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Contents NOVEMBER/DECEMBER2022
PHOTO OF THE MONTH 5 ―Tree seedlings are being grown super-fast in a vertical farm
NEWS 6 ― TDUK conference outlines timber market dynamics; Accsys increases Accoya capacity
STATISTICS 12 ―Latest BMBI stats show timber and joinery sales down again in the summer 13 ―TDUK figures highlight the continuing decline of timber and panels imports
SKILLS & EDUCATION 14 ―TFT Woodexperts offers a training workshop on tiling battens
OPINION 16 ―Fort Builders Merchants’ director Keith Fryer on the ISC; and Confor’s CEO Stuart Goodall on the need for productive tree planting
MARKETS 19-28 ―The International Softwood Conference; the UK hardwood market; and Ireland
TTJ AWARDS 2022 30-35 ―A review of the 26th TTJ Awards, which took place at the end of September
SECTOR FOCUS: PRESERVATIVES & FIRE RETARDANTS 37-43 ―The WPA shares its thoughts on promoting the correct specification of preservative treated wood; Arxada on Creosote and its alternatives; Zeroignition on low-toxicity fire retardants; and new products from Archroma and Nordtreat
SECTOR FOCUS: HANDLING & STORAGE 44-55 ―Four Combilifts are in operation at Joyce’s Hardware and Home; Hyster provides some tips on selecting materials handling equipment; Baumann offers safety advice; Filstorage looks at the scientific approach to timber yard design; Thorogood Timber expands its Stakapal racking; and prefabricated timber house manufacturer Ubrankovics turns to OHRA
SECTOR FOCUS: PANEL PRODUCTS 57-61 ―Panels manufacturers from across the world gathered for the European Wood-based Panels Symposium; and fire retardant technology specialist Zeroignition makes progress within the wood-based panels sector
SECTOR FOCUS: TROPICAL TIMBER 62-69 ―The UK’s tropical timber trade is slowing; NHG Timber shares some insight on the life of a del credere agent; Ecochoice explains why it makes sense to use lesser-known species; and FLEGT stakeholders urge continued monitoring
Cover photo: American red oak flooring, pp23.
THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY November/December 2022
The TTJ Awards TTJ magazine
CLOUDS ON HARDWOOD HORIZON
Also in this issue
NEWS TDUK conference charts market movements / MARKET UPDATE ISC report, hardwoods and Ireland country focus / SECTOR FOCUS Preservatives & fire retardants, storage & handling, panel products & tropical timber
TTJ AWARDS REVIEW
TTJ Buyer’s Guide & Address Book
www.ttjonline.com Social media
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