Timber Trades Journal

The TTJ Awards 2025 - the timber industry's longest running awards event - will be launching soon for voting and judged entries. This year's event will be at the Hilton London Bankside on September 19. More to follow soon. Here's a quick reminder of last year's Awards event! TTJ Awards 2024 highlights film: https://shorturl.at/j4d1T Epicor HUBTEX (UK) Limited Koppers Performance Chemicals Europe Combilift Timber Development UK Builders Merchants Federation Ltd Structural Timber Association Ltd Glennon Brothers BULMOR Lancer Sideloaders UK Scm Group W.Howard 'The MDF Specialists' West Fraser Europe

The LIGNA exhibition celebrates its 50th anniversary this May. TTJ is in Hanover for the press preview. IKEA giving an interesting update on how AI and big data can help wood product manufacturers Scm Group HOMAG MiCROTEC - Innovating Wood Timber Development UK

A princely sum of £3,151 was raised for the TTBS at the @WTTA annual dinner at the Bristol Royal Marriott Hotel on Feb 7. Super event and venue, with great organisation by WTTA's Nick Ambrozejczyk and contributions from chairman Wayne Probert and Tony Shelton representing TTBS Timber Trades' Benevolent Society. Timber Development UK To read full TTJonline story visit: https://shorturl.at/GunUt

Music and dancing flowed at the Plywood Club of London's 70th anniversary dinner on Jan 31. Club chairman Miles Kember, of James Latham, gave a heartfelt speech describing the gathering as a celebration of the enduring bonds within the plywood industry. Full story on ttjonline: https://shorturl.at/8v3VJ Timber Development UK James Latham Altripan UK Ltd LUMIN INTERNATIONAL PLYWOOD (IMPORTERS) LIMITED Hanson Plywood Ltd DHH Panel Products SOUTH LONDON TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED Decor Solutions Graeme Holburn Paged Plywood Latvijas Finieris AS

The aim of a European trade mission to the Selva Maya forest in Guatemala and Mexico was to build business contacts between European companies and community forestry and timber operations and to highlight the range of timber species available from the area.

Fence post sleeve manufacturer Postsaver and machinery specialist Wood-Mizer LLC have announced a new partnership to "revolutionise" the wood and fencing industry. Full story on ttjonline: https://shorturl.at/tlMGZ Timber Development UK Confor: Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Builders Merchants Federation Ltd

German sawmill the Rettenmeier Group has acquired parts of the Ziegler Group, which is in insolvency proceedings, catapulting the former's European sawmilling profile higher. For full story see ttjonline: https://shorturl.at/1I8Qi Timber Development UK

The latest TTJ LinkedIn News Bulletin is here! Timber Development UK British Woodworking Federation Structural Timber Association Ltd Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation TIMCON The Wood Protection Association TTJ Jan 29 newsletter - https://shorturl.at/xDj9f

The latest TTJ LinkedIn News Bulletin is here! Timber Development UK British Woodworking Federation Structural Timber Association Ltd Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation TIMCON The Wood Protection Association TTJ Bulletin - https://shorturl.at/xMRyf

2025 UK timber industry predictions - TTJ has interviewed some of the movers and shakers in the sector about industry prospects in the year ahead. Full story on ttjonline: shorturl.at/AmR3L Timber Development UK British Woodworking Federation Structural Timber Association Ltd Scm Group Danzer UK Ltd