Having introduced a Fixed Term Parliament Act in 2011 to ensure stability in British politics, we are now heading for the third general election in four years. The reason behind this is obvious: Brexit. The referendum has produced a divided country, represented by a divided Parliament,...
A third of the new homes built in the UK today are of timber frame, but expansion of this would bring climate and environmental benefits, such as the massive storage of CO2, contributing also to the UK’s climate change targets. Advice to central government includes implementing...
A report launched today by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Timber Industries (APPG), highlights the key role timber industries can play in helping the Government meet its targets for housebuilding whilst working to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The report argues that using...
(Left to right) Ian Millard, Helen Hewitt, Roy Wakeman, David Hopkins, Martin Whitfield, Anthony Thistleton, Vincent Stops The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Timber Industries has launched an inquiry into how timber can help solve the housing crisis. The House of Commons Library has estimated that...
This guest blog post is by Martin Whitfield, MP for East Lothian and the Chair of the Timber Industries APPG Earlier this month, Theresa May reaffirmed to the Conservative Party Conference her ‘personal mission’ to fix our housing crisis. Yet in the same speech, she reiterated her...
This blog post is by TTF President Keith Fryer. It firstly appeared on the TTJ Online. As I begin to look more towards the end of my career, instead of the start, my perspective changes. In the past I was always on a charge; time was...
Antoinette Sandbach, MP for Eddisbury and member of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, has visited the TTF Member Rowlinson Timber and Packaging operations in Wardle, Cheshire. Ms Sandbach MP was welcomed to the site by Richard Smith, MD of Rowlinson Timber Ltd, John Williams, MD...