The Timber Trade Federation (TTF), is a British federation of
timber trade There are multiple market layers for wood products. Each country has its own domestic market that may be connected to a regional or global market. Timber supply to domestic markets in many tropical forest countries is largely provided by informal lo ...
rs, founded in 1892 and based in
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
. It groups together more than 370 voluntary member companies operating as agents, importers, manufacturers, merchants and sawmillers. It is a member of the
Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) and the
Confederation of British Industry (CBI). TTF members are bound to satisfy specific criteria concerning
sustainable sourcing
Globalization of supply chains and pressure to lower production costs have negatively impacted environments and communities around the world, especially in developing nations where production of high demand goods is increasingly taking place. Sinc ...
and harvesting before joining the federation. In 2008 the Timber Trade Federation introduced its “Responsible Purchasing Policy” (RPP) and in 2013 adopted the
European Union Timber Regulation
The European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) aims to counter illegal logging and associated trade in timber and timber products in the member states of the European Union, and ultimately contribute to sustainable management of forests and reduced e ...
.
Structure
TTF operates through a Governing Board comprising representatives of the Product Divisions of
softwood
Scots pine, a typical and well-known softwood
Softwood is wood from gymnosperm trees such as conifers. The term is opposed to hardwood, which is the wood from angiosperm trees. The main differences between hardwoods and softwoods is that the sof ...
,
hardwood
Hardwood is wood from Flowering plant, angiosperm trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal ecosystem, boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostl ...
and
panel
Panel may refer to:
Arts and media Visual arts
*Panel painting, in art, a painting on a wood panel (as opposed to canvas, a wall etc)
*Panel (comics), a single image in a comic book, comic strip or cartoon; also, a comic strip containing one ...
products and representatives of all the member organisations. The Officers are directly elected and the Product Divisions are made up of elected members. The president of the board is Stephen B. King since June 2013.
See also
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Forestry in the United Kingdom
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. T ...
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British timber trade
The British timber trade was importation of timber from the Baltic, and later North America, by the British. During the Middle Ages and Stuart period, Great Britain had large domestic supplies of timber, especially valuable were the famous Brit ...
References
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External links
TTF website
Business organisations based in the United Kingdom
Building materials companies of the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1892
Business organisations based in London