BWF Blog

Three Months In And There’s Lots To Do

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 ... Read more »

BWF PAY AND CONDITIONS SURVEY 2011 – YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

Only BWF members who complete the survey will get a copy of the results, which will include regional pay and conditions information for bench joiners, machinists, apprentices, and a range of ... Read more »

What Can A Small Joinery Company Do To Help Improve The Quality Of Manufacture In The Workshop?

While a small business has the advantage of being more agile compared to a large business and therefore more able to implement changes, many Lean Manufacturing tools may prove to be too complex ... Read more »

CPA Weekly Notes 28th October 2011

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), members are able to view the latest weekly notes.

CITB-ConstructionSkills Achieves Consenus On Levy

CITB-ConstructionSkills will continue to use the statutory levy/grant system to support skills and training development after the industry returned a positive vote on it's consensus consultation ... Read more »

CPA Policy Update October & November 2011

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), members are able to view the latest Policy Update

Extraordinary Late Demand Extends BWF Grant Offer Into November

A surge in applications and much interest in the new Factory Production Control/CE Marking service has meant that the BWF ConstructionSkills grant offer, which was due to end today, has been ... Read more »

BluWood Seek To Clarify Position On Timber Protection Product

A recent News Update article addressed concerns brought to our attention by the Wood Protection Association about BluWood NexGen Advanced. BWF technical Manager Kevin Underwood has spoken to ... Read more »

Do You Comply With The Waste Regulations 2011?

One of the interesting headline figures from the TREP Wood Waste Survey tells us that 80% of members have no waste management plans. TREP now has developed an online waste management tool to help ... Read more »

CPA Weekly Notes 21st October 2011

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), members are able to view the latest weekly notes.

Construction ‘Crucial’ To Stimulating Economic Growth

Speaking to more than 80 Parliamentarians and 150 business leaders, journalists and civil servants at the House of Commons, CPA Chairman, Bill Bolsover identified the new build housing market and ... Read more »

Meeting Your Responsibilities Under The BWF Code Of Conduct

With over 100 visits scheduled over the next few months, many BWF members will soon be receiving a Code of Conduct audit, as the BWF works hard to ensure that all of our members meet the ... Read more »

Moisture Content, And All That

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, ... Read more »

Grants Deadline Looming: Get Funding For Training And A Range Of Total Support Services

There's just a week to go for Members to get take advantage of CITB-ConstructionSkills grants for Management Training and Total Support Services, only available for BWF Members.

CPA Weekly Notes 14th October 2011

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), members are able to view the latest weekly notes.