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Donaldson Group acquires Stewart Milne Timber Systems

|Date: 12 Jan 2022

Donaldson Group acquires Stewart Milne Timber Systems

The Donaldson Group has acquired timber frame manufacturer Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS). The move ...

The Donaldson Group has acquired timber frame manufacturer Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS). The move marks the Donaldson Group’s entry into the timber frame market. Established in 1975 as the timb ...

12 Jan 2022
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Building Fabric | Thoughts on timber

|Date: 17 Dec 2021

Building Fabric | Thoughts on timber

Alex Goodfellow, chair of the Confederation of Timber Industries, looks at the importance of, and drivers ...

Alex Goodfellow, chair of the Confederation of Timber Industries, looks at the importance of, and drivers behind the switch to lower carbon materials such as timber for housebuilding, the role of offs ...

17 Dec 2021
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Timber industries report on ways to solve the housing crisis

|Date: 29 Sep 2021

Timber industries report on ways to solve the housing crisis

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Timber Industries has launched a new report that aims to ...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Timber Industries has launched a new report that aims to provide solutions to the UK’s housing and climate crises. The report, titled ‘How the timber i ...

29 Sep 2021
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Timber Trade Federation | Growth Area

|Date: 26 Jul 2021

Timber Trade Federation | Growth Area

Foremost among materials in short supply this year is timber, the one material whose source is all around ...

Foremost among materials in short supply this year is timber, the one material whose source is all around us. Much has been said about the shortages, but here, the Timber Trade Federation takes an in ...

26 Jul 2021
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UK housebuilding supply chain under enormous pressure due to global timber shortage

|Date: 09 Jul 2021

UK housebuilding supply chain under enormous pressure due to global timber shortage

Global timber shortages have put the UK housebuilding industry’s supply chain in the eye of a perfect sto ...

Global timber shortages have put the UK housebuilding industry’s supply chain in the eye of a perfect storm – with faltering availability and rapidly rising costs of basic materials such as roofing ba ...

09 Jul 2021
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Composite Prime | Prime delivery

|Date: 18 Feb 2021

Composite Prime | Prime delivery

Charles Taylor, sales director at Composite Prime explores the benefits of composite products in comparis ...

Charles Taylor, sales director at Composite Prime explores the benefits of composite products in comparison to timber and how they can be used to add value to a development. Alongside home interiors, ...

18 Feb 2021
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Woodfest arrives in the Midlands

|Date: 24 Sep 2019

Woodfest arrives in the Midlands

Wood for Good is hosting its next WoodFest event across the Midlands this autumn, with a focus on housing ...

Wood for Good is hosting its next WoodFest event across the Midlands this autumn, with a focus on housing, offsite construction and sustainability ...

24 Sep 2019
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Norbord invests £35m to enhance timber supply

|Date: 18 Sep 2019

Norbord invests £35m to enhance timber supply

Further investment to increase production capacity at Norbord’s Inverness wood panel plant. ...

Further investment to increase production capacity at Norbord’s Inverness wood panel plant. ...

18 Sep 2019
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Ibstock’s new London Studio to focus on design

|Date: 06 Aug 2019

Ibstock’s new London Studio to focus on design

PHPD reports from the launch of Ibstock’s new studio in central London – where design is being placed at ...

PHPD reports from the launch of Ibstock’s new studio in central London – where design is being placed at the centre of the conversation about the company’s wide range of masonry solutions. ...

06 Aug 2019
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Interview | Norbord timber solutions

|Date: 01 Aug 2019

Interview | Norbord timber solutions

PHPD recently caught up with David Connacher, Marketing Manager at Norbord to learn more about the compan ...

PHPD recently caught up with David Connacher, Marketing Manager at Norbord to learn more about the company’s growing range of engineered timber solutions. ...

01 Aug 2019
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