LARGE-scale real estate projects in the Middle East and the Gulf, in particular, have consistently driven up the demand for wood and wood products in recent years.

WITH the global trend towards environment- and climate-friendly building and the increasing awareness that modern wood products are the key to sustainable buildings, the German forest and wood-based industry has seen a surge in demand for its products, says German Timber, the international marketing programme of the non-profit organisation German T

WOOD, being an all-natural material, is susceptible to many types of deterioration, including ultraviolet (UV) degradation, particularly when used outdoors. Until recently, there hasn’t been a true wood alternative which also combats the sun’s damaging rays.

TERMITES are the most destructive insects to wood structures around large expanses of the globe and the damage they cause, plus the cost of controlling them, probably costs Saudi Arabia more than SR1 billion ($267 million) per year, says Mousaied S Al Shieshakly, owner and general manager, Masa Establishment.