Posted by Roderick Wiles in on 20th July 2010
While in Australia last week, I was struck by the loose attitude taken towards the naming of wood species. Two of Australia’s most widely available native hardwoods are traded as Tasmanian oak or mountain ash and Victorian ash,...
Posted by David Venables in Environment on 13th July 2010
I am always apprehensive when it comes to the regulation of business practice, especially at European level. But this time it appears common sense has prevailed. The European Commission's proposed "illegal logging...
Posted by David Venables in Events, Architecture and Design on 1st July 2010
What do the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, the Forestry Commission and the American Hardwood Export Council all have in common? The answer is a commitment to promoting excellence in wood craftsmanship and design through their...
Posted by David Venables in Events, Architecture and Design on 28th June 2010
The new deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, Stephen Fry, Monty Don, Phillip Pullman, Chris Evans, Jerry Hall, Bianca Jagger and Ed Milliband were just a few of the famous bottoms that adorned the special custom made American red...
Posted by David Venables in Comment, Events, Architecture and Design on 19th May 2010
An interview on prime time national Spanish TV today was certainly a first for me. Despite the significant profile we have achieved over many years of hardwood promotion in Spain this kind of opportunity does not come along very...