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Employees’ top three motivations
Your employees crave skills, too.
I want to stay up to date in my industry
It gives me greater job security knowing that the company is investing in my future
I feel more i...
Posted: 1st Jun 2022
It’s not all about the lowest price
“Contrary to popular belief,” says Andy, “Online pricing is not just a race to the bottom. People will pay more for the convenience. I have never been interested in sell...
Posted: 30th May 2022
WoodScanner supports Chile at UK construction week
The Chilean forestry industry is strongly oriented towards international trade. Our country has a forestry model that responds to the demands and challenges of the 21st cen...
Posted: 23rd May 2022
It helps to know what you are buying ..
New Wood Growth vs. Old Wood Growth. Top is wood with 16 rings grown in 2018 for building. Bottom is wood with 60 rings grown in 1918 naturally in a forest. New wood is soft, ...
Posted: 12th May 2022
UK government to digitise archaic trade laws
Under laws that date back to 1882, firms shipping goods into and out of the country must trade physical documents, from invoices to bills assuring goods have been shipped.
Dig...
Posted: 5th May 2022
Building a better world through wood.
📝 Timber Development UK CEO David Hopkins talks us through what makes a good trade association in this month’s Builders Merchant Journal.
🤝 Following the merger of...
Posted: 19th Apr 2022
The UK supply chain increase digital communications
Did you know that 70% of timber companies were impacted by Covid-19 and 42% moved towards digitisation of the supply chain in the past 2 years?
39% of the industry leaders ad...
Posted: 18th Apr 2022
Get to know our New Partners
Altripan, Timber Sourcing, CATG, Collins M&A Consultants and our own industry body Timber Development UK have joined WoodScanner as our Partners. Our warmest welcome and t...
Posted: 5th Apr 2022
Value growth replaces volume
BMBI stats reveal that builders merchants sales continued their strong growth throughout 2021
The latest figures from the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI), published...
Posted: 31st Mar 2022
How the Ukraine crisis will affect timber imports
In what feels like a return to the dark days of the Cold War, the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine came to a head yesterday as Russian troops crossed the border int...
Posted: 7th Mar 2022
How building with timber can be safe and sustainable?
Ian King, COO, Zeroignition, discusses the benefits of building with timber – both in terms of the environment and also safety
Looking ahead to what’s in store for UK con...
Posted: 26th Jan 2022
Best wishes for a joyous Christmas from our team.
Even though 2021 has been another challenging year for the whole world, we want to start 2022 off right by focusing on what we were able to accomplish this year.
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Posted: 20th Dec 2021