Autumn in the European wood industry can feel like a major highway just before a long holiday weekend. For a while, traffic flows smoothly, projects

Introduction Imagine two freshly milled planks of European oak, each representing different hardwood grades, lying side-by-side in a workshop. One is a flawless expanse of

In the professional timber industry, one phrase echoes with frustrating familiarity in workshops and procurement offices across Europe: “We’re currently out of stock, but we