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THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY
October 2017
FIGHTING BACK
UK PRODUCER TAKES ON
FIRE DOOR IMPORTS
Also in this issue
UK NEWS Timber frame survey shows growth, WPA joins CTI, Trade gathers at Timber Expo /
MARKET UPDATE Chipboard & Asia reports / SECTOR FOCUS Preservatives, Joinery /
FACE TO FACE Charlie Law TTJ AWARDS REVIEW
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Comment | 3 COMMENT TTJ – the voice of the
4 | Contents Contents OCTOBER 2017 NEWS
For service and quality you ca
6 | UK News STA survey reveals positive
UK News | 7 Trade musters for Timber Expo
8 | UK News UK News
World News | 9 Binderholz Group to acquir
10 | Tech News W exhibition forges ahead
Skills & Education | 11 Campaigning for ti
12 | Opinion THE INTERN
| 13 POSITIVITY NOT PAS
14 | Sector Market Update: Chipboard SUMMA
Customers want to keep stock to g
16 | Sector Market Update: Chipboard EGGER A
18 | Region Update: Asia PRIMED FOR GROWTH New C
director, Dr Gerhard Dieterle. Last year the o
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Show Review: TTJ Awards 2017 | 21 RECORDRECOGNI
22 | Show Review: TTJ Awards 2017 This ye
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Winner Woodpecker Flooring is a family company wi
Show Review: TTJ Awards 2017 | 27
28 | Advertisement Promotion: Tanalith TRUST TAN
REAL WORLD THINKING. REAL WORLD PERFORMANCE.
30 | Sector Focus: Preservatives & Fire Retardant
Brooks Bros (UK) is delighted and very proud to h
32 | Sector Focus: Preservatives LONG-TERM PERFO
Fire Retardant Treated Timber THE SKY IS THE LIMI
34 | Sector Focus: Preservatives MAKE SURE IT'S
COMBi iFT LIFTING INNOVATION Materials hand
36 | Sector Focus: Joinery SUMMARY ■ Morl
hollow core doors since 2013. Customer feedback c
38 | Sector Focus: Joinery SUMMARY ■ Join
| 39 Opposite: John Mumford: “our mate
40 | Face to Face: Charlie Law LAW'S
Given his background, it's perhaps not surprising
42 | Face to Face: Charlie Law ◄ such as CH
www.meerdink.co.uk info@meerdink.co.uk Meerdink
44 | Talking Timber: Canadian Lumber Standard
People | 45 Deeside has new director
46 | From the Archive PREVIOUSLY… IN TTJ Delving
Market Place | 47 ANTI SLIP DECKING
48 | Market Place EXTENSIVE RANGE OF
Market Place | 49 SOFTWOOD CLEARS
50 | Contacts Stephen Powney
the world leader in timber preservation technolog
WOOD INTERNATIONAL AGENCY Wood Internati