Tag: timber construction

Tentatively named KIBLO, the system combines factory-built wooden modules with detachable connectors to support faster construction and circular building use. Commercial availability is planned for 2027 onwards.Traditional Japanese houses in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan (Image: Unsplash)Sumitomo Forestry has developed a new modular timber building system, tentatively named KIBLO, designed to...

A Chinese delegation toured sawmills, forest nurseries and timber construction projects before meeting British Columbia suppliers at the annual trade event.The University of British Columbia, Vancouver: Timber buildings showcase the structural potential of wood in modern construction (Image: Unsplash)More than 20 Chinese industry representatives travelled to British Columbia, Canada,...

Production testing is under way at the new 42,000 sq ft facility in Ontario.Atlas Engineered Products is a Canada-based supplier of trusses and engineered wood products (Image: Unsplash)Atlas Engineered Products (AEP), a Canadian supplier of trusses and engineered wood products, has completed commissioning of a robotic roof truss manufacturing...

The company is investing $72m in its Los Ángeles remanufacturing plant and $20.6m in its Mulchén sawmill as part of a wider two-year modernisation programme.CMPC is investing in its timber operations in Biobío, including upgrades to sawing and drying processes (Image: Unsplash)Chile-based forestry group CMPC is investing more than...

Despite challenging market conditions, the Italian machinery manufacturer has expanded its presence across the DACH region.Gabriele Patti, commercial director of SCM, and Giovanni Masino, managing director of SCM Deutschland and DACH regional managerSCM has marked the 40th anniversary of its German subsidiary in Nürtingen and opened new premises for...

About 1,100 exhibitors have booked space for the woodworking trade fair, which will feature a more compact exhibition layout.LIGNA 2027 will adopt a more compact exhibition layout to consolidate exhibitors and improve visitor navigation (Image: Deutsche Messe)LIGNA 2027 has attracted strong exhibitor bookings eight months ahead of the event,...

The first day of the ORSİAD Workshop Series brought together industry, government and academic representatives during Intermob 2026. Speakers called for greater resource efficiency and highlighted opportunities for timber construction.Industry representatives and experts gathered for the Future of the Forest Products Industry Workshop at Intermob 2026 in IstanbulThe future...

Around 947,000 wood-framed single-family homes were completed in the US in 2025, despite a 1% decline from the previous year.The National Association of Home Builders represents more than 140,000 members, who construct about 80% of new homes built in the US each year (Image: Unsplash)Wood framing accounted for 94%...

Backed by the UK’s three largest sawmillers — BSW Timber, Glennon Brothers and James Jones & Sons — the Trust UK C16 Timber campaign is expanding its engagement with architects, engineers and other construction professionals to encourage greater use of domestically produced C16 timber.The Trust UK C16 Timber campaign...

The expansion will add prefabricated floors, roof panels and stairs to the company’s existing wall systems.Wood-frame construction is increasingly supported by off-site manufacturing, where components such as wall, floor and roof panels are produced in controlled factory environments (Image: Unsplash)Vancouver Island wood-product manufacturer Ron Anderson & Sons has broken...