SCOTLAND: MGM Timber is flying the flag for Scotland this month, following end of year results which show the company to be the largest independent Timber Merchant in Scotland.

LINCOLNSHIRE: John Brash has recently received the keys to five new distribution vehicles. The new tractor units represent a significant investment for the company, demonstrating its commitment to offer customers world-class service levels.

UK: Hundreds of people across the builders‟ merchant and wood products sectors have gained their Timber Studies Award through SCA Timber Supply since it started running fast-track courses for customers in autumn 2000.

LEAMINGTON SPA: Wolseley UK has teamed up with Boise Cascade to ensure supply of engineered wood products to their customers nationwide.

STIRLINGSHIRE: James Jones & Sons is continuing to take steps to minimise the disruption caused by the fire that occurred on the Lockerbie III sawline back in June.

UK: Confusion is rife among specifiers concerning the properties of 'exterior grade' plywood, and TRADA has released a statement to clarify the situation and outline improvement actions that are under way.

COVENTRY: Jewson is the chosen national distributor of WISA-Twin plywood, the sustainable multi-purpose plywood product on the market manufactured by UPM.

BRUSSELS: The EU parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of legislation to ban illegal timber trade in the EU from 2012.

SUNDERLAND: John Porter Doors, a privately owned specialist manufacturer of quality timber commercial doors, doorsets and associated joinery products, has been acquired by The Performance Timber Products Group (PTP).

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: James Latham, UK timber and panel products distributor, has announced an exclusive UK agreement with Decospan, to distribute the Shinnoki veneered board.

UK: The JOSB Done campaign has championed the benefits and uses of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) for five years now and its one-stop-shop website has just been given a new look.