How businesses can survive a challenging economic climate

How businesses can survive a challenging economic climate
by Jennie Ward|12 May 26|Build, Supply
At the recent Annual General Meeting of the Trussed Rafter Association, delegates gathered to hear a keynote that balanced realism and optimism. Chris Maityard, founder of Moorgate Management, explained that while the market may be difficult, there is opportunity out there. But only for those prepared to adapt and tighten their...
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Get your health and safety knowledge up to speed with Wood Campus
by Jennie Ward|06 April 26|Build, Supply
Businesses across the timber sector are being reminded not to lose sight of health and safety practices, as ongoing pressures on workloads, staffing and delivery schedules continue to test operations from yard to site. For merchants, manufacturers and distributors in particular, the risks associated with handling, storing and transporting timber...
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Uncertainty, compliance and supply challenges hit outlook for wood pallet and packaging sector
by Jennie Ward|06 April 26|Build, Supply
Changes to regulations, supply constraints, fuel prices impacts material costs, wider cost issues, and ongoing economic uncertainty are set to create some of the most challenging conditions for the wood pallet and packaging sector in the year ahead. That was the verdict of the recent Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON)...
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TDUK: Supporting the timber industry in 2025
by Jennie Ward|13 November 25|Supply
The Timber Development UK (TDUK) Global Market Conference on 5th November brought professionals from across the timber supply chain together to assess the year’s market performance and look ahead to 2026. Held against a backdrop of continued economic uncertainty and reduced activity in the global timber trade, the event provided...
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Merchants find growth in a flat market
by Jennie Ward|13 November 25|Supply
The merchant panel session at the 2025 TDUK Global Market Conference brought together three leading voices from the UK builders’ merchant sector to discuss the state of trade in 2025 and what lies ahead next year. The session, chaired by Timber Development UK’s David Hopkins, featured Keith Fryer, Director of Business...
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Women in Timber Conference inspires 120 attendees
by Jennie Ward|08 September 25|Design, Supply
The first-ever Women in Timber Conference was a resounding success, bringing together 120 women from across the timber supply chain for a day of inspiration, networking and empowerment. Held at Oulton Hall in Leeds on Friday 5 September, and hosted by Timber Development UK (TDUK), the event marked a milestone moment for...
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Spruce bark beetle eradicated from sites around England
by Jennie Ward|07 September 25|Build, Supply
The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) has been successfully eradicated from all the outbreak sites in England that were identified in 2021. The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle is a serious pest of spruce trees in Europe and was first identified in the UK in 2018. It prefers stressed or...
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Deeside welcomes MP and MSPs to discuss housing delivery
by Jennie Ward|28 July 25|Build, Supply
Chris Kane MP has become the latest government representative to visit Deeside Timberframe’s Throsk manufacturing facility, touring the expanded site just weeks after MSP Alex Rowley made a similar visit to discuss the role of offsite timber frame construction in tackling the UK housing crisis. Both visits come on the...
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Are you keeping your timber stocks safe?
by Jennie Ward|22 July 25|Build, Supply
TDUK explores why correct timber storage and transport matter more than ever, and offers some top tips to help merchants protect their stocks and minimise wastage.   With hot weather becoming a staple of 2025, and as the percentage of Redwood timber being delivered to builders’ merchants is rising, the...
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Where will the UK get its wood from in future?
by Jennie Ward|14 April 25|Build, Supply
Tom Coates Tom Coates, Area Harvesting and Supply Manager for James Jones & Sons, gives his views on the forestry changes needed to make sure England has enough homegrown timber for the future. The supporting document for the current Land Use Framework consultation doesn’t inspire much confidence that the wood...
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