Today programme on Radio Four, will provide the entertainment and host the TTJ Awards ceremony on September 19 at the Hilton London Bankside.
He is a regular columnist on US affairs for The Times. In his previous career he was Europe correspondent and a foreign affairs correspondent covering the first Gulf War, the fall of the Soviet Union and the first all-race South African election. His book on a 1970s childhood ‘The Gift of a Radio’ was widely praised for its humour and honesty, including by Alan Johnson, the former Home Secretary, who called it “one of my books of the year: beautifully written”. The TTJ Awards is the longest-running awards event in the UK and Ireland timber sector, with both voted for and judged categories. It is attended by sawmillers, importers, merchants, manufacturers, construction sector companies, industry associations and sector stakeholders. For more information on this year’s event visit the TTJ Awards website at https://
awards-ttj.ttjonline.com.
NorDan acquires majority shareholding in Performance Doorset Solutions
NorDan, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high-performance timber and aluminium clad timber windows and doors, has acquired a majority shareholding in Littleborough, Greater Manchester-based Performance Doorset Solutions (PDS).
The strategic acquisition reinforces NorDan’s commitment to strengthening its presence in the UK entrance door market.
Founded in 2003, PDS is renowned for its supply and delivery of fully certified, high-quality fire door sets, including FD30, FD60 and Secure by Design entrance doors. The company’s reputation for quality and compliance aligns well with NorDan’s portfolio, which includes the high- performance NTech range of windows and doors, as well as the StormGuard window designed for extreme conditions.
modified MDF are chipping solid Accoya boards to produce the specialist MDF. Accsys told TTJ it will look again into the potential of producing modified wood fibre, but it was not a near-term priority. “Accsys has delivered a year of strong
execution and strategic progress; the business is now at an important inflection point,” said Dr Jelena Arsic van OS, CEO of Accsys Technologies plc. “We achieved a significant step-change in profitability, successfully completed the launch of Accoya USA, and positioned the business for disciplined, high-return growth.”
New conference to highlight role of women in wood industries
A conference specifically designed for women working in the wood industries is being organised by Timber Development UK (TDUK) in September. The Women in Timber event, to be held at Oulton Hall near Leeds, is dedicated to empowering women across the timber industry and will feature panel discussions sharing insights and experiences within the timber industry.
The September 5 event will also include an interactive workshop with a session aimed at developing skills, as well as networking opportunities.
One of the aims is to inspire women from personal journeys that highlight the challenges overcome and the paths to success within the timber industry. This event will also support the Timber Trades’ Benevolent Society (TTBS), the UK’s dedicated charity for the timber industry, providing financial assistance and welfare support to individuals facing hardship.
Sponsors include TDUK, BSW Timber, James Jones & Sons, Timber Garden Buildings, TTJ, CDS Consulting, North West Timber Trade Association, TTJ and the North East Timber Trade Association. The conference follows regular get togethers of a group of women in the timber industry and the TTJ Women in Timber special features in 2023, and in this issue (see pp64-71), highlighting personal stories of women working in the wood industries.
For more information about the event, including ticketing, visit the TDUK website.
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