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34 News The latest news and views from across the industry

Sharing Timber Market Expertise TDCA and TTF team up to promote the best future for their members plus developments from James Latham and WJ Group.

Cladding and Decking Substructures As the specification requirements for pressure treated softwood deck substructures are set to change, Janet Sycamore at the Timber Decking and Cladding Association (TDCA), explains how this will improve performance for timber decking.

Racking Safety Unveiled at IMHX last year, a new version of RackEye builds upon many features that made the first version an indispensable part of warehouse and logistics safety.

Cover Story: Timbermark Timbermark is pioneering high-resolution inkjet printers for the timber sector, allowing for sharper detailed images on endstamps, planed timber and pallet blocks.

ERP & Customer Care The introduction of ECI’s ERP software at Coomers Timber & Building Supplies, gave the team the functionality to be more efficient and deliver improved customer service.

Forestry & Merchant Technology In an effort to make the forestry sector more profitable, efficient and transparent, an innovative mobile-device-based solution is providing accurate measurement of timber in a variety of settings.

Improving UK Timber Supply Charlie Law, Director, Sustainable Construction Solutions, explains why the UK timber supply chain needs to change.

Machinery & Industry 4.0 Alex Dalton, Director at Daltons Wadkin explores technology trends which can be adopted and implemented within factories and what can be expected for the future of the industry.

Industry Diversity Preconceptions of women in construction are changing with building sites and factory workshops no longer considered female-free zones. Stewart Milne Timber Systems and its inhouse training is enabling change across the factory floor.

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