Category: Modern Joinery News

Combilift has been named a Best Managed Company by Deloitte for the 12th consecutive time, achieving Platinum status for the 6th time.

Combilift achieved significant recognition at the UK Materials Handling Association Awards, winning two prestigious accolades.

The Furniture Makers’ Company and The Church of England have launched the Empty Chair Design Award.

Two carpentry professionals, David Keyzer and Christopher James, reached the finals of Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2024.

Combilift has gained dual recognition at the UK Engineering & Manufacturing Awards 2024, winning the ‘Design Team of the Year’ for its 12-Wheel Combi-LC blade, tailored for transporting large offshore wind turbine blades. Co-Founder Martin McVicar received the ‘Industry Leader Award’ for his innovative leadership, fostering rapid company growth.

The Joinery Network is launching a ‘Paint & Finishes Forum’ with Teknos and Remmers to address customer challenges in colour matching and painting techniques. Starting 20 September for four weeks, industry experts will cover crucial topics such as coating specifications and surface preparation. Attendance is free for industry members.

The Joinery Network has recently held a successful Affiliate and Founder Partner event, aiming to ‘unite the Timber Industry’ for future success. The event took place at Affiliate Partner Woodge in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and was attended by companies including James Latham, Gutmann, Elmbridge UK, MRA Data, Remmers UK, and Leitz Tooling, plus many others. The Joinery Network… Continue reading Affiliate and Founder Partner event a hit for The Joinery Network

Steve Spittly of Spittlywood, a bespoke joiner from Kent, has lauded the Mentor 2 Freedom programme, created by Erin Woodger to help business owners gain invaluable insights and a detailed roadmap to achieve professional goals.   In a recent testimonial, Steve explained that he has been working with Erin Woodger for six months. Over that… Continue reading Testament to their success

In the year that Tiger Woods won his first PGA championship, the EU introduced the Euro, and the London Eye was first unveiled to the public, five new starters began their career at HOPPE (UK). Now, 25 years later, Finance Director Andrew Biggs, Sales Administrator Lynne Murray, Logistics Manager Christopher Mills, Distribution Centre Supervisor Dave… Continue reading Five hit 25

Balls2 Marketing, founded by Andy and Sarah Ball, is merging with Koobr to form ‘The Koobr Group.’