LONDON: A new chairman and vice chairman have been named for the Timber Trade Federation National Softwood Division (NSD) and National Panel Products Division (NPPD) following a round of elections on 24 February.

WESTERHAM: Continental Wood Limited (CWL) has announced a restructuring of their UK businesses, into two distinct trading units.

UK: The JOSB Done industry-wide campaign is entering its fifth year, championing the uses and benefits of oriented strand board.

LONDON: Taylor Maxwell Timber has announced that it is to join the Timber Trade Federation.

OXFORD: Timbmet has become the sole supplier of South American hardwood Red Grandis (Eucalyptus grandis) to the UK and Irish markets.

GRIMSBY: As of 1 January 2010, Rowlinson Timber has been welcomed as a Supplier Partner to both NMBS and Unimer.

GLASTONBURY: Following the increased interest in apprenticeships, Snows Timber hase sponsored the annual Timber Student of the Year in Carpentry and Joinery at the Somerset College of Arts and Technology.

HELSINKI, FINLAND: Timber sales reached a record low in 2009 according to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation.

EAST SUSSEX: Parker Building Supplies is to stock the Bereco high specification range of windows and joinery for its showroom and Brick Library at Uckfield.

LINCOLNSHIRE: Timber manufacturer, John Brash, has been recognised for its commitment to training and developing its workforce by scooping a bronze Investors in People Award.

HIGH WYCOMBE: TRADA, the Timber Research and Development Association, has published a construction briefing, Timber carbon footprints, based on a study which quantifies timber’s carbon footprint for comparison with other materials.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: A new partnership between SAM Mouldings, market leader in MDF mouldings and SCA Timber Supply now allows a core range of SAM products to be made available through SCA‟s UK-wide timber product distribution network.

LONDON: A fire which broke out on a timber frame housing building site in Camberwell, south London yesterday morning was the second to hit a Greenacre Homes development in just over a month.

BARKING, ESSEX: Montague L Meyer is to rejoin the Timber Trade Federation.

SCOTLAND: The UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) is announcing plans to fast-track the next phase of its fire safety work following the construction site fire in Peckham, South London last month.

BOSTON: Finnforest has introduced digital point-of-sale screens to 100 merchant customer branches across the UK.

STOKE: SCA's multi-site capacity came into its own after a fire in a planing machine at SCA‟s Stoke-on-Trent premises which occurred late afternoon on Friday 18 December.

BIRKENHEAD: Birkenhead Timber Supplies in New Chester Road, destroyed in a fire in 2007, has reopened and is trading again.

GRIMSBY: Generous hearted members of the Rotary Club of Gloucester have donated a variety of items including clothing and bedding to the Salvation Army’s Hope House in the city of Tallinn, Estonia, where thousands of homeless people are fed during the winter.

LONDON: John Tong, Finnforest's senior vice-president upgrading and distribution, told trade press editors at a meeting last week about the company's proposal to close its Tilbury site in Essex in 2010.

LEICESTER: British Precast is calling for a halt to multi-storey timber frame building in urban areas as fire swept through a site in Peckham, South London.

ESSEX: Finnforest has started staff consultations on a proposal to close its Tilbury operations.

LONDON: ITM Builders' Merchant denies local residents' claims that the company's timber stock poses a fire hazard. A fire above a woodworking warehouse sparked fears that residents are at risk living so close to flammable materials.

UK: From January-September, imports of softwood were down 20.3%, compared with a year ago, according to figures released by the Timber Trade Federation.

LIVERSEDGE: Howarth Timber and Building Supplies, in Hare Park Lane, Liversedge, has joined the Builders' Merchants Federation's campaign for a VAT cut to 5% RMI materials.

LONDON: Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Hilary Benn, MP, and Gareth Thomas, International Development Minister, have praised the UK’s timber industry for its impressive record in using certified and sustainable timber.

ALLOA: The UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) is announcing plans to fast-track the next phase of its fire safety work following the construction site fire in Peckham last month.

BURNLEY: Martin Nauman, branch manager at Howarth Timber and Building Supplies Burnley depot has called for VAT cuts of 5% under the Get Britain Building campaign.

LONDON: The timber industry will soon be able to benefit from a new online credit forum, which has been launched by market specialists, Graydon UK.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: Timber company James Latham has reported a 6% increase in half-year operating profits to £3.35m.

LONDON: William Hague, Shadow Foreign Secretary for the Conservative party made a commitment to set out three key policies to address illegal logging.

EAST SUSSEX: Chandlers Building Supplies has obtained certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Certified Forests (PEFC) for its responsible management of its timber supply chain.

SCOTLAND: Research and guidance for housebuilders looking for cost-effective routes to reach levels 3 to 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes has been published by the UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) and wood for good.

BERWICKSHIRE: BSW Timber, has acquired Howie Forest Products and Howie Group, increasing its strategically located annual sawn timber capacity to more than one million cubic metres.

LONDON: The British Woodworking Federation has reported that a free credit checking service, launched in July, is proving to be a hit with its members.

NORTHAMPTON: The Travis Perkins Group, one of the UK's chief timber importers and merchants, is set to rejoin the Timber Trade Federation in 2010.

SOLIHULL: The Timber Trade's Benevolent Society (TTBS) has organised a number of events over the coming weeks to help celebrate the Christmas period while helping those less fortunate to enjoy the festive season too.