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23rd May 2011

On a roll with the “Timber Wave”

Autore:David Venables in Events, Species focus

We really seem to be on a roll when it comes to exciting collaborations with seriously good architects.

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16th May 2011

“On Cloud 9”

Autore:David Venables in Events, Species focus

Actually I tell a lie there were in fact twelve of them! We have worked with a number of very interesting architects in the past few years, but in Milan last week, as part of the Salone de Mobile, we collaborated with the...

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25th March 2011

Tulipwood versus yellow poplar

Autore:David Venables in Species focus

Tulipwood and yellow poplar - two accepted commercial names for the same hardwood species (Liriodendron tulipifera). If you know your trees and their Latin names you will spot straight away that this is not a true poplar...

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25th February 2011

Does the EU’s Illegal Timber Law make government “timber procurement policies” obsolete?

Autore:Rupert Oliver in Environment

At the recent Chatham House Illegal Logging Update Meeting, one EC official posed the question whether there is any value in public procurement policies that demand “legally verified” as a minimum standard when the new Illegal...

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18th February 2011

EU’s Illegal Timber law demands a risk based approach

Autore:Rupert Oliver in Technical Information

The challenges faced by retailers in implementing the requirements of the EU’s new Illegal Timber Law (ITL) before the deadline of March 2013 are becoming increasingly apparent.

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