The BWF view
The BWF view gives you regular, topical updates from the world of woodworking and joinery. Here you will find opinions and conversations in voices ranging from the BWF committee to Members themselves.
Driving the Market
31 January 2012 - While the economy continues to lag, the BWF Stair Scheme is pushing ahead with a seminar targeted at architects and specifiers as part of its campaign to drive the market for timber stairs. Whether you're a scheme member of not, Pauline Kelly, Chair of the scheme, explains why its important and how you can support it.
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Stair Scheme: Working on Growth
23 December 2011 - Iain Purkis, Lead Member for Stairs, give us an update on the progress of the BWF Stair Scheme and its efforts to grow the Scheme's membership and influence
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Wishing You a Prosperous 2012
23 December 2011 - In his first article since joining the BWF two weeks ago, the new BWF Chief Executive, Iain McIlwee, shares his thoughts on the BWF's successes and challenges as we approach the New Year, and looks to begin visiting members from accross the UK.
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Clamp Down On Fire Safety Increases The Need For Certified Fire Doors
9 December 2011 - As we witness more building owers and the like receiving fines and prosecutions, Peter Johnson, chair of the BWF-CERTIFIRE Scheme explains how the Scheme is educating 'responsibile persons' which is stimulating demand for certificated fire doors
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Quals, Quarrels and Quids
29 November 2011 - Reporting back the work of the WITForum in 2011, Dave Campbell looks forward to the changing training landscape for qualiifcations, funding and government skills policy.
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Celebrating Another Successful Annual Dinner & Awards
28 November 2011 - Over 120 members, their guests and sponsors joined us on 18th November on the occasion of the 33rd BWF Annual Dinner. It was a wonderful occasion and was set in the 1920’s art décor Palm Court reception room at the Waldorf Hotel in the Aldwych London.
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Three Months In And There’s Lots To Do
28 October 2011 - I am now in my third month since taking up the Presidency for the third time in my career and it’s certainly different this time. As the BWF is now an incorporated Limited Company, all the Executive officers (which are all member representatives) are Directors, which brings with it responsibilities but also more hands on with management too.
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Moisture Content, And All That
14 October 2011 - Whatever product our diverse businesses are involved with, BWF manufacturing members all use wood as our basic and key material. Accordingly we all also have to consider on an on-going basis, an unavoidable fundamental feature of this favoured commodity, one which brings both benefits and challenges, it is of course “moisture content”, (MC).
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Richard Lambert Bids Fairwell To BWF
30 September 2011 - Richard Lambert leaves the BWF today. He wrote every News Update for six years from its introduction in 2003, so it seems somehow fitting that his last act as BWF Chief Executive is write this article for Join In.
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Training Still A Priority With BWF Members – Let’s Make Sure We Keep It Up
19 August 2011 - We can proudly say we are streets ahead of other areas of the construction industry when you look at our training record. But what areas have BWF members told us they need training on?
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