The UK’s waste wood market has processed more than four million tonnes of wood last year for the first time in its history. The annual statistics collated by the Wood Recyclers’ Association for 2021, show the amount of waste wood processed in the UK rose from 3.82...

WRA Chair Richard Coulson and Executive Director Julia Turner joined the Wood Panel Industry Federation for its All Party Parliamentary Group meeting at Westminster last night. The event was hosted by Selaine Saxby MP, and focused on a call to support increased...

Penny Mallory, former Rally Champion and the first and only woman in the world to drive a World Rally Car for Ford, will be the key note speaker at the WRA's Summer meeting this year, helping the trade body to celebrate its 21st anniversary. The Wood Recyclers’...

The Wood Recyclers’ Association has extended the number of people who sit on its Board after taking a vote at its Annual General Meeting yesterday. The trade body, which represents waste wood recyclers, reprocessors and other businesses working in the waste wood...

Three seats on the Board of the Wood Recyclers' Association (WRA) are up for election at our AGM next week, which takes place on Wednesday 9th March in Telford. WRA founding member and long-serving Board member Geoff Hadfield has decided to stand down from the Board...

The Wood Recyclers’ Association is delighted to announce that our meetings, workshops and events can now be used towards Continuing Professional Development for our members.   The WRA has been accredited by The CPD Certification Service, meaning our first quarterly...

We're just a month away from our Spring Members' Meeting and AGM which is taking place on Wednesday 9th March in Telford. We've got another busy agenda aimed at informing and educating our members on issues relevant to the industry and their businesses. This time we...

WRA Deputy Chair Andy Hill has been nominated once again for this year's Resource Media Hot 100. The Resource Hot 100 celebrates individual achievement in the waste and resources industry. Since 2002, industry professionals have been invited to nominate and vote for...

Demolition contractors are being reminded to carry out testing on certain types of waste wood from pre-2007 buildings as a matter of urgency, to help identify the true extent of hazardous material in the UK. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) has...

A new scheme to reduce the carbon footprint of pallets used in the construction industry is being launched next year. The Pallet Loop is being backed by leading construction companies who have signed a pledge to test the new scheme, aimed at reducing the  250,000...