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Norbord introduces SterlingOSB Zero Stong Fix

|Date: 24 Sep 2018

Norbord introduces SterlingOSB Zero Stong Fix

SterlingOSB Zero StrongFix is a precision engineered oriented strand board (OSB) capable of supporting he ...

SterlingOSB Zero StrongFix is a precision engineered oriented strand board (OSB) capable of supporting heavy weights of up to 400kg with standard wood screws. ...

24 Sep 2018
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Inside Norbord’s new OSB mill in Inverness

|Date: 13 Sep 2018

Inside Norbord’s new OSB mill in Inverness

PHPD recently visited the Norbord timber mill in Inverness to discover how a £95m investment in the lates ...

PHPD recently visited the Norbord timber mill in Inverness to discover how a £95m investment in the latest production technology is set to almost double its output of OSB. ...

13 Sep 2018
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Housebuilding project set to bring 4,000 troops back to the UK

|Date: 18 Jun 2018

Housebuilding project set to bring 4,000 troops back to the UK

Stewart Milne Timber Systems will this month begin work on a collaborative project to relocate approximat ...

Stewart Milne Timber Systems will this month begin work on a collaborative project to relocate approximately 4,000 service personnel and their families from Germany to Salisbury Plain in South Wiltshi ...

18 Jun 2018
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Norbord opens new OSB mill

|Date: 18 May 2018

Norbord opens new OSB mill

Following a £95m reinvestment in its manufacturing facility, Norbord has officially opened its new Invern ...

Following a £95m reinvestment in its manufacturing facility, Norbord has officially opened its new Inverness OSB Mill. ...

18 May 2018
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Södra celebrates its 80th birthday

|Date: 14 Mar 2018

Södra celebrates its 80th birthday

Timber manufacturer Södra has celebrated its 80th birthday. At the event marking the occasion, Jörgen Lin ...

Timber manufacturer Södra has celebrated its 80th birthday. At the event marking the occasion, Jörgen Lindquist, President of Södra Wood discussed the sustainability and efficiency benefits of timber ...

14 Mar 2018
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Howarth Timber expands its cladding collection

|Date: 01 Feb 2018

Howarth Timber expands its cladding collection

Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has launched its expanded cladding solutions collection with a ded ...

Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has launched its expanded cladding solutions collection with a dedicated brochure. The brochure, which is available to download through Howarth Timber’s website, ...

01 Feb 2018
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Metsä Wood calls for collaboration in timber innovation

|Date: 21 Dec 2017

Metsä Wood calls for collaboration in timber innovation

Modular construction, using timber as a key element, is a credible solution to fast and sustainable house ...

Modular construction, using timber as a key element, is a credible solution to fast and sustainable housebuilding. However, Metsä Wood believes that more needs to be done in terms of sharing knowledge ...

21 Dec 2017
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De-bug timber with Safeguard’s destructive insect treatment guide

|Date: 01 Dec 2017

De-bug timber with Safeguard’s destructive insect treatment guide

Safeguard Europe has produced a guide on the problem of larval infestation of timber; explaining how to a ...

Safeguard Europe has produced a guide on the problem of larval infestation of timber; explaining how to accurately identify the cause and how to treat it. Safeguard’s Woodworm Identification and ...

01 Dec 2017
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Timber panels transformed into an external wall art installation

|Date: 22 Nov 2017

Timber panels transformed into an external wall art installation

PHPD discovers how a bespoke piece of artwork was included on an outside courtyard wall of an exclusive N ...

PHPD discovers how a bespoke piece of artwork was included on an outside courtyard wall of an exclusive Notting Hill property – with help from Medite Smartply. Medici Developments is known for creatin ...

22 Nov 2017
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Offsite opportunities

|Date: 23 Aug 2017

Offsite opportunities

With demands for new homes showing no signs of abating Matthew Evans, Technical Manager at Kingspan TEK, ...

With demands for new homes showing no signs of abating Matthew Evans, Technical Manager at Kingspan TEK, looks into the opportunities presented by offsite construction. ...

23 Aug 2017
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