11.06.2021 − The Xylexpo fair, which last year had initially been postponed from the rotationally scheduled date in May to November before being cancelled a short time later, is to be held again in October next year.» more

11.06.2021 − The volume of pellets and woodchips produced and sold in compliance with the criteria of the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) in 2020 was roughly 3 t or 25 % lower than a year earlier at 14.95m t.» more

10.06.2021 − Via its Croatian subsidiaries Swedish Pervanovo Invest has taken over a further Croatian hardwood processor.» more

31.05.2021 − In 2020, building starts in Spanish housing construction decreased by 21% to 75,820 units. » more

27.05.2021 − Compagnie de Saint-Gobain plans to ramp up its French timber trading activities significantly by acquiring the lumber and wood-based panel merchant Panofrance. » more

25.05.2021 − The new construction elements solutions business area, announced by Homag Group in October 2020, commenced operations on 1 April. » more

20.05.2021 − P3G Industries and Alsapan want to merge their activities into a holding company trading under the name of Alpagroup.» more

14.05.2021 − On 28 April, Russian Sistema got the Segezha Group listed on the Moscow stock exchange by issuing of new shares. » more

14.05.2021 − Orders received by Raute in the first quarter were 20 % higher than a year earlier at €30m. » more

12.05.2021 − Homag Group has acquired a majority stake in Kallesoe Machinery, a Danish machinery manufacturer that specialises in presses for the production of cross-laminated timber (CLT).» more

07.05.2021 − Disproportionately high growth in the second and third quarters enabled the DIY industry in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to achieve double-figure growth rates in sales revenue in 2020 as a whole. » more

03.05.2021 − H.I.T. Maschinenbau recently took over all the design documentation, rights, and workforce of SMB and integrated the company into the newly-founded H.I.T. Keilzinkentechnik on 19 March. » more

30.04.2021 − The Ligna trade fair, which had already been pushed back from its usual date in May to 27 September to 1 October back in early November 2020, will not be able to take place as planned after all. » more

26.04.2021 − Westag & Getalit encountered an 0.7% decline in revenues to €229.1m in the 2020 financial year, primarily because of a slowdown in export business and a downturn in its Doors/Frames division. » more

23.04.2021 − Construction activity in Germany is currently experiencing restrictions due to shortages in supply of globally traded materials such as wood, steel or crude oil products. » more

15.04.2021 − The pre-tax profit of Ponsse slumped by over 40 % in its business year 2020 to €39.6m. » more

07.04.2021 − The number of housing starts in the USA during the twelve months up to and including February decreased by 10.3% vis à vis the adjusted January figures, to 1.421m units. » more

05.04.2021 − In December, building approvals for living units in new residential buildings in Germany decreased by 11.4% vis à vis the comparative month of the preceding year to 31,746 units. » more

01.04.2021 − The German timber industry succeeded in raising its total sales revenue above the previous year’s figures in every month from June onwards.» more

29.03.2021 − In its Wood Products Industry (Metsä Wood) division, Metsä Group achieved growth of 25.4 % in sales revenue in the fourth quarter at €116.6m. » more

22.03.2021 − Kullik & Rullmann has taken over British Quay Timber with effect from 1 March, thus expanding its business activities in Great Britain and in the area of online trade» more

19.03.2021 − National Timber Group (NTG) - which was formed by Cairngorm Capital Partners following several acquisitions - has continued its expansion activity. » more

12.03.2021 − The number of housing starts in the USA during the twelve months up to and including January increased by 6.0% vis à vis the corrected figures for December, to 1.186m units. » more

11.03.2021 − In December calendar-adjusted incoming orders in the German housing construction sector increased by 5.2%. » more

01.03.2021 − Euroconstruct forecasts the completion rate in Europe in 2021 to be at approximately the same level as in the preceding year, with a total of 1.684m new dwellings.» more

23.02.2021 − Westag & Getalit almost erased a slump recorded in the first nine months by recording an improvement in fourth-quarter revenues to €57.8m. » more

22.02.2021 − Eurobaustoff concluded the 2020 financial year with a 12.3% increase in centrally invoiced net purchasing turnover. » more

19.02.2021 − The renewed DIY-store closures in Austria and the Czech Republic from October had scarcely any impact on the development in sales revenue of Hornbach in the third quarter.» more

15.02.2021 − Consequences of the cyber attack on the IT system of Weinig Group on 6 December continue to be felt up to the beginning of February. » more

12.02.2021 − The French DIY industry fared better in 2020 than in previous years, even though brick and mortar shops had to close as part of lockdowns to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. » more