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Timber industry to spearhead implementation of key government policy

|Date: 6 March, 2024

Timber industry to spearhead implementation of key government policy

Working in partnership, the Structural Timber Association (STA), Timber Development UK (TDUK) and the Con ...

Working in partnership, the Structural Timber Association (STA), Timber Development UK (TDUK) and the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) have been appointed joint Secretariat of the Governmen ...

6 March, 2024
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Timber construction policy roadmap brings new opportunities for industry growth

|Date: 21 December, 2023

Timber construction policy roadmap brings new opportunities for industry growth

The Structural Timber Association has welcomed the launch of the Timber in Construction (TiC) Policy Road ...

The Structural Timber Association has welcomed the launch of the Timber in Construction (TiC) Policy Roadmap by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), which sets out a framewo ...

21 December, 2023
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Local leaders call on Government to ‘end the mess’ of ‘disjointed’ green jobs and skills support

|Date: 14 November, 2022

Local leaders call on Government to ‘end the mess’ of ‘disjointed’ green jobs and skills support

A new poll reveals more than 96% of climate-ambitious local leaders see green jobs and skills as the key ...

A new poll reveals more than 96% of climate-ambitious local leaders see green jobs and skills as the key to unlocking Net Zero, but they need more support from the Government. More than nine in 10 (97 ...

14 November, 2022
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Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

|Date: 1 November, 2021

Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% over just two years, according to ...

Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% over just two years, according to analysis of recently published government data by the construction site storage experts at Site ...

1 November, 2021
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