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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has expressed concern to the secretary of state for energy and climate change over the coalition government's inconsistent position on the draft European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), the directive designed to ensure the European Union meets its 20 per cent energy savings target by 2020. 
BASF Coatings has won Daimler AG’s Daimler Supplier Award 2011 in the category “Trucks and Buses, Exterior.” The company was one of 13 suppliers to receive the award in Stuttgart. Once a year, the Daimler Supplier Award is conferred to recognize excellent performance with respect to quality, cost, delivery reliability and innovation..jpg)
The Dutch National Forest Certification Scheme has been submitted by PEFC Netherlands for assessment as per PEFC International’s Sustainability Benchmarks. PEFC International has invited feedbacks by June 1, 2012 from stakeholders worldwide on its compliance. 
The World Conference on Timber Engineering to be jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia has been announced for 15-19 July, 2012 in Auckland. This will be a platform to discuss the developments in timber structures and joint timber research of the host nations as well the best internationally. 
Belarus ranks among the 10 most important markets for woodworking machinery worldwide and hosts enormous timber resources. The Belarusian wood working industry is, therefore, especially for European producers of machinery, equipment and technologies an upcoming market. 19th International Specialized Exhibition for Machinery, Equipment and Technologies for Timber, Woodworking and Furniture Industry is scheduled from September 11 – 14 , 2012 Minsk, Belarus.
A Thanksgiving Day-Action-European timber was organized by the European employers' wood industries CEI-Bois, EPF (boards) and EOS ( sawyers) in Brussels in order to draw the attention of European policy makers about the role of wood in the fight against climate change, an act that marks the beginning of other actions in the European Union. Spain was the country that had a greater representation of MEPs at the conference, four, which was attended on behalf of the Spanish Confederation of Wood (CONFEMADERA) its President and its Secretary-General Francis de Paula Huidobro and Francesc Pons, respectively, and the Secretary General of the National Association of Board Manufacturers (ANFTA), Genoveva Canals.
Timber and wood products are becoming increasingly popular material choices for building construction and interior decor.
From the point of view of Central European manufacturers of standard pallets, the period from the beginning of February to mid-March 2012 showed a slight revival in demand again. Following a weak start to the year and a first slight recovery of business activity in the second half of January, subsequent weeks saw further slight growth in demand and in order receipts.