manufacturing

FEFPEB plans future response to regulatory challenges
by Jennie Ward|06 July 26|Build, Supply
The European Federation of Wooden Pallet and Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) has announced plans to strengthen the organisation’s response to the growing political, environmental and regulatory challenges facing the sector. In consultation with its European wooden pallet and packaging organisation members, the federation is working on a strategy to help the...
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Case Study: Timber Connection drives quality and productivity for Archwood Group
by Jennie Ward|26 January 26|Build, Supply
TDUK member Timber Connection explains how its strategic supply partnership with Archwood Group has helped the business deliver measurable gains in manufacturing efficiency. In manufacturing, quality does not begin on the production line. It begins much earlier, with the materials chosen and the expertise of the partner supplying them. As...
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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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New General Manager for flagship James Donaldson Timber site
by Jennie Ward|27 June 25|Supply
James Donaldson Timber (JDT) has appointed Mike Ellison to the role of General Manager at its new flagship site in Chorley. An engineer by trade, Mike has 10 years of experience in operational management in the packaging industry and 20 years as a maintenance engineer. Originally from Ormskirk, Mike joins...
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A strong future for W.Howard Group
by Jennie Ward|26 April 25|Build, Supply
Family run MDF profile manufacturer W.Howard Group is heading into 2025 with a strong history of innovation and sustainability, while continuing to invest in new ways to reduce waste within the industry. W.Howard has been at the heart of the UK MDF profiles industry for more than 30 years. Still...
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New manufacturing facility for James Donaldson Timber
by Jennie Ward|06 March 25|Build, Supply
James Donaldson Timber (JDT) has taken over a leasehold on a new, 110,000ft2 purpose-built manufacturing facility in Chorley. The flagship site at Botany Bay Business Park will more than double current production capacity and improve operational efficiencies, the company says, supporting increased output to meet market demand. The size of...
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‘Challenging market conditions but the long-term looks positive’
by Jennie Ward|13 November 24|Supply
While the EU softwood market is not without its challenges and raw material availability remains a concern, the market seems to have hit the bottom and the long-term outlook for timber in construction looks positive. That was the view from Olle Berg, Marketing Director of Setra Group, when he addressed...
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Donaldson Timber Systems invests £10m in Witney factory
by Jennie Ward|19 May 24|Build, Supply
UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has invested £10m to increase capacity and boost technical capabilities at its Oxfordshire factory. The investment in machinery and performance upgrades at the Witney site includes four timber processing centres and a new floor panel production line, offering customers a fully...
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Increased warehousing to meet growing demand
by Jennie Ward|14 April 24|Build, Supply
Richard Burbidge has increased its warehouse capacity as a result of growing demand for higher stock levels and new product development. The North Wales-based manufacturer has installed further racking to its Chirk warehouse after high product demand for its stairpart collections called for further capacity.  The additional racking has increased...
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James Jones & Sons expands into pallet manufacturing
by Jennie Ward|05 April 24|Build, Supply
James Jones & Sons has announced that pallet manufacturing will soon be a part of its Australian operations following the acquisition of Rodpak Pty by its Australian subsidiary, Hyne Timber Pty. Rodpak is a Melbourne-based pallet and packaging manufacturer that, like the rest of the James Jones & Sons Group,...
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