Its beauty comes with age while its warmth and texture are almost eternal. Nothing beats the presence of timber in our living space and wooden floorings are stunning additions that provide a direct connection to nature. As an environmentally friendly and durable material, timber floorings have never gone out of style. By Malaysian Timber Council
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) are one of the main occupational health problems. The best strategy to prevent them lies on ergonomic interventions. An ergonomic multi-method approach, based on well-known and validated methods was applied to identify the most critical risk factors. By Ana Colim, Carlos Garia, and Luis Rocha, DTx Colab, and Ana Cristina Braga, Nuno Sousa, Paula Carneiro, Nelson Costa and Pedro Arezes, University of Minho
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By Michael Hermens. Group Managing Director of APP Timber
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By Michael Hermens. Group Managing Director of APP Timber
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Forests are governed by a combination of sub-national and national as well as global and regional regimes. This study attempts to analyse the ways in which the selected cases of the forest-related Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and forest-focused Montréal Process (MP) regional regimes may have synergetic overlaps or disparity in their institutional design and forest policy development. By Jeon Sohui, Georg-August University, and Pradip Kumar Sarker and Lukas Giessen, European Forest Institute
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By Michael Hermens, Group Managing Director, APP Timber
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Environment protection and its solution is a wide and a very debatable topic. The modern-day manufacturing which has evolved to very high standards is yet very vulnerable when compared to the constant changes and to the unpredictable weather changes on mother earth today. By Shiv Kumar Shet, Consultant to FERWOOD & Mishma Engineers
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Edgebanding is an important part of furniture making that is easy to overlook. With Asian consumers demanding products of higher quality, edgebanding can become a deciding factor in purchase decisions. Beyond technological innovations, a key to helping furniture makers achieve better productivity is information sharing. By Jackie Wong
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As a global leader in the adhesive market, Henkel offers comprehensive solutions for clients both in China and aboard. FDM Asia speaks to Nancy Huo, Marketing Manager of Henkel Industrial Packaging and Consumer Adhesives Asia Pacific, at 2019 CIFM / interzum Guangzhou about the company's latest products and technology highlights. By Sandy Sun
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The ‘Amazon Effect’ and Industry 4.0 are disrupting a whole host of industries, including furniture production and distribution. There are a number of unique facets of the furniture supply chain that complicate the usual responses to these trends. By Brian Hoey, Flexis
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