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Norway launches timber campaign

A campaign to increase the supply of timber from Norwegian forests has been launched by the country’s leading forest owners.

 
US timber firm sheds 1,500 jobs

US timber company Weyerhaeuser is to shed 1,500 jobs, according to reports.

 
Liverpool school gets green light for timber and straw classroom

Rudston Infant School in Childwall has been granted permission for an outdoor classroom - which will be made of straw, green oak, cedar shingles and tyres.

 
Open day at wood pellet firm

Scotland’s first commercial wood pellet manufacturer, Arbuthnott Wood Pellets, is to hold an open day for property developers so they can see the benefits of wood as a fuel.

 
Timber market soars says TTF

The value of the timber and timber panel products industry grew by more than a quarter in 2007, according to the Timber Trade Federation’s (TTF) 2007 Annual Statistical Review.

 

James Greaves of Hopkins

Hopkins director James Greaves puts work on hold to tell TiC why timber is at the very core of the practice's thinking.

Timber takes to the sky

Famed for its mention in the Domesday Book, Birmingham suburb Sheldon will soon be reaching for another high. TiC reports.

Defending timber's urban renaissance

If timber is to be the new face of urban design, then the industry must address its misuse. TiC reports on two initiatives designed to carve its credentials into the mindsets of 21st century designers.

Top marks for Welsh schools

Can a clutch of timber frame schools spur sleepy Welsh county Monmouthshire into a green future? TiC visits the valleys to find out

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