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Contents NOVEMBER/DECEMBER2023
PHOTO OF THE MONTH 5 ―The Boathouse on the River Cam, shortlisted in the Wood Awards Buildings category
NEWS 6 ― Silva Timber in administration; Premier acquires PWIDF; Scotline warns of freight rate increases for north European short sea routes; Accsys expands US Accoya distribution
STATISTICS 12 - 13 ― Latest BMBI and TDUK statistics
SKILLS & EDUCATION 14 ―EGGER UK recruits 29 local apprentices this year and is recruiting for 2024
OPINION 16 ―Keith Fryer on the ISC; and David Hopkins on the BMRC
MARKETS 18-20 ― The UK hardwood sector is tested; and ply and OSB traders expect a difficult winter
TTJ AWARDS REVIEW 23-28 ― A review of the 27th TTJ Awards, which took place at the end of September
SECTOR FOCUS: TROPICAL TIMBER 30-41 ―The BMRC explained; opportunities for Precious Woods; exciting times for Interholco; Vandecasteele positivity; Ghana FLEGT; and tropical import statistics
SECTOR FOCUS: PANEL PRODUCTS 42-47 ―VMG Group officially opens the first LVL facility in Lithuania; and Geoff Rhodes looks back to the opening of the MEDITE factory in Ireland 40 years ago
SECTOR FOCUS: PRESERVATIVES & FIRE RETARDANTS 48-55 ―The WPA on third party accreditation; implications of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry; Arxada explains governance issues; and a look at Koppers’ Darlington facility
SECTOR FOCUS: HANDLING & STORAGE 57-69 ―Combilift celebrates 25 years and looks at materials handling developments over the last century; HUBTEX’s next generation FluX trucks; Baumann’s electric sideloaders; Hyster on safety; and Filstorage cantilever racking finds favour
COUNTRY FOCUS: GERMANY 70 ―An update on Germany’s sawmill and timber industry
FEATURES 73-75 ―The Timber in Construction Group; Kallfass technology at SCHNEIDER; and Talking Timber
Cover photo: Vandecasteele Houtimport, pp38-39
THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY November/December 2023
The TTJ Awards TTJ magazine
TOTALLY TROPICAL TROPICAL TIMBER TRADE MARKET UPDATE
Also in this issue
NEWS Silva Timber Products in administration; Premier acquires PWIDF; Scotline warns of freight rate increases / MARKET UPDATE Hardwood; Plywood & OSB / SECTOR FOCUS Tropical Timber; Panel Products; Preservatives & Fire Retardants; Handling & Storage / FEATURES Kallfass; TTJ Awards Review
TTJ Buyer’s Guide & Address Book
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