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BWF secures funding for wood waste project. More information for BWF Members.

24 August 2009 - The BWF has secured funding from WRAP and BRE Trust to run pilot studies on how the joinery industry and its supply chain can reduce the amount of wood waste it produces and improve efficiency. ... Read more »

BIS announces immediate changes to Trade Credit Insurance Top-up Scheme

21 August 2009 - The Government has made changes to its Credit Insurance Top-up Scheme as a result of feedback from business. The three changes are: (1) The price of the top-up cover will be reduced from 2% ... Read more »

Corporation Tax Alert for Businesses

21 August 2009 - HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is writing to half a million companies and tax agents this month, to alert them to important changes to Corporation Tax (CT) filing. The mail-shot contains a new ... Read more »

Next Wave of Subsidised Management Training Announced

21 August 2009 - The WITForum has announced that its next round of Management and Supervisory Seminars will be held next month (September) in Loughborough. The two-day course on the 22nd and 23rd September is ... Read more »

Moves to harmonise and overhaul the law on discrimination

20 August 2009 - The Equality Bill has been through its second reading in the House of Commons. The Bill, if enacted, would both harmonise and overhaul the law on discrimination. The Bill has now completed the ... Read more »

The Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy – could this be the end of wood waste to landfill?

20 August 2009 - Last month’s Renewable Energy Strategy once again raised the question of what the timber industry should be doing to reduce of the amount of wood waste going to landfill. As mentioned ... Read more »

Health & Safety Workshops Autumn Programme Launched

19 August 2009 - The latest round of regional health and safety workshops are scheduled to take place accross the country over the coming months. Four sessions will take place covering risk assessment ... Read more »

WITForum secures continuation of OSAT grants through ConstructionSkills

18 August 2009 - Thanks to the input of the WITForum, CITB-ConstructionSkills has reversed its decision to remove grants joinery companies receive for On-Site Assessment and Training (OSAT). At a meeting held in ... Read more »

BWF pays tribute to the passing of John Hedgecock

18 August 2009 - Our friend and colleague John Hedgecock died yesterday morning (17 August) after battling cancer for the past two years. John had led the BWF’s technical team since 1993 and was ... Read more »

Regulators, clients and contractors must ensure that the correct products are installed by suitably qualified people.

18 August 2009 - The Passive Fire Protection Federation (PFPF) is calling for prompt action to improve public safety in all types of buildings following the click here.